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Self Publishing On Amazon
Anyone here self published a book through Amazon / KDP, and if so any tips or warnings?
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I have just a toe in the water, Theblip. My son-in-law (good at computers) undertook publishing a few of my short stories on Amazon for downloading to Kindles. He struggled and found it v. difficult, succeeded in the end, but if you want to keep them 'live' you have to keep them so.
I belong to a writing group and we have just published our 3rd anthology (great Xmas presents everyone, easy to post!!) through a terrestrial firm.
I shall sell some for charity as well as using some for gifts. The chap who actually does it, self-publishes his own books through this firm. Initial outlay involved as copies become cheaper the more you buy, so you need to buy quite a few. He then attends fairs, fetes etc., and sells them.
I only know one chap who manages OK on line - an ex-headmaster who spends 15 hrs a day on his writing and publishing.
I do know that people have had problems with Amazon.