Learning how to publish an ebook can be pretty painful without the right guide, and with so much information out there on how to be a successful self-published author, the confusion gets even bigger. This article, therefore, aims at bringing you a well detailed, easy and step by step guide on how to publish an ebook, taking full advantage of kindle direct publishing, Amazon publishing, and other forms of self-publishing at your disposal.
Why write an ebook?
The ever-rising trend of ebooks should be more than enough of a reason to write and publish your own ebook but if you’re not quite sold, we’ll break it down a bit further.
Here are the benefits of an ebook:
- In 2018, ebook sales are projected to account for about one-quarter of global book sales.
- Ebooks sell easier online
- Ebooks can be used to grow your business more so than physical books
- You make a bigger profit from ebooks
- You can grow your blog and its income
- Passive income
- You help promote the green world project and save trees
- You can embed links directly to your site and products you sell
- They’re cheaper to produce
Many authors choose to sell both physical copies and ebooks when they write a book but you can easily sell only ebooks and reap all of the benefits above.
Now that you know the why, let’s talk about how to publish an ebook.
How to publish an Ebook on Amazon
Amazon is the biggest retailer online and with the world of book-buying migrating and settling on the internet, Amazon is the best place to publish.
Here’s how you can publish an ebook on Amazon with Kindle Direct Publishing.
#1 – Write a book worth buying
There’s no point in publishing a book that’s not your best work. But if you’re not much of a writer or have no idea how to write a book in the first place, that can make this entire process much more daunting.
In order to write a great ebook to sell on Amazon or even on your own website, you first have to pick a book idea that you’re passionate about. Remember, you’ll be writing up to and even more than 25,000 words so you want to make sure you have a topic you know a lot about and love.
Here are the overall steps for writing a book and getting it ready for publication:
- Choose an idea
- Come up with a good book title and subtitle
- Create your mind map
- Write a thorough outline from your mind map
- Schedule your writing time and get your book done!
- Thoroughly self-edit
- Hire an editor to ensure perfection
- Hire a book cover design artist to bring your book to life
This might seem overwhelming but I promise, it’s not. It looks onerous until you have decided to start.