The Writing Bomb: Why I'm Joining Amazon's KDP Select Program

Wow...just when I was getting the hang of the indie pub thing, Amazon throws in something new for me to consider.. I just published my very first novel on Amazon Kindle (Judgment Tramp) and was about to submit it to Smashwords.. , Needless to say, this has me reconsidering.. After reading Jeff's post, my first thought was, what have I got to lose? I have already been wondering how Kindle Fire would affect the market. (By the way, I totally agree with Jeff, libraries really should be doing this.Maybe as a way for them to survive?) I'm thinking the KDP select program might help with the promotion of my book and I have to admit this whole self-marketing thing feels a bit like trying to fix my old Corvair in the dark... What does everybody else think?

The Writing Bomb: Why I'm Joining Amazon's KDP Select Program: Amazon is playing games and they're changing the rules again. They're changing the game, and they're doing it in time for Christmas. Most A...

E-book...again

Judgment Tramp is almost ready. I can't believe we are this close, and I'm also humbled by the amount of effort it took. Kristin has done such a wonderful job! 

We also benefited from great advice along the way. Vickie Taylor gave us great advice when she advised us to use the Smashwords style guide:

http://www.smashwords.com/

I would absolutely recommend that anyone read over these guidelines and follow them carefully--it will save a lot of work! The Smashwords style guide is much easier to fathom than Amazon's convoluted instructions. 

Formatting an e-book for release is a lot of work, even with good advice. Be prepared to make changes, and to stay organized (keep track of the source file and rename the file as it is re-saved--it's really easy to start modifying files and end up wondering which one to publish...don't ask me how I know that...).

The work is worth it, though. We are striving to market a professional looking product, a book that will inspire people to have confidence in our work (and hopefully, confidence in the writer's ability to deliver an exciting read).

It won't be long now!