How to Write a Kindle Book | KDP Amazon

Writing a  Kindle  book  is   much  the same as writing an ordinary book. The main difference  is  the actual publishing process, which  is  easy even for self published authors. But if you’re having difficulty getting started writing your  Kindle  book here  are  some simple tips.

1. Do your research

Don’t get bogged down with this and fall into analysis paralysis. But do take the time to find out whether people  are  actually willing to pay for the information you’re thinking about writing.

Research Google to see whether people  are  paying for adverts on your chosen topic – that’s always a good starting point. If no-one  is  paying for ads it could mean that you’re sitting on an undiscovered goldmine. But it  is   more  likely to mean that your writing efforts will go unrewarded.

So spend an hour or so researching a few topics on Google and then going across to Amazon to see whether there  are  books on the subject – these can  be   Kindle  or regular books. Ideally at least several books, not just one.

2. Sketch your outline

When you come to write your  Kindle  book, it pays to know in advance what you’re going to write about. Rather than just winging it and hoping that you can fill up a hundred or so pages “on the fly”.

You’ll already have an idea what to cover from the research you did in point 1.

It’s now time to work out your chapter headings and the points you intend to cover in each chapter.

Start with the main chapter headings. Most non-fiction books have around 10 – 12 chapters so that’s a good aim. Your introduction and conclusion – if you choose to include them – are normally in addition to these.

Once you’ve got your main chapters, spend some time deciding the topics you’ll cover in each of them.

Your eventual aim is to write around 10 – 15 pages per chapter, which will turn into a reasonable size book rather than a pamphlet.

Come up with around half a dozen topics to cover in each chapter and then around 6 sub-topics that you will discuss inside those main topics.

This sounds like a lot of work and I’ll be the first to admit that it will take you a while to do this. But it’s time well spent as it will make the writing process a lot easier.

3. Start writing

The good news is that so long as you’ve covered the points above, you’re unlikely to have any sign of writers block.

Set aside some time every day or every week to write. Block it out of your diary, turn the phone off and start tapping away.

Your aim is to write a few paragraphs on each of the small topics you identified in point 2. You’ve done your main research already but you can always add to that when you’re writing. Just don’t let the extra research give you an excuse to procrastinate.

Set yourself a target number of words and stick to it as closely as possible.

Don’t edit as you go along – just type at this stage.

4. Go back and edit your words

Editing uses the analytical part of your mind which is why this is a different stage of the process.

Leave what you’ve written at least overnight.

Use the grammar and spell checker in your word processor to do a first pass.

Then go in, read it out loud and edit as necessary. You’ll  be  pleasantly surprised at  how  well this two stage writing process works.

5. Format your book and publish it

Formatting for  Kindle  means making sure that your book doesn’t have any page numbers, bullet points, tabs or other weird characters. If it’s a decent size book, it will work best with a clickable table of contents.

You can do this yourself or hire a freelancer to do it for you.

Once your book  is  proof read and formatted, go ahead and publish it!

Then talk about it, promote it on Twitter, link it from Facebook and LinkedIn and generally get other people as excited about your new  Kindle  book as you  are .

Source by Trevor Dumbleton

CONCLUSION

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There’s a difference between Amazon Keywords and SEO Keywords. I’ve shown you how to choose and use them both to increase your ebook sales.

The right keyword combinations can open up new markets for you.

Strategic keyword selection will drive more viewers to your book. You can use keywords to gain more viewers and ultimately, make more sales.
Find the right keywords one of two ways: either use my free methods, or pay once for Keyword Samurai and have all the dirty work done for you.

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Cheers,

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CONCLUSION Keywords are important. In order to make your book stand out from the crowd, you must learn how to strategically choose them and ethically harness their power. There’s a difference between Amazon Keywords and SEO Keywords. I’ve shown you how to choose and use them both to increase your ebook sales. The right keyword combinations can open up new markets for you. Strategic keyword selection will drive more viewers to your book. You can use keywords to gain more viewers and ultimately, make more sales. Find the right keywords one of two ways: either use my free methods, or pay once for Keyword Samurai and have all the dirty work done for you. With Keyword Samurai, you will have instant access to loads of incredibly valuable information at your fingertips. http://kindlesamurai.net/ Cheers,