Publishing eBooks are now easier than before. It’s also one of the lucrative ways to make money online without working tirelessly every day, although you might have to work hard while writing the book.

In as much as publishing eBooks are now easier, if you work without the right counsel, you’ll find it difficult to benefit from the process even after investing every resource you have.

Thankfully, you are here and you’ll find out how you can self-publish ebooks on Amazon; the world’s largest ebook store in very simple steps.

People are making a living out of this system, and some are also using it as a side income source. Either way, they’re making and you can as well.

So let’s sail right away.

How to Publish eBooks on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

Following the steps below can lead you to publish your first ebook on Amazon KDP and make passive income off it.

1. Write a Great Book

This step is the foundation of success when it comes to publishing eBooks. If your book is not great enough for the reader’s consumption, there’s no point in having it on Amazon.

So this is the most integral part of everything publishing. Get this right and the others will follow suit.

But how do you write a great book?

Well for starters, you need to be a great writer and if you aren’t, then you’ll be needing a lot of help.

Assuming you’re a writer, writing an ebook shouldn’t look like one huge insurmountable mountain. It’s pretty much easier for you and you just need to learn a few tricks to make a great ebook.

This starts from;

• Choosing a topic you’re well versed in
• Picking a captivating title as well as a subtitle
• Conducting in-depth research on the topic even though you’re well versed in it
• Gathering and saving your resources
• Creating an outline or table of content
• Writing
• Self-editing and hiring an editor for a clean job
• Designing a cover

And then you’re set to proceed.

This might not be as easy as it looks, but with dedication and a zest for success, it can be achieved in lesser time. If you’re not a writer but you know a lot about a topic, enough to compile your knowledge in a book, then you could just write and have a team of editors take it from there. It’s that simple but will cost you more.

2. Format Correctly

Formatting is an essential part of ebook publishing that can’t risk being overlooked.

For one, your manuscript will continue to scare editors until you fix it.

Secondly, with poor formatting, you make it difficult for your buyers to read and fully comprehend what you wrote.

So you need to get it right. From the paragraphs and indentations to line spacing and use of punctuation marks, everything needs to be coherent.

You can get an ebook expert to do this for you and save you from these hassles if you aren’t a writer.

3. Open an Amazon KDP Account

Now that the first hurdle is out of the way, which happens to be the most important bridge you’d have to cross, you can then open an account with Amazon. This will enable you to publish your book on the platform and make money off it.

Creating an account with Amazon KDP is quite easy. To get started, simply go to their website at https://kdp.amazon.com and create your account using your email address.

Next is to set up your tax information and click finish. Your account is ready and waiting for your book.

4. Upload Your Ebook

With your ebook carefully and wonderfully written, formatted, and your account opened, you can then upload your ebook to your KDP account.

While uploading, it’s important you take into account a certain tangible detail. It’s the description of your book.

This has to do with the title, subtitle, and description itself. While your title should be enticing, you can seal off the deal with your subtitle. This should contain a sneak peek into the benefits the book will offer to buyers. Focus on the benefits and buyers will be excited to indulge.

Next is your description. If your subtitle highlighted the benefits, your description should delve further into the details of the benefits and further persuade buyers to purchase.

5. Set up a Launch Team and Date

Now you would want to surround yourself with people who love your work and are willing to assist you to sell it.

These are people that will form your launch team. Your launch team will help you with publicity, so you need to choose people with robust social media presence and influence.

More importantly, they should also form your fan base as that’s the only criterion for them to be passionate about your work.

With your launch team ready, you can choose a launch date and have them spread the word about the launch date.

In choosing a launch date, you should be sensitive to times and seasons. If your book is about love and romance, then February should be the best time for it. If it’s about religion or Easter, then April is the best time. Do you get the drill?

6. Publish your Book

With everything in place (incorporating the steps above), you can now launch your ebook. Feel free to post about it on all your social media platforms for massive engagements. Tell your family and friends to also help you with publicity, and if you have a website, what a great platform to publicize your book.

Benefits of Publishing eBooks

If you’re still dragging your foot about Publishing eBooks, these benefits will help.

Here they are;

• You don’t need to reprint copies. Once you’ve uploaded an ebook, that’s it. You don’t run out of copies and print more. One copy, and you can make millions out of it.

• It is very lucrative. People like E.L James of the 50 Shades series, David Chilton of The Wealthy Barber, and Amanda Hocking of My Blood Approves, have made a fortune out of Self Publishing eBooks. The good part about this is that you just write a book, publish, and continue with your life while getting paid for a lifetime.

• It’s Cheaper. Relative to traditional hard copies, eBooks are cheaper to produce. Asides from the editing and formatting where you have to pay editors, you don’t get to print 100, 200, or 500 copies of your book. That can be downright expensive.

You can even do the editing and formatting yourself if you decide to. It only takes a certain level of commitment and hard work to achieve.

You also won’t have to organize a book launch event since you can do it virtually, the former is not cost-friendly at all.

• Hard Copies are Becoming Obsolete. In this digital age, one can have a standard library in a 5’inch mobile device that can be pocketed and taken halfway around the world.

Thus, hard copies are becoming redundant. Soft copies are easier to read, and more importantly, the mobility they afford is everything.

You can read them anywhere, anytime, and any day. There are no clutters, books being stolen or borrowed, no books getting burnt or drenched in water, everything is contained in your phone.

People love this mobility and flexibility, and they will continue to buy ebooks.

• You can use it to grow your business. Ebooks can help you advertise your business. It’s your book and you are at liberty to flaunt your products and services after the last pages.

You can also use them as gifts to attract people to your business or just slash their prices. Either way, you’re establishing a foundation for the rapid growth of your business.

eBooks are worthy gift items to attract customers to more of what the seller has to offer. So long as the book is offering value, the intent will be achieved.

Mistakes to avoid when creating ebooks

You don’t have to fail multiple times before you can succeed, you can learn from the mistakes of others and hit jackpot at the first attempt.

Here are some mistakes to avoid.

• Longer ebooks wear people out. Keep things short and drenched in value, shorter eBooks are selling better because they are straight to the point, with no gimmicks.
• Don’t be too broad. Be specific, don’t write an ebook that could have been split into four different ebooks.
• Don’t be too high on the price. Make it affordable and see how people will purchase like it’s black Friday.
• Don’t publish at the peak of winter. Everyone is probably selling something at this time and with lots of promos. People are distracted by the second.

Conclusion

If you’ve got a passion for writing, and you have the skill, publishing eBooks can be a consistent stream of income for you.

If you don’t know how to write, that’s not an excuse either, you can put your thoughts and knowledge together in writing, and have someone edit them into ebooks.

The journey into the world of publishing eBooks starts with the first step in this article, and there are no limits to what you can achieve.