Anyone have experience using Amazon to self-publish?

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  1. Jeff Gamble profile image60
    Jeff Gambleposted 11 years ago

    Anyone have experience using Amazon to self-publish?

    Anyone have experience using Amazon to self-publish? I've been looking at the CreateSpace and direct to Kindle options and wanted to get feedback from folks who have used one or the other or both to self-publish.

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    1. SEM Pro profile image82
      SEM Proposted 11 years ago

      Hi Jeff - James Watkins said he helped his wife publish a couple books through Amazon. You could message him (or her) directly. Good luck!

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    2. RustyW profile image69
      RustyWposted 11 years ago

      No, I have never used an Amazon, but I have tried a few Yahoo's!

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      Longhunterposted 11 years ago

      Take a look at Smashwords.com. You might like it.

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      1. Jeff Gamble profile image60
        Jeff Gambleposted 11 years agoin reply to this

        Great suggestion - Just skimming through the general info, they have better distribution than Amazon and you make more $ - Thanks for the tip!

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    4. tmbridgeland profile image79
      tmbridgelandposted 11 years ago

      I have an account there, but find their instructions confusing so have not put anything up yet. Hopefully I will figure it out soon.

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    5. StephanieBCrosby profile image82
      StephanieBCrosbyposted 11 years ago

      I have not personally used Amazon to self-publish. However, I did just edit a book for a pair of authors that used Amazon to self-publish. And the book was published at the end of March.

      I assume it was easy enough since they were not the type I would see putting a book together and going through a more traditional process. They are two rappers that run a night club if that helps any. I know they made the book available on Kindle, but I don't think there is a hard copy available at all, expect for what I edited. What I do know is they were pleased enough that they are looking to do another book and have me edit that one as well.

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    6. netraptor profile image60
      netraptorposted 11 years ago

      I haven't done it yet, but I've been heavily researching it. I think Smashwords is a better place to start from because they let you publish to Kindle as well as Nook and several others.

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    7. Mark O Richardson profile image82
      Mark O Richardsonposted 4 years ago

      I've done it and it's pretty simple. But I haven't marketed much. If you are able to have someone else publish it, I'm sure that they would be able to market it even better.

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