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This has allowed me to produce an ebook with a look and feel that is much closer to the PDF version I created in Word.

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I quite liked the extra control that the software gave me over page/section breaks and the ease of adding images (which also helps to break up the various sections). mobi file from a Word version of the novel. But I decided to have a play around with Amazon's Kindle Create software (which is also free to download) and ended up creating a new.

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mobi file which I had created for another site (I've explained how to do DIY ebook conversion with some free software called Calibre here). When it came to uploading, I could have used an existing. If it becomes apparent that I could do better, then I will just go back in and change the keywords etc (but if your book fits more neatly within a particular genre than mine does, then it may be worth investing more time in this than I did). There's lots of stuff on the internet about how to game the system on keywords/categories (see this article for example), but for general/literary fiction I suspect this is quite challenging (and the results may not always be what you expect - see this article) - so I didn't spend vast amounts of time researching that, even though that is what numerous sites urge you to do. You'll be asked for a blurb/description and various keyword/category details. Having set up your account, you can set about uploading your book. so far, the real me hasn't been inadvertently "outed". You put the pen name in as the author of the book. someone who has a real bank account, tax ID number etc.

Pen names: KDP will let you use a pen name as author - but you need to set up the account in the name of the real you i.e.

I used the Unique Tax Reference or UTR from my UK tax return - and that seemed to be acceptable.

Tax details: You will also be asked to provide a taxpayer ID number.

If you Google it, you should be able to find instructions from your bank on where to find yours.

But it was easy enough to find - my bank displayed it when I selected print for any online statement. Instead, you need something called an IBAN, which I'd never had to use before.

Bank account: You will be asked to provide bank account details - and for UK-based authors, it won't be the 8 digit account number and 6 digit sort code you're familiar with.

There wasn't anything particularly difficult about this, but some people might find the following useful: First, you need to create an account with KDP. Uploading the novel was fairly straightforward. But first, here are my thoughts on KDP so far: So it does open up that possibility as well - more on that below. Also, as noted below, there are quite a few book promotion sites which are only interested in linking to Amazon - presumably because of the affiliate marketing fees if the link leads to a sale.

I am hoping I can persuade Amazon to make it free for at least some of the time by pointing out that they are being undersold by numerous other sites, where it is free.īut if I can't, I guess there is still some benefit of having it up there for people who prefer the convenience of being able to wirelessly download books to their Kindle (and don't mind paying £0.99 for the privilege).

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So, I have finally got around to putting my novel up on Amazon using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) - having previously only made it available on sites that would let me offer it for free (such as Smashwords).