How to create your own free book landing page | 7-Step Books2Read Author Tutorial

by Dave | Feb 3, 2024 | Marketing & Promotion, Tutorials

[Want to watch the tutorial on YouTube rather?] Are you selling your latest book through multiple eBook retailers? Looking for a fast, simple (and free) website to showcase ALL retailers that link to your book? You may also be looking for a simple way for Amazon...

Amazon KDP Advertising for Authors: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

by Dave | Sep 22, 2022 | Marketing & Promotion, Tutorials

I was helping an author promote her recently published book using Amazon KDP advertising. I found myself wondering if perhaps you might want to know the process too? This is a deliberately simplified tutorial. I won’t dig deeply into the more advanced topics such as...

How to comment directly on a PDF: a powerful time-saving tool for authors

by Dave | Jun 3, 2022 | Tutorials

This article was written with authors in mind. It’s a (hopefully) simple 10-step how-to tutorial that will both smooth and shorten the feedback loop between authors and their book designers. Although I focus on authors, the advice shared should prove useful for anyone...

Amazon Kindle Previewer – How to Preview Your eBook before Publishing

by Dave | May 23, 2022 | Publishing & Self-Publishing, Tutorials

You recently received a copy of your eBook file from your publishing team to preview. They need you to make sure you are happy before it gets published on the shelves of Amazon. How the heck do you open and preview your eBook? Allow me to introduce the free Kindle...

Understanding the Amazon KDP Sales Reports for Authors [ Older Reporting Interface ]

by Dave | Feb 1, 2022 | Publishing & Self-Publishing, Tutorials

[Update June 9th 2022: Amazon has recently rolled out KDP Reports Beta to all authors. This article covers the original or older versions of the reporting - still available for a limited time before Amazon turns it off completely.]  Wondering if readers have...