How to publish a book in 5 minutes* (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing)

 Introduction

Now is the easiest time in history to own a business especially selling books the e-book industry has made books a lot more accessible to people through companies like Amazon, Z-library, Scribd etc. Its not just eBooks Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing makes it possible for you to even publish paperback books as well all from the comfort of you home, this blogpost is to help you leverage this platforms and get your book(s) out to the world as soon as possible.

What is Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing?

This a service that allows you to self-publish your book(s), whether eBooks, and or paperbacks for free.  They give you the freedom to write the product detail page for your book(s), give you full rights over your book(s) and even allow you to expand your books availability to make it available for readers around the world.

How to use Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)

Amazon does a great job of explaining the process on their KDP website, but to make things easier for you I'll summarize the process here: 

Step 1: Sign-in to amazon kindle direct publishing with your amazon account if you don't have one you can create one here. 
Note: After signing in you should read the terms and conditions before accepting them.

Step 2: After signing-in you will need to provide you book's details, content and pricing to make this step easier I'll link to a YouTube video to make the process a lot easier.

📼How to upload a book to Amazon:

Here I'll list out the steps highlighted in the video above:

• Once you have accepted amazons terms and conditions you will be taken to a new screen where you will find at the top of the a prompt alerting you that your information is incomplete, 
• Once you've completed your information you can then choose whether you'll be publishing an eBook or a Paperback book.
• If you chose the eBook on the next page you will have to choose the following: Your book primary language, Title and Subtitle, Series(for authors writing series), Edition Number(for authors making, additions to previously published version), Authors name, Contributors etc.
• Next is the kindle eBook content, here you'll upload things like your manuscript, and your book cover.
• The last page is the kindle eBook pricing page, here you can enroll your book in KDP select which is a program to help you earn higher royalties, maximize your books selling potential and reach a new audience according to amazon. You now move to the royalty and pricing section where you can set you books price, and see how much I would make per copy.
• Once your done with the pricing page you can finally publish your book, and in a couple of hours it will be available for purchase.