Enthralled Magazine Vol 1 Issue 9 - Enquire
A magazine for authors, writers and publishers. Each month we hear from a host of talented authors and poets; investigate some of the issues facing authors, and more.
A magazine for authors, writers and publishers. Each month we hear from a host of talented authors and poets; investigate some of the issues facing authors, and more.
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From CreateSpace to Kindle Direct Pub<br />
Is There Anything to Worry About?<br />
by Gina Burgess<br />
Worn out from all the fearmongering going on about the<br />
transition from CreateSpace to Kindle Direct Publishing? There<br />
are tons of articles about it.<br />
Advice: Go straight to the source.<br />
After reading and talking to a supervisor over both, KDP is fast<br />
tracking to being the same great place to indie publish as<br />
CreateSpace was.<br />
If you indie published through CreateSpace and were pleased, then you’ll be<br />
pleased with KDP. The only problem I’ve encountered so far is the problem<br />
some authors have found over the application files used to publish their books<br />
when they used CreateSpace editing/book cover design/book formatting<br />
services, which are now defunct.<br />
The page where all your questions are answered is https://kdp.amazon.com/<br />
en_US/help/topic/G200634280<br />
The fearmongering comes in topics such as:<br />
1. Higher production costs so you get less royalties and your proofs cost<br />
more.<br />
2. Amazon owns your publication rights.<br />
3. No Expanded Distribution — no sales in retail outlets other than Amazon.<br />
4. No printed proofs provided.<br />
5. KDP printed books have lower quality.
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