I've always wanted to self publish an e book. Which doesn't make me the least bit unusual I know. Because everybody and their dog is on it. (Come to think of it, maybe a dog DID write some of those books!) But quality notwithstanding,self publishing your ebook to Amazon Kindle seems to be the hottest thing since sliced bread.
And largely because of the perception that it's so easy. The vibe we get from all the publicity is that anyone can do it. I mean look at some of the top self published authors. Amanda Hocking. John Locke. And, we dare not forget E.L. James do we? She of the mega monthly royalties. Ordinary people. Right? Nomindboggling, amazing literary talents. And yet they made it. So why not you?
Well,I think the answer is simple. All these authors who've had Self Publishing Success with Kindle and Beyond have one two things that most folks don't have. Persistence. And the willingness to work hard.
That's that - you say you have both of those qualities? Well then, you should be good to go right? All you need to do is upload your book and wait for the royalties to roll in. Not. A BIG not!
Because success in self publishing a Kindle ebook, like success in anything else, take more than hard work and persistence. It takes the "K" word. Knowledge! Knowledge about the market, the public's taste, and knowledge of your competitors. In a word it takes "Promotion." As Gilbert and Sullivan sagely advised in their play "Ruddigore" - "You must stir it and strump it and blow your own trumpet. or trust me - you haven't a chance."
So what you should do, if you really want to make it, as do what I'm doing: Take a self publishing course that will improve your chances of successfully publishing your ebook.
