Amazon Customer Service I’ve had recent issues at diverse aspects of Amazon where the customer service was amazing. In contrast, I’ve had recent issues with one of the major cell phone manufacturers and also with one of the major credit card companies where the customer service was miserable. When you experience both sides of it, … … Continue reading →| chrismcmullen
INCREASED PRINTING PRICES On June 20, 2023, the cost of printing a book at KDP will increase, which will in turn lower the royalties for paperback (and hardcover) books. If your book is taller than 9 inches high or wider than 6.12 inches wide, the effect is significant. It will cost about half a penny … … Continue reading →| chrismcmullen
What is A+ Content? In addition to the product page (and in addition to pages that you can access from Author Central, like the author biography or a From the Author section)… A Plus Content lets you add additional sections of writing or images to help showcase your book or provide more information about yourself. … … Continue reading →| chrismcmullen
KINDLE VELLA Amazon just launched the new Kindle Vella. What is Vella? Stories that are told one episode at a time. It has to be new content (not content that has been made available previously), so there shouldn’t be material that you’re familiar with from the past that gets repackaged in Vella. There should only … … Continue reading →| chrismcmullen
Vella is coming soon. Writers will publish stories in episodes. A single episode may be anywhere from 600 words to 5000 words. Readers will read stories one episode at a time. One neat feature that I like is that the author can include optional notes at the end of each episode. An author might share … … Continue reading →| chrismcmullen
AUSTRALIA KDP Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is finally opening a print-on-demand (POD) facility in Australia, which is great news for authors, small publishers, and Amazon customers in Australia. The new facility is set to begin its launch on May 19, 2021. KDP authors should check their paperback pricing options starting on May 12, 2021. … … Continue reading →| chrismcmullen
XL Book Stand My neck was sore from proofreading and revising. Tired of looking down at an angle, I wondered if there was something I could stand atop my desk that could hold books and papers more at eye level. I found this cool book stand on Amazon. I bought the XL size (15.4″ by … … Continue reading →| chrismcmullen
RECENT CHANGES AT KDP There have been several changes to Amazon KDP recently. Have you noticed? SERIES. One interesting change is the introduction of the series page and the series manager. It seems like this new tool isn’t 100% complete yet, but it’s a giant step in the right direction. From the publishing end, it … … Continue reading →| chrismcmullen
BEWARE OF BOOK PIRATES Earlier this year, after publishing a new book, I visited Amazon to check it out. When I finished inspecting the Amazon detail page for my new book, I clicked the link by my author photo to visit my Author Central page. And, boy, was I surprised by what I found. (A … … Continue reading →| chrismcmullen
EXPANDED DISTRIBUTION Amazon KDP now offers two Expanded Distribution channels. In addition to the usual Expanded Distribution channel for the US, they have added an Expanded Distribution channel f…| chrismcmullen
