This number is typically used to subtract from the total price of each book before royalties are calculated, but as the author of the book, you can also choose to buy copies of the work at cost (plus shipping).Īmazon offers a calculator to help you determine how much it would cost them to print a copy of your book, but I found it quite confusing. You don't need to print 1,000 copies, with all the costs that come with it, and hope you can sell them all to recoup your investment - the very last thing you want to do is invest so much time into a book, only to lose money on the project.Īmazon does calculate a printing cost, based upon variables like the length of the book and whether it's printed in color or black and white. Your book is printed on demand when customers purchase it." Obviously, this can be a huge asset if you have a limited budget or minimal space to hold your copies. The KDP website states that even when creating a paperback book, "You don't have to pay any costs upfront or carry any inventory. Make changes to your books at any time." For paperbacks, you can "Maintain creative control and own your copyright with our non-exclusive agreement." 3. For eBooks, Amazon says authors can "keep control of your rights and set your own list prices. However, if you're using KDP to create a Kindle or paperback version, you will retain publishing rights. If you partnered with a Producer who created the audio file, you must wait at least seven years from the date the completed audiobook is delivered to Audible.If you create the audio file yourself, you must first have removed the book from ACX before publishing elsewhere.
"Further," state ACX's guidelines, "if you enter into an ACX Audiobook Production Agreement with a Producer, you will not produce, or authorize the production of, an audio recording of the Book in the Language for distribution in the Territory other than through ACX until the date that is 7 years from the date the completed Audiobook is delivered to Audible in accordance with the terms set forth in the ACX Audiobook Production Agreement, unless no Audiobook is produced within 4 months after the date the Audiobook must be completed, as set forth in the ACX Audiobook Production Agreement, for reasons other than your failure to abide by your obligations under the agreement." The company's website specifies, "You will not produce, or authorize the production of, an audio recording of the Book in the Language for distribution in the Territory other than through ACX until you remove the Book from ACX so that the Book no longer has a Title Profile on ACX and is no longer listed as available for production on ACX." When using ACX, Amazon's recommended audiobook production website, you will not be able to sell or create other versions of the book elsewhere. Can I sell my book elsewhere if I self-publish it on Amazon first? This is the link Amazon offers to authors looking to create an audiobook.Ģ. Amazon's KDP platform is the place to publish your new paperback books, not Createspace (the company merged with KDP in 2018). You ought to be able to get started here.
I have always preferred to write by hand, so I can feel and experience the progress I'm making.įortunately, Amazon does give you the option to create multiple formats of your book. That's before you even consider the emotional, irrational feeling that comes with seeing your work bound and printed. If you are giving a keynote speech, or introducing someone to your ideas for the first time, it's more straightforward to hand them a hard copy of your work than to share a link and hope they click. However, a physical copy can also come in handy.
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