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ResourceKDP Publishing Distribution Rights | Where Amazon KDP Distributes
Dale answers a viewer question about whether publishing on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) limits distribution to other platforms, …
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ResourceHow to Increase Amazon KDP Book Sales
Dale argues that reviews, KDP Select enrollment, advertising, and a deep email list are only ancillary compared to four critical …
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ResourceCreate EYE-POPPING Back Covers for Your Book
Dale argues readers judge a book by its cover and often do not stop at the front, so a paperback back cover should not be left blank …
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ResourceHow to Make a Back Book Cover with GIMP
Dale completes his How To Make A Book Cover With GIMP series with the missing back-cover step, after earlier videos on the front …
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ResourceHow to Make a Book Spine with GIMP
A short follow-up tutorial answering a viewer who asked where the spine was in Dale's earlier GIMP book-cover video. First, the …
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ResourceAudiobooks on Draft2Digital through Findaway Voices
Dale reports two Draft2Digital announcements for authors considering alternatives to Kindle publishing. First, he says Draft2Digital …
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ResourceBest Websites for Self Publishing Books
Roberts lists what he calls the six best websites to make money self-publishing online. Number one is Kindle Direct Publishing, …
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ResourceHow to Set Up Pre Orders on Amazon KDP
Dale shows how to set up a Kindle ebook pre-order on Amazon KDP and says the process is just as easy as an immediate release. In the …
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ResourceI Got Scammed by a Ghostwriter...
Dale tells a cautionary story about outsourcing Kindle book writing through Upwork. After vetting applicants, he hired a freelance …
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ResourceGet First Page Placement on Amazon KDP
Dale argues Kindle publishing keywords can make or break exposure and first-page placement on Amazon. He says when he works with …
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ResourceHow to Publish a Children’s Book on Amazon KDP
Dale gives a step-by-step tutorial for publishing a children's picture book on Amazon Kindle, drawn from his own Grumpy Gus book. …
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ResourceHow Much Does It Cost to Publish on Amazon KDP?
Dale L. Roberts answers what it costs to start publishing on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing in 2017, and his headline answer is: …
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ResourceCan You STILL Make Money with Amazon KDP?
Dale answers whether you can still make money with Kindle publishing in 2017. He says he entered self-publishing around 2013 and, by …
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ResourceHow to Write a Book for Beginners
Dale gives a beginner step-by-step for writing a first book, based on his own experience producing over 40 books in seven different …
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ResourceHow to Research Profitable Niches for Amazon KDP
Despite the niche-research framing, the transcript is about Amazon categories (browse paths). When you publish on Kindle Direct …
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ResourceThe Difference Between Editing and Proofreading
Dale explains that editing and proofreading are not the same, and that confusing them is a common self-publishing mistake linked to …
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Resource5 Reasons to Do a Pre Order on Amazon KDP
(Based on the video's Arabic caption track.) Roberts argues that setting up a Kindle ebook preorder on Amazon KDP is, in his …
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ResourceHow to Increase Book Sales on Amazon
Dale gives seven time-only tips for increasing book sales on Amazon. One, select optimal keywords by identifying your audience and …
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ResourceSelf Publishing Success Story | The Jason Bracht Story
Dale Roberts interviews Jason Brock (jasonbrock.com, now mainly hustleproject.org and a free Facebook group), whom Dale credits as …
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Every Dale L. Roberts video in the Self Growth Videos library, each with our written summary and key takeaways. Watch the episode …
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