5 Hidden Features When Self Publishing on Amazon KDP

About this video

Dale Roberts walks through five KDP features he says authors often miss. First, X-Ray for Author, enabled from the ebook menu in the KDP dashboard, lets readers tap a character, place or product name for a pop-up explanation; it integrates with Wikipedia, but authors can write their own entries, though they cannot add images or website links. Second, the Contact Us link at the bottom of the dashboard lets authors reach KDP by email or phone about issues; he recommends phone for talking to a human, staying professional, and warns email replies are often canned. Third, authors can have up to 10 categories per ebook and per print book, even though upload only offers about two browse-path categories. To add more, find a relevant book’s browse path in its product details, copy it, and ask KDP via Contact Us to add it, choosing only relevant categories. Fourth, Author Central integration, via author.amazon.com or the Marketing link in KDP, builds an author profile and virtual bookshelf. Fifth, under Marketing authors can nominate ebooks for Kindle Deals and Prime Reading for about 90 days at a time. He quotes the program text: up to two eligible ebooks at a time for Kindle Deals, with the 70% payout preserved, and one eligible ebook at a time for Prime Reading, which is limited to ebooks in KDP Select; nominations can auto-renew every 90 days.

Key takeaways

• Enable X-Ray for Author from the ebook menu to add tappable explanations for characters, places and products, writing your own entries instead of relying only on Wikipedia.
• Use the Contact Us link at the bottom of the KDP dashboard for KDP questions, preferring phone when possible and expecting canned responses by email.
• You can have up to 10 categories per ebook and per print book by copying a relevant browse path and requesting it through Contact Us.
• Set up Amazon Author Central through author.amazon.com or the KDP Marketing link to build an author profile and bookshelf.
• Nominate ebooks under Marketing for Kindle Deals (up to two at a time) and Prime Reading (one at a time, KDP Select only) in roughly 90-day nomination periods.

Episode details: published December 14, 2020 · 8:40 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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