How to Build Your Kindle Publishing Business for 100% FREE

About this video

Sean explains how to build a Kindle publishing business for 100% free, while stressing this is not the recommended way — you pay with time instead of money, whereas he normally pays money to outsource and save time. First, find a profitable keyword by watching bestseller rank; instead of a paid tool he names, priced at $49, use a free Chrome extension he names to make research easier. Then write the nonfiction book yourself, researching and organising the topic in your own words; he suggests 15,000 to 27,000 words, noting his 15,000-word books are about 80 to 100 pages and sell well. Format the doc/docx file for ebook and create a 6x9 paperback PDF — the standard size he recommends starting with — following formatting guidance he points to. Sign up for KDP for free, upload both formats, and use KDP’s Cover Creator or free Canva for the cover instead of paying for one. For audiobooks, sign up for ACX free and choose royalty share, where a narrator works for half the royalties instead of an upfront fee, then request promo codes and give them to friends and family for reviews that help ranking. With no ad budget, promote via social media, a blog if you have one, and answering questions on Reddit, Quora, or forums with a link to the book. He recommends, if you can spend anything, paying for a course, a Fiverr cover — about $7 with fees as he describes it — and AMS ads.

Key takeaways

• A free build is possible because KDP and ACX sign-ups are free and Amazon traffic can produce some sales with zero marketing, but you pay in time instead of money.
• Use a free Chrome extension for keyword research instead of the $49 paid tool he names, and check bestseller rank for profitability.
• Write and format it yourself: 15,000-27,000 words for nonfiction, doc/docx for ebook and a 6x9 PDF for paperback, with a cover from KDP Cover Creator or Canva.
• Publish the audiobook on ACX via royalty share — the narrator takes half the royalties instead of an upfront fee — and use promo codes to get early reviews.
• Promote for free through social media, blogs, Reddit, Quora, and forums; if spending anything, he prioritises a course, a roughly $7 Fiverr cover, and AMS ads.

Episode details: published April 17, 2019 · 11:15 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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