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ResourceHow I’m Making BIG Money from 1 Book (Amazon KDP)
Sean gives a 30-day update on a single book he used as the launch example in his free course. He claims the book is making between …
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ResourceAudible Promo Code 2020 | ACX Ends the Abuse of Promo Codes
Dale explains ACX's quiet change to Audible promo codes after misuse. Previously, exclusive ACX titles could get up to about 100 …
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ResourceSelf Publishing On Amazon in 2020: What You NEED to Know NOW
Dale Roberts argues self-publishing on Amazon in 2020 is fundamentally different from the 2010-2015 Kindle gold rush, when, he says, …
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ResourceHow To Design A Book Cover that Doesn't Suck
Note: summarized from the Arabic caption track. Dale L. Roberts, joined by Rob, discusses how to design a book cover that does not …
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ResourceHow To Self Publish a Book Step By Step on KDP in 10 Minutes
Dale walks through publishing both an ebook and a paperback on Kindle Direct Publishing in under five and a half minutes, stressing …
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ResourceHow Much Does It Cost To Self Publish A Book in 2020?
Dale L. Roberts walks through the actual costs of self-publishing a short example book in 2020, as the fifth part of a …
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ResourceI Had Book Formatting Design Done by Fiverr...See the Result
Continuing his Fiverr-sponsored how-to-publish series, Dale shows how he hired out book formatting and cover design rather than …
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ResourceBook Marketing Strategies And Tips For Authors 2020
Dale introduces guest Sylvia Hubbard, described as a self-publishing veteran of over 20 years with well over 50 books in romance and …
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Resource10 Famous Authors Who Self Published
Dale lists 10 famous authors who self-published to counter the stigma around it. Margaret Atwood self-published the award-winning …
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ResourceHow to Make Money Part Time At Home | Make Money Online 2020
Dale L. Roberts, who says he has been an online entrepreneur since about 2014 and full-time in that period, presents five ways to …
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ResourceCan You Make Money Publishing On Amazon? | Make Money Online
Dale answers whether you can make money publishing on Amazon in 2020, saying context is everything: of course money can be made, but …
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ResourceHow and When To Use The KDP 5 Day Free Promotion | Free Self-Publishing Course | #18
Video 18 of Sean's free step-by-step publishing course covers whether to run a free promotion on KDP. A free promo lets you set a 1 …
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ResourceHow to Upload Your Book to KDP & 7 Keywords Optimization | Free Self-Publishing Course | #17
In video #17 of his free self-publishing course, Sean walks through uploading a book to KDP and optimizing the seven keywords boxes. …
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ResourceKDP Amazon | 2 Hours or More Kindle Short Reads Niches 2020
Note: this summary is based on the Arabic-language caption track, summarized faithfully in English. Dale Roberts ranks Kindle Short …
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ResourceEditing And Proofreading: How to Find a Good Book Editor
In part three of his how-to-self-publish series made with Fiverr, Roberts walks through editing and proofreading a ghostwritten …
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ResourceHow to Create a PDF Book Cover for Amazon KDP Print | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #16
Sean explains how to convert a JPEG ebook front cover into a paperback PDF cover, saying this step is much trickier than formatting …
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ResourceHow to Write Book Descriptions That Sells | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #15
Sean teaches how to write a book description that combines SEO, copywriting and formatting, noting it can also be adapted as …
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ResourcePublished My First Book: Should I Use Amazon Ads for Books?
Dale Roberts answers a new author's question — should I use Amazon Ads for my first book? — with a conditional answer that depends …
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ResourceHow to Format Your Book for KDP Print | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #14
Sean explains paperback formatting after ebook formatting, saying paperback formatting is harder and he does not do it himself — he …
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ResourceHow To Outline A Book: Writing a Book on a Busy Schedule
Dale explains how busy would-be authors can outline a book to keep the project on track, arguing that writing by the seat of your …
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ResourceHow to Format an eBook for KDP | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #13
Sean shows how to format an ebook for Kindle Direct Publishing after receiving it back from a ghostwriter. He lays out the options: …
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ResourceSelling Public Domain Books on Kindle | Publishing on KDP
Dale L. Roberts explains selling public domain books on Kindle Direct Publishing. Public domain means content belonging to or …
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ResourceHow Do I Unpublish A Book On Amazon KDP? Is It Safe?
Dale L. Roberts explains how to unpublish a book on Amazon KDP and whether it is safe. He says unpublishing with good intentions is …
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ResourceHow to Find an Editor For Your Book | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #11
In this free-course video, Sean explains when proofreading and editing are needed and where to hire it. If you wrote the book …
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