How to Start Making Money with Your eBook on Kindle Before You Publish It!
Did you know that you can start taking orders on Kindle BEFORE you publish your ebook? In fact, your customers can order your ebook up to one year in advance of its release.
But, in order to get approved for pre-orders, it must be a new Kindle book- later editions and Public Domain books are not eligible- and you’ll have to upload a draft of your ebook for review by Amazon. That gives you time for some copywriting and proofing changes. BTW: You can list up to 10 titles at a time-and as they are released it will make room for more.
One advantage of taking advanced orders is it allows you to start promoting your ebook before it’s released so you can start creating some buzz, which could include promoting it in Author Central, Goodreads, your own site, Facebook and/or other social media sites-anyplace where you potential customers might be in addition to Kindle! Plus, pre-orders count toward sales rank. Pretty cool, huh?
The way it works is that when you list your book, you choose “Make my book available for pre-order” and set a date in the future. Amazon will then publish a product details page for it within 24 hours of approval, however, potential customers will not be able to download any sample content.
You can list pre-orders books in all marketplaces except Amazon.com.in; it’s not available there. And then, your book will be released at midnight local time in each marketplace.
The only stipulation is that you will not be able to make any changes to your book or details within 72 hours of your release date. However, it is best to set it up earlier in case it does not meet Amazon’s guidelines and changes have to be made.
If you do not get your manuscript in on time, your pre-orders will be canceled and you will not be able to set up another pre-order for one year. So, be sure to keep track of the schedule and give yourself plenty of time to get your manuscript done on time.
Also, be aware that if you raise the price of your book during the pre-launch period, those who purchased at the lower rate will not be charged the difference, but if you lower the price, those who bought at the higher price will be given a partial refund.
You’ll receive credit for the sales once the ebooks are actually delivered to your customers on your release date. But, the sooner you set up your pre-orders, the bigger impact and sales you’ll be able to make as soon as your book goes live.
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