The Self-Publishing Show (Pt. 2)

Episode Summary: Part 2 of the self-publishing series — the 3 core Amazon tools for getting a book published, on-demand printed, and turned into an audiobook.What You'll LearnThe 3 core Amazon self-publishing tools: KDP, CreateSpace, and ACXHow Kindle Direct Publishing works and what Amazon takes in commissionAmazon's non-Amazon self-publishing competitors worth knowing aboutWhat audiobook narrators actually get paid on ACXPart 1 covered writing and editing tools and resources. This episode covers self-publishing directly on Amazon.com: Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), CreateSpace (on-demand printing), and ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange).Competitors to Amazon in Self-PublishingApple iBooks Store, Kobo Writing Life, Barnes & Noble, Blurb, and Google Play Books, among others.Amazon's 3 Self-Publishing ComponentsKindle Direct Publishing (KDP)The e-book publishing side of Amazon, launched in 2007, and how a book ends up in the Kindle Store. Completely free to use, though Amazon takes a 30% commission on sales. The Kindle Store grew from 500,000 titles in 2010 to over 5 million by this episode.Step 1: create an account and profile on KDP using an Amazon login — worth doing as soon as the decision to write a book is made, just to start exploring the process. Add tax info, bank account details, the book title, and verify rights.CreateSpaceAlso owned and operated by Amazon — on-demand printing for physical copies of a book, for a fee plus roughly a 40% commission.ACXAmazon's Audiobook Creation Exchange, for turning a digital book into an audiobook. Audiobooks sell through Amazon, iTunes, and Audible (also Amazon-owned).How narrators get paid on ACX — 3 options:Hourly rate — roughly $225/finished hourRoyalty split — 50% of all royaltiesA combination of hourly plus royaltyOne finished hour of audio equals roughly 9,300 words, and takes the average narrator about 6.2 hours to produce.Show Notes & LinksApple iBooks StoreKobo Writing LifeBarnes & NobleBlurbGoogle Play BooksKindle Direct Publishing (KDP)CreateSpaceACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange)Related EpisodesEpisode 72: The Self-Publishing Show (Pt. 1) Episode 74: The Self-Publishing Show (Pt. 3)Read the complete show notes and resources on mikemurphy.ai.Support the showSubscribe To Weekly Newsletter:AI UnpluggedConnect With Me🌐 Website📧 Newsletter🎥 YouTube🐦 X💼 LinkedInComments, Questions & Feedback: [email protected]