Amazon Kindle Publishing Masterclass
A Step-by-step Guide to Researching, Writing, Editing, Formatting, Publishing and Marketing Your Book.
Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.2
- ANSWER important questions about whether self-publishing is the correct choice for you- DISCOVER how to increase your writing productivity and the number of words you write each day
- LEARN how to dissect the elements that make up a bestselling book in your niche or genre
What you'll learn
ANSWER important questions about whether self-publishing is the correct choice for you
DISCOVER how to increase your writing productivity and the number of words you write each day
LEARN how to dissect the elements that make up a bestselling book in your niche or genre
DISCOVER the true financial costs involved in self-publishing
CREATE a strategic plan for your writing with clear objectives
CREATE a daily schedule with the day-to-day tasks needed to achieve your planned objectives
DISCOVER how to find the keyword phrases that readers are searching for in your niche or genre
DISCOVER the best places for sourcing images for your books
UNDERSTAND the different elements that make up a professional looking cover for your book
COMPILE professional looking eBooks within Scrivener
FORMAT your book's front and back matter
WRITE compelling copy for your book's description
PUBLISH an ebook to the Amazon Kindle Store
UNDERSTAND the importance of giving away valuable content to your readers for free
LEARN important concepts such as perma free and lead magnets
* Requirements
* A willingness to learn* A commitment to take action on the knowledge learned in this course
* An open-mind to the concept of giving valuable content away to your readers for free
* Some lessons need a copy of the writing tool Scrivener (NB. You can download a FREE 30 day of actual use trial of Scrivener)
Description
- ANSWER important questions about whether self-publishing is the correct choice for you
- DISCOVER how to increase your writing productivity and the number of words you write each day
- LEARN how to dissect the elements that make up a bestselling book in your niche or genre
- DISCOVER the true financial costs involved in self-publishing
- CREATE a strategic plan for your writing with clear objectives
- CREATE a daily schedule with the day-to-day tasks needed to achieve your planned objectives
- DISCOVER how to find the keyword phrases that readers are searching for in your niche or genre
- DISCOVER the best places for sourcing images for your books
- UNDERSTAND the different elements that make up a professional looking cover for your book
- COMPILE professional looking eBooks within Scrivener
- FORMAT your book's front and back matter
- WRITE compelling copy for your book's description
- PUBLISH an ebook to the Amazon Kindle Store
- UNDERSTAND the importance of giving away valuable content to your readers for free
- LEARN important concepts such as perma free and lead magnets
Course content
19 sections • 161 lectures
Introduction Preview 03:33
Are You in This for the Long Haul? Preview 02:29
Why Do You Want to Write a Book? Preview 01:29
What Type of Book Are You Going to Write? Preview 04:25
How Are You Going to Write Your Book? Preview 01:30
Are You Able to Write a Series of Books? (Literary Factors) Preview 02:38
Are You Able to Write a Series of Books? (Commercial Factors) Preview 02:55
An Introduction to Planning Preview 00:33
An Introduction to WorkFlowy Preview 01:04
How to Create a Medium to Longterm Strategic Plan Preview 03:11
How to Set Up a Strategic Plan Within WorkFlowy Preview 08:39
Day-To-Day Tasks One: Part-Time Versus Full-Time Preview 00:57
Day-To-Day Tasks Two: The Importance of Writing Daily Preview 00:37
Day-To-Day Tasks Three: Planning Your Daily Work Schedule Preview 04:38
How to Set Up a Daily Work Schedule in Workflowy Preview 12:13
An Introduction to Healthy Habits Preview 01:36
Why You Should Make Time for a Daily Walk Preview 01:28
The Importance of Taking Regular Breaks Preview 02:00
The Pomodoro Technique Preview 08:31
An Introduction to Building Your Writer Platform Preview 00:48
Building Your Brand Preview 02:52
Building an Author Website Preview 02:18
Choosing a Domain Name Preview 02:06
Choosing Hosting for Your Website Preview 02:24
Why Choose WordPress? Preview 01:37
Choosing Premium Themes and Skins For Your Website Preview 05:34
What Should Your Author Website Include? Preview 02:00
A Look at Other Products You Can Sell on Your Website Preview 01:35
Creating a Mailing List to Connect with Your Readers Preview 01:12
Component One: Sign-up Forms and Landing Pages Preview 02:25
Component Two: Lead Magnets Preview 01:04
Component Three: Email Marketing Provider Preview 01:34
An Introduction to Researching Your Book's Niche or Genre Preview 00:41
Taking a Commercial Perspective During Your Research Preview 03:05
Researching the Categories and Sub-Categories in Your Niche or Sub-Genre Preview 01:59
Researching the Best-Selling Books in Your Niche or Sub-Genre Preview 01:38
Researching the Best-Selling Authors in Your Niche or Sub-Genre Preview 01:51
Researching the Best Keyword Phrases for Your Book Preview 01:26
Researching Keyword Phrases Using the Amazon Search Box Preview 03:06
Introduction to the Writing Process Preview 00:28
The Importance of Writing Quickly Preview 01:50
The Factors That Have Increased the Speed of My Writing Preview 00:56
Scrivener and Why it is the Must-have Application for All Self-published Authors Preview 01:46
The Importance of Researching Your Book and the Rules of the Genre Preview 05:33
The Researching of Characters and Settings within Scrivener Preview 02:21
The Importance of Outlining - And are You a Pantser or a Plotter? Preview 01:31
Why an Elevator Pitch is Still Good Practice Preview 02:30
Mapping Out Your Scenes and Chapters Preview 01:10
Distraction Free Writing in Scrivener Preview 01:05
Setting Daily Writing Targets Preview 01:17
Project Statistics within Scrivener Preview 00:47
A Closer Look at Scrivener's Project Statistics Preview 04:09
A Closer Look at Scrivener's Text Statistics Preview 04:48
Project Targets within Scrivener and Write or Die 2 Preview 00:55
A Closer Look at Scrivener's Project Targets Preview 10:00
Remember the First Draft Doesn't Have to Be Perfect Preview 01:33
So What Exactly Do I Mean by Polishing? Preview 00:27
The Rewriting of Your First Draft Preview 02:00
With One Eye on the Rules of Writing Preview 01:22
And Another Eye on the Elements of a Story Preview 01:53
The Importance of Editing Preview 01:36
The Different Types of Editing Preview 01:00
Self-editing Your Book Preview 01:27
Substantive Editing Preview 01:04
Copy Editing Preview 00:52
Proofreading Preview 01:40
What You Can Do if You Can't Afford an Editor? Preview 04:32
Illustrating for Authors Preview 00:25
The Types of Images You May Use Within Your Book Preview 03:14
A Word About Licensing Preview 00:58
Taking Your Own Photos Preview 01:41
Getting Photos from the Public Domain Preview 01:12
Getting Photos from Creative Commons Preview 00:57
Paid Royalty Free Stock Photo Preview 01:35
Image Manipulation and Editing Preview 01:54
Illustrating Your Book Preview 01:39
Why Your Book Cover is So Important Preview 01:11
Getting a Professionally Designed Cover Preview 02:22
Alternative Options Available for Your Cover Design Preview 03:47
Designing a Cover Yourself Preview 03:03
A Look at the Different Formatting Types Preview 01:59
My Thoughts on Manually Formatting a Book Preview 01:54
Compiling Your Book in Scrivener Preview 01:34
Front Matter and Back Matter and Why They Matter !!! Preview 03:28
How to Set Up Your Front Matter in Scrivener (Part One) Preview 07:18
How to Set Up Your Front Matter in Scrivener (Part Two) Preview 09:36
How to Set Up Your Back Matter in Scrivener Preview 07:23
An Overview of Scriviner's Compile Preview 09:34
Installing Kindle Gen Within Scrivener Preview 02:11
Scrivener Compilation Options: Contents Preview 02:27
Scrivener Compilation Options: Separators Preview 05:35
Scrivener Compilation Options: Cover Preview 02:35
Scrivener Compilation Options: Formatting Preview 04:59
A Walkthrough of Scrivener's Compile Preview 09:21
Preset Formats in Scrivener's Compile Preview 03:06
An Overview of the FREE Software for Formatting eBooks Depending on the Genre Preview 02:02
A Look at the Kindle Kids' Book Creator Preview 09:47
An Introduction to Vellum Preview 00:34
A Tutorial on How to Use Vellum Preview 09:59
An Overview of Validating and Checking the Formatting of an ePub eBook Preview 05:13
Validating with the ePUB Validator Preview 01:31
An Overview of Validating and Checking the Formatting of a Kindle eBook Preview 03:11
Validating with the Kindle Previewer Preview 05:23
Using the Send To Kindle application Preview 02:35
An Introduction to Copywriting Preview 01:07
Writing Your Book's Title Preview 01:21
Making the Most of Your Book's Subtitle Preview 00:42
The Importance of a Tagline Preview 00:47
Writing Your Book's Description Preview 03:54
Copywriting for the Front and Back Matter of Your Book Preview 00:25
Writing Copy for Your Book's Front Matter Preview 02:29
Writing Copy for Your Book's Back Matter Preview 01:26
Other Areas Where You Will Require Good Copywriting Skills Preview 01:01
An Introduction to Publishing Your Book Preview 00:22
4 Things You Need to Prepare Before You Publish Your eBook to the Kindle Store Preview 01:38
How to Enter Your Book Details Preview 02:30
How to Write a Description for Your Book Preview 03:49
How to Use HTML Within Your Description Preview 02:11
How to Incorporate Your Keywords Preview 01:30
How to Add Book Contributors Preview 01:08
How to Target Your Book to the Customers Preview 01:59
How to Select Your Book Release Option and Upload Your Book Preview 01:57
How to Set Rights, Pricing and Royalties Preview 03:51
Kindle Match Book, Kindle Book Learning and Publishing Your Book Preview 01:45
CONGRATULATIONS You Are Now a Self-published Author !!! Preview 00:58
A Word on Exclusivity Preview 02:42
The Advantages of KDP Select Preview 02:37
The Disadvantages of KDP Select Preview 01:25
Why New Authors Should Choose KDP Select Preview 01:20
Why Established Authors Should Disribute Wide Preview 02:12
A Look at Some of the Other Book Distributors Preview 03:33
A Number of Presumptions Preview 00:32
A Word about the Pre-Launch Preview 00:40
The Setting Up of a Pre-Launch Landing Page Preview 01:58
Creating Your Street Team Preview 03:42
The Importance of Early Reviews Preview 01:40
Pricing Your Book Preview 01:41
Soft Launch Your Book Preview 01:06
Primary Launch Phase Preview 04:05
Secondary Launch Phase Preview 03:27
Marketing at Every Stage During the Creation of Your Book Preview 04:01
Evergreen Strategies to Optimise Your Author Website Preview 03:59
A Reminder of Promotional Strategies Available for Authors Preview 00:40
Engage with Your Readers Through a Suitable Social Media Channel Preview 01:36
Don't Forget Amazon Author Central Preview 02:56
A Brief Look at Book Advertising Preview 01:29
Introduction to Learning Habits Preview 01:25
Staying Ahead of the Curve with Google Alerts Preview 01:00
Setting Up a Google Alert (Part One) Preview 04:11
Setting Up a Google Alert (Part Two) Preview 02:32
Refining Your Google Alert Preview 03:05
Keeping Abreast of the Self-publishing Industry Preview 01:13
Creating Print Versions of Your Books Preview 04:09
Creating Foreign Language Versions of Your Books Preview 02:37
Creating Audiobooks Preview 02:33
Creating Online Courses from Your Books Preview 03:04
BONUS LECTURE: How To Source Fonts For Your Books Preview 20:46
BONUS LECTURE: An Introduction to Print On Demand for Writers and Creatives Preview 10:32
This course includes:
- 7.5 hours on-demand video
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of completion
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