Getting More Readers for Your Books
Distributing your book beyond Amazon Kindle
I don’t claim to be an expert, or a guru on how to sell millions of books or even become a bestseller. Although, I’ve done the latter, and it’s very different to making money or selling large numbers of your book. Some of you may know about several or all of the suggestions in this article, but not everyone will.
Not just Amazon Kindle for your eBook
I know of a lot of indie authors who only have their eBook on Amazon Kindle. I understand that Kindle Unlimited allows readers to discover new authors, and those authors get paid per page read. Some make a sizable chunk of their money that way. Others aren’t so fortunate though, and may be better off distributing to other eBook platforms.
Draft2Digital (affiliate link) is one website you can use to distribute to Amazon, in addition to Apple Books, Kobo and many others. Publish Drive is another similar website which I’ve used, though not as much. My own experience hasn’t led to a high number of sales, but I have made more than when I only had my book on Amazon. Giving people the option might get you more readers.
Paperback
It might seem obvious to publish a paperback too, but I have come across a lot of indie authors whose book is only…
