Here’s What I Learned From The Steep Amazon Self-Publishing Learning Curve
And everything you need to know to avoid making the same mistakes.
I’m not a diehard Amazon shopper. The Amazon Prime lifestyle hasn’t changed my shopping habits.
But publishing my first book on Amazon was a no-brainer.
I can’t deny any platform known as the mecca for buying books and providing one of the leading electronic reading systems.
It’s why I had to be part of it.
As a typical broke author, I chose to self-publish on Amazon because it costs absolutely nothing.
No initial outlays.
No sign-up costs.
Just load your book and watch the money roll in.
If only it were that easy, right? Well, as I discovered, it wasn’t. Publishing on Amazon came with a steep learning curve. Here’s what I learned.
The Paperback curve
I dreamed of publishing the perfect book—a hardcover classic design with thick, luscious pages and a coloured interior.
The moment I researched paying for this beautiful design up front with an independent printing service, quickly discovering the astronomical costs, I…
