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Why You’re a Fool For Not Self-Publishing On Amazon KDP
To the authors who think Amazon and Kindle are oversaturated, read this.
I had a conversation the other day with an author — let’s call him James — who had just finished his debut novel.
He was proud of it, as he should be. It was the product of late nights, early mornings, and more coffee than any human should consume. I had a similar experience last year when I self-published my first novel.
The amount of hours that went into it still astonishes me.
But when I asked him about his publishing plans, he waved a dismissive hand. I had never seen him act that way before.
“I’m not going to put it on Amazon,” he said. “Self-publishing on Amazon is a dead end.”
I nearly choked on my drink.
“What about on Kindle?”
“Nope,” he declared, “not there either.”
I had to hold my tongue for a moment. I was ready to reply with several expletives, followed by an admonishment of his decision.
Because, frankly, James was dead wrong.
And from someone who is selling their book on Kindle, I can confirm how wrong the decision is.
