CreateSpace Overview of Independent Publishing
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Independent Publishing
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• Before you publish…
• Amazon and the marketplace
• Getting your book to market with CreateSpace
• Before you publish…
• Amazon and the marketplace
• Getting your book to market with CreateSpace
Before you publish…
Before you publish…
Write. A Lot.
Network.
Before you publish…
Edit.
Before you publish…• …a marketing vehicle?
• Identify your audience
• Engage your audience
Before you publish…• Keywords
• Descriptions
• SEO
www.createspace.com/marketingcentral
Before you publish…
Before you publish…
Before you publish…
• Before you publish…
• Amazon and the marketplace
• Getting your book to market with CreateSpace
Amazon.com Books Sales Growth
UpdateKindle owners buy 4.5x more books
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Kindle owners buy 4.6x more books
A Quarter of top 100 on Amazon.comIndie-Published
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• Before you publish…
• Amazon and the marketplace
• Getting your book to market with CreateSpace
Traditional Publishing
PrinterAuthor PublisherAgent Distributor ReaderRetailer
DesignerEditor
Traditional Publishing
PrinterAuthor PublisherAgent Distributor ReaderRetailer
DesignerEditor
Indie Publishing with CreateSpace
AuthorReaders
Benefits
High quality, easy and always available
Free global reach
Industry-leading royalties
Comprehensive services
24/7 Customer service
Enables more format options
Overview
1. Title information
2. File upload
3. Proof your work
4. Distribute, Pricing and Royalties
1. Title information
ISBN options
LCCN v. Copyright
www.copyright.gov
2. Files – interior & cover
Easy and Free
.pdf .doc .rtf
Easy and FreeAuthors Rock
Easy and Free
Easy and Free
• Articles
• Videos
• Blogs
• Community
Professional services
• Editing options
• Layout Design
• Cover Design
• Illustration
• Marketing
Satisfaction
Guaranteed!
3. Proof your work and Publish
4. Distribution and Royalties
createspace.com/Products/Book/#content4
Self-Distribution
Print-on-Demand
Pricing
bit.ly/csp-royalty
Royalties
Your share of list price:
80% 60% 40%
Less Manufacturing
eStoreExpanded Dist.
Example:
Sales Channel Amazon.com
Your List Price $13.00
Our Share -$5.20 (40%)
Your Share $7.80 (60%)
Mfg. Fee -$3.25
Your Royalty $4.55 (35%)
Details:
B&W, 200 pages
*Euros/GBP – Mfg. will vary by location
Pricing & Royalties Calculator
bit.ly/csp-royalty
Publish on Kindle
Authors Rock
Thom Kephart – [email protected]
