Nancy Hendrickson

If you’re selling a service or product and not self-publishing on Amazon’s Kindle platform, you’re not leveraging one of the Internet’s traffic giants.

With more than 54 million hits a month, Amazon is the ultimate traffic-driver; even if you never own a Kindle why n ot get your e-books, special reports, or killer articles into Amazon’s Kindle store.  Not only will it make you a few bucks, it will position you as an authority in your field.

Let’s face it – if we see someone’s name on a book, or for sale on Amazon, we take it for granted that the person who wrote it is an expert!

I’m not going to run on about the current economy or feed you a line about making millions. But I am going to tell you I think Kindle, when used as a marketing tool, will be one of the biggest buzzes in 2009.  No bull.   Here’s the deal:

The last two days have seen extraordinary opportunities opening up for publishers (authors) on the Amazon Kindle platform.

Yesterday, Amazon announced it would increase payment to publishers (via an option) a 70% royalty fee on titles that met the following criteria:

For Part I Selling Your Book on Kindle

Okay, you have a Kindle account and are ready to sell.  What next?

Before you can do anything, you need to prepare your book for Kindle formatting.  Unlike e-books that can be spruced up with beautiful graphics and color pictures, Kindle books are best suited for non-graphical books.

Kindles can only display four shades of gray – - so if your book depends on a lot of pretty pictures, it probably isn’t suitable for Kindle conversion.  Think of what a basic paperbook book looks like (black print on off-white paper) and you’ll have a good idea of how your book will look when displayed on the Kindle screen.