What is kdp select program

You need to pro actively opt out. Thanks a lot for this valuable information. I want both printed and Ebook for my book. How to do it in amazon. Any better option other than Amazon for printed books. You may have readers that prefer other stores, or you might want to sell your eBook directly from your website.

Go ahead, do this and then join KDP Select. Hi David, this was very insightful! Like the other readers, I still have questions. I am writing a self-help journal for teens therefore e-books will not be a viable option. Is KDP still worth it if I am only making hard copies available to readers? Also, if I chose to opt in after I have published through 3rd party and marketing on my own via my website what ramifications am I faced with if I choose KDP route afterwards?

Do I stop selling from my website for days? No further commitment is required. For the paperback version of your book, KDP uses print on demand, meaning they print the books as they are ordered using digital technology. When you set up your paperback version of your manuscript in KDP, your printing costs will be calculated based on your page count and ink selections. These printing costs get subtracted from your royalties so that you don't have to pay any costs upfront or carry any inventory.

In addition to making your book available to millions of readers, KDP also offers a number of other advantages. These include allowing you to keep control of your rights, choosing from a variety of list prices, and making changes to your book at any time.

This is a great way for readers to discover new writers. You can schedule limited time promotional discounting for your eBook Kindle Countdown Deal or a Free Book Promotion for a limited time, readers worldwide can get your book free.

You may want to hold the phone — after all, there is no such thing as a free lunch. There are certainly pros and cons to each. In my personal experience, I've found it most useful to enroll in KDP Select for one term 90 days , then opt out after that and go widespread.

The initial exposure in KDP Select is much greater for marketing, and you earn higher royalties from KU reads as well.

But after that, it's about building your reader base. And I can still earn the KU royalties from anybody who purchased the book through them during the enrollment period, even after I've taken the book out of KDP Select. So for me, it makes sense to start each book in KDP Select, then expand. I have a lot of readers outside the U.

I ran a 3-day free promotion which I advertised on Facebook, and had enough downloads to put me at the 1 spot in my category, which even if fleeting was exciting. However, this free promotion did next to nothing for sales. My book is about real estate so really only applicable in the U. Thanks for this thoughtful and balanced overview. I've done both, and currently and have one book in Kindle Select and three 'wide'. I think an additional factor these days is advertising.

Why be select when Amazon is more or less forcing you to advertise your books nowadays? Perhaps it's cutting off my nose to spite my face, but all my future books will be wide as I don't like feeling as if I'm being forced to do something. The problem with Amazon, which is magnified time ten in KU, is their scorched earth policy of dealing with scammers, shooting first and never bothering to ask questions and refusing to respond when they pull the accounts of legit authors by mistake.

KU is full of scammers, and so far Amazon has failed to put proper safeguards in place even though the program is several years old. I have friends who make 6 figures in KU, and power to them.

But Amazon has been capricious in making changes and I would rather build a readership as wide as I can than cross my fingers that Amazons newest brainstorm will not destroy me. Excellent and informative article giving the pros and cons. It's not an easy decision. After a few years of indecision, I stayed with Kindle Select. I'm content and page reads do make a difference to my earnings.

That is especially the case when running AMS ads. You mention "Do the bestsellers in your genre include a healthy selection of Kindle Unlimited titles? I agree and would add this: the A-Pub imprints are all in KU. I think that answers the question for me.

The other important benefit of KU is an author can price books sensibly. There is no need to make them free or sell at 0. Amazon self-publishing is by far the most popular publishing service for indie authors and independent publishers. Making your books available on Amazon stores worldwide gives you the best chance to sell your ebooks to Kindle or Kindle app readers. You need to consider what is best for you before deciding on either option. Make sure that you are aware of the differences and benefits of each one.

There are no restrictions. You can sell your ebook through any other book retailers, as well as with Amazon Kindle. It is important to note that Amazon only requires exclusivity for your Kindle ebook version. It does not apply to paperback or audiobook versions of your title.

You cannot offer your ebook in any file format on any other ebook retailer. It can only be for sale on Amazon. There is also a restriction on the amount of free sample content you can use, even on your website.

You may also provide professional reviewers with a copy of your book via email for the purpose of editing, proofreading and helping with other quality improvements. When you enroll a boxset in KDP Select, none of those books can be offered on another platform. If we remove your book from KDP Select due to violation of the exclusivity requirements, you may re-enroll your book as soon as you ensure it is no longer available elsewhere in a digital format.

It means that you must pay close attention to Select enrollment when you self-publish a new ebook. If you are already published, you can check your KDP bookshelf to make sure that you have made the right selection. Select your Kindle ebook from your KDP dashboard. Then click the hamburger menu button on the right.

The popup screen gives you the option to continue your enrollment automatically. Untick if you wish to cancel. With the setting above, your ebook is enrolled in Select and will automatically renew every 90 days. With the options above, you can enroll your ebook continually in Select or opt for only a limited time.

The main advantage of standard KDP publishing is that there are no restrictions placed on you as to where you can offer your ebook for sale. You can offer your ebook for free on your website, or you can offer extended preview reads to help with your book marketing.