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What is Reading:
Reading is one of the communication skills in which symbols are perceived and interpreted for understanding. The symbols can be print or objects.
It is a means of transferring information from the writer to the reader. I has advantage over other communications because it can be stored, retrieved and edited. Information is the key to virtually all we do and that is why e book publishers can easily transfer knowledge to a wide
: Reading and writing are two of the four language skills.
*Reading* has to do with identification and making meaning of words or expressions in print or graphic form;
Whereas, *writing* is the act of putting one's thought in print.
Ebooks are books published on line in soft copies. Readers read such books through their Laptops, Android phone, tabs and others, while paper back are hard copies of the book with soft cover bound
Manuscript are the draft unedited write ups that are yet to be processed.
WHAT IS A MANUSCRIPT?
A MANUSCRIPT IS what I may call the DRAFT COPY, THE RAW COPY OF THE BOOK. THE UNPUBLISHED COPY OF THE BOOK. When you start writing the document is called MANUSCRIPT until it is published or at least formatted for publishing.
WHAT IS STRONG WRITING.
Strong Writing is a sort of writing that captivates the reader such that the audience are prepared to pay for the write- up.
Such write- ups are called BESTSELLERS
WHAT IS A BESTSELLER. book that is among those having the largest sales during a given period. any product that among those of its kind is sellingp particularly well at a given time: Tl
Purposeful writing
Is a writing that is goal oriented ,goal directed
When to stop writing:
You stop writing when you are tired or else your book cannot be a best seller book. when you write for about 2hours depending on you capacity there will be fatigue and the brain may not be able to give its maximum
Basic section of a book
Parts/Sections of abook.
What are the BASIC PARTS/SECTIONS/SECTIONS of a book ?
1. The front matter (Cover Pages/ Title, Copy Right Page, Dedication, Epigraph, Prologue, Acknowledgements, Table Of Contents)
2. The interior (this is the body/chapters HAPTERS of the book)
3. The back matter (the blurb/about the book and the about the Author)
sections of a well acceptable book
1. Title/cover page
2. Copy writer page (the authorization Given to the Author)
3. Barcode (Bar Codes Are found at the back cover of a book, basically at the rear after the Author's biography.)
4. Dedication page where the writer tells the reason for which the book was written
5. Acknowledgements Page (Talks About All Those that assisted to making the book a reality
6. Epigraph, Prologue ETC
7. Table of contents ( a guide to the various chapters contained in the book)
8. Introduction (written after all the chapters have been completed and not before). It is the chapter that Talks about the entire book's
9. The Interior (the body)
10. The back matter ( The Writer writes to give a short description about the book (Blurb), About the Author (Biography))
11. ISBN/ISSN this number iS Patented to aparticular book. In essence ISBN is assigned to a specific book
Blurb or about the book is a short description about the content of the book. about the Author is a short description or biography of the Author written in the third person format EG. the Author is, She is, They are, She works at ETC.
Kdp is a platform created by Amazon to self published ebook and paper backs, it offers you a priviledge to publish for free and and ot gives you free right to your book and it will make your book available at books and cranny of the world
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BENEFITS OF KDP:
i. KDP has a lot of useful features like, free file conversion, sales tracking & other tools for formatting etc.
ii. With KDP you can reach more readers and earn more money at no cost.
iii.You will be able to upload a single Kindle book or a whole Kindle catalogue.
iv. You can make your Kindle book eligible for 79% royalty earnings on sale to customers in some countries.
v. With KDP publishins is made much eadier than the traditional publishing.
vi. Using KDP your eBook is made available on Amazon for Kindle ReadersFormatting your manuscript will require you to do the following:
* Set your page margin/paper size
*Choose a suitable style
* Choose a suitable font and font size
* Create your cover design
*Fix headers and Footers if any
*Add images if any
*Insert your Table of Content
* Add any extrasFormatting
Formatting is how your book looks and reads. It takes care of everything that goes into the visual appearance of your book, such as font size, page number, word count, line spacing, paragraph break...Etc. Simply put, formatting means creating or editing the layout of your document.
Formatting your manuscript will require you to do the following:
* Set your page margin/paper size
*Choose a suitable style
* Choose a suitable font and font size
* Create your cover design
*Fix headers and Footers if any
*Add images if any
*Insert your Table of Content
* Add any extras
*Proof your work
*1) Page Margin*
The margins are how far the text is away from the edge of the page. It should be spacious but not so much like you are wasting paper. Tweak between ½ “ and 1”
2)*For book size**
The 6” x 9” is a globally accepted size but you are not restricted to the size you can use, but for the sake of getting it published on certain platforms, you will need to pay attention to their guidelines on sizing *
There are customized templates for formatting, these templates will make your formatting journey less burdensome
After Formatting with the template then with kdp for creation of account http://www.KDP.com
The follow the instructions and create account by signing up then already have account you sign in
KEEP YOUR E MAIL AND PASSWORD WELL Where you can remember. You will use it forever. Any time from now, just like your Name. Make sure you write your name well and remember it. Use the same names all the time.
First of all download KDP App that is only possible with laptop or computer is where your E publishing begins,your mailing address is where you can receive cheques since you don't have a TIN you'll be paid with cheque,
type in your name as it appears in the bank account you have decided to use and then current date
Save and preview very well before submitting.If you are done, sign out and sign in using your created password
After that you will see your Amazon dashboard then you add new title then click on the box +Kindle eBook” to add a new Kindle book
As you start entering information, choose “Save as Draft” at the bottom of the page if you have to stop in the middle
After that enter a book title a book title and subtitle
Book entitle is very important because the title of book interest a reader
Enter the author's name, the name you chose to use that will appear on your book, also if you have a contributor you should also add his/her name
For books description Amazon permits 4000 at the maximum and it serves as a sales pitch for the writer
Next is for you to verify authors or publishing right If you are the Author of the book, choose the button that says: “I own the copyright and I hold the necessary publishing rights.”
Next is choosing your keywords when people enter ur keywords your book will appear so is very important ur key words are selected wisely
Use the Categories popup box to choose two categories for your book. Use the “+” buttons to drill down as far as you can.
The age range is necessary if the book are for specific Individuals
After that you upload your books
Despite the options provided (like pdf or doc files), turn your eBook into a well-formatted epub file before you upload it.
Always use the current Kindle format so your book will look good in every e-reader.
Formatting a book isn’t easy, but doing a good job is critical if you want your book to look professional. And eBooks need to be formatted a bit differently for Amazon than for any other eBook retailer.
If you have an epub file ready and you want to see how it will look as an Amazon book, upload it here. You can preview it after you load the cover file
People do judge books by their covers. Like it or not, this is 100% true, and there’s a ton of marketing research to back it up.
If you want your book to sell, the cover design has to be professional.
Do not design your own book cover. Even something as simple as the cover font can ruin your cover if you don’t know what you’re doing.
If you want to be taken seriously as a published Author, hire a professional cover designer (and listen to them.
After that you can now preview your book, you dnot have to rush it, to avoid mistakes
You dnot need a ISBN since you are publishing kindle Ebook
You can always add your book to KDP Select, even after it’s published. But once it’s in the program, you have to leave it there for at least 3 months.
KDP Select enrolls your book in Kindle Unlimited and gives you additional marketing options, like Kindle countdown deals, but the digital version of your book has to be exclusive to Amazon.
Make this decision as part
Choose “All territories (worldwide rights)” unless you have a good reason not to.
This will make your book available in all of Amazon’s global territories once you’re ready to publish it.
Choose between 35% and 70% for your royalty. For most Authors, the 70% royalty will pay more. That seems obvious, but it does add some pricing limitations as well as a slightly different royalty calculation.
Choose Amazon.com as your primary marketplace, then set the list price. The price in other marketplaces will be set according to exchange rates, but you can set each one manually if you want to.
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