[stylist] book publishing questions

[Julie J.]

Sarah,

I self published a book through Amazon Kindle.  I did need sighted help to 
get it set up.   I was able to sign up for the account and get the book 
ready, but while most of the process of uploading the book was accessible, 
not everything was.   It could also be that I'm using JAWS 12, which is 
older.   Perhaps a newer version would have done better.

You set your own price with Kindle.   The fees associated with sales vary 
depending on the price you set for your book.  You can also change the price 
in different countries, although I'm remembering this was one of the things 
that wasn't accessible.

The thing with self publishing is that you also are self marketing.   If 
you're good with that, then go for it.   The other big drawback is that 
Amazon has a bad habit of changing how they pay, especially with their  KDP 
select or whatever they are calling it now.  It used to be if someone 
downloaded your book with KDP, you got your KDP portion.  Now your payment 
is related to how much the person reads of your book.

On my never ending to-do list  I am looking into other options for self 
publishing.  I'd like to sell it directly, but that requires a lot of 
technical set up. In the long run, I think it would be more profitable and 
accessible.

HTH
Julie
Courage to Dare: A Blind Woman's Quest to Train her Own Guide Dog is now 
available! Get the book here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QXZSMOC
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From: Sarah via stylist
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 12:06 PM
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Subject: [stylist] book publishing questions


   Good afternoon. I have written two books this summer, something I never 
thought I would do. Friends and family have told me I should have them 
published. I work at a community college and my boss said I should get an 
agent. Is an agent the way to go, or should I self-publish the books on 
Amazon? If I publish them on Amazon, what format do the books have to be in? 
Is everying on that part of Amazon's website accessible with Jaws? Would I 
need to write a synopsis of the books? Does Amazon determine the price? 
Thank you.
     Sarah

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