Amazon Marketing

How to Get Your Kindle Ebook on The Top 100

Posted on July 28, 2014 by marketingboard | 0 Comments

As we’ve noted before, the preferred book price for many self-published EBook writers over the past year has been $2.99. The $2.99 ebook price point is significant because if your price your Amazon ebooks between $2.99 and $9.99, you receive a 70 percent royalty from Amazon with the Kindle Publishing plan. What that really means is more money in the…

How To Make a Book Cover for Your Kindle Book

Posted on July 24, 2014 by marketingboard | 0 Comments

There are two ways to get a new ebook cover made: either do it yourself, or hire someone else to do it. Make sure you choose one or the other because you don’t want to publish a book without a cover (read on to see why). Don’t Publish Your E-Book without a Cover Amazon will place a placeholder image within…

How Much Should You Charge for Your Kindle Book

Posted on July 21, 2014 by marketingboard | 0 Comments

$2.99. That’s the magical price point for Kindle books. When your ebook is priced at $2.99 or higher, Amazon pays you a 70 percent royalty for selling your book. That means you make about $2.10 on each copy of your book you sell. The game changes when you price your eBook below $2.99. Amazon will then take 65 percent (remember,…