Kindle Publishing Treasure Map

by Rob Robideau

Your guide for navigating common Kindle publishing pitfalls and finding more gold in the end! "A must-read book for new kindle authors!" "This book can save you years of trouble and wandering in the dark when it comes to publishing on Kindle!" You will - How to get the first few sales that will start driving Amazon.com recommendations - Detailed, step-by-step instructions for publishing your book on Amazon KDP - How to get numerous, free, legitimate reviews for your book - How to best use KDP select promotions like Countdowns and Free Giveaways - How to use Author Central to maximize sales - Tips for optimizing your books metadata so that more readers can find it - How to use affiliate links in your Kindle book to maximize revenue - How to create a killer book cover and work with designers - How to write books that are almost guaranteed to sell - How to use re-direct Amazon affiliate URLs for additional revenue - How to track and maintain your book for maximum revenue - Images and illustrations throughout And much more! Learn these tips from someone who has already made the mistakes and learned from them! Scroll up and click "Look Inside"!

Genres: Writing

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2014

About the author

Rob Robideau is a loving husband and father, pastor, pilot, writer, and more. He enjoys serving the Lord alongside his family and lifting up the name of Christ through speaking and writing.

He has flown bush planes in Alaska, jumped out of perfectly good airplanes, skied the Andes, never owned a television, broken more bones than he can remember, graduated from a college, and commutes on a motorcycle.

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can find Kindle publishing and marketing tips in myriad places. In this valuable, comprehensive guide, Rob Robideau has gathered the best of them in one place.

One of my favorite things about Rob Robideau’s “how to” books is the personal examples. That shows up in abundance here. He has gone through the Kindle publishing and marketing process multiple times. He explains what has worked for him. One example: He discusses multiple options for procuring a good design for the all-important cover (including important details like how to describe what you are look for from the designer and the dimensions of the image). He then walks us through what he did to get and select the cover for Incognito Toolkit, which has a perfect cover for the topic of that book. (The cover of Kindle Publishing Treasure Map is also great, so what he’s doing works.)

The other thing that shows up is the author’s honesty. Some books in this genre give an overenthusiastic cheer to every marketing strategy. Rob Robideau says there are things that do not bring a lot of value for the time. (See his section on social media, among others.)

The personal examples throughout not only add credence to his advice, but they make the book fun to read. His stories are simply interesting.

There are also lots of nuggets throughout of things that very few Kindle authors are doing or even thinking about—but should be—to increase their sales.

I have read three of Rob Robideau’s other books, so I was confident a book from him on Kindle publishing and marketing would be excellent. I was right to be so confident. Having gone through the process of publishing a book myself, I can attest that he knows and understands the process, and has lots of practical insight to share. He has me motivated to write book number two. Kindle Publishing Treasure Map is highly, highly recommended for both new Kindle authors and current ones looking for ways to kickstart sales.

[Eddie Jong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive and easy to read

I have read a fair number of books on Kindle marketing and publishing, and this one is definitely one of the best out there.

What works:

- Covers editing, publishing and marketing
- Detailed step by step instructions
- More than 100 links to external resources

What does not work:

- The images in the book were blurry on my Kindle paper white

I have certainly picked up a number of new tips and tricks to apply.