Easy Peasy Books
This podcast is hosted by Gillian Whitney — Business Book Coach, Author Visibility Strategist, and 6x published author.
– For more information visit: EasyPeasyBooks.com
– Connect with her at: linkedin.com/in/gillianwhitney
Easy Peasy Books: From Author to Authority is the inspiring and practical podcast for business professionals looking to transform their expertise into published works.
This show features weekly conversations with successful writers who've navigated the journey from expertise to influence. Gillian also interviews industry experts in writing, publishing, and marketing to provide valuable insights.
The podcast explores three key pillars: crafting your manuscript, navigating self-publishing in the digital age, and implementing marketing strategies to attract your target audience. Whether you're penning your first draft or seeking to leverage your published book, Easy Peasy Books offers simple strategies to turn your literary work into your ultimate business card — opening doors to new opportunities, speaking engagements, and more clients.
Easy Peasy Books
106: KDP Select: Yay or Nay for Your Business Book? with Gillian Whitney
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You've written the book and now it's time to upload your manuscript to KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). You need to decide, right then and there, if you should exclusively go all in with Amazon only... or keep your options open, knowing it's not a decision you can just walk back tomorrow. Which is why it's critical you totally understand how KDP Select works before you say yay or nay.
In this week's solo episode, I'm walking you through exactly what KDP Select does, the exclusivity trade-off nobody explains clearly, and a renewal trap that's caught more than one of my clients off guard. I'll also share why I protect two of my own six books from ever going free, and a strategic trick for using your free days with an advance reader team before launch day even arrives. By the end, you'll know exactly what you're trading away, and what you're getting in return, before you ever tick that box.
0:41 – What Is KDP Select?
3:24 – My Own Story: Fear and My First Book
5:56 – The Exclusivity Catch and Your Sales Rank
9:22 – Kindle Countdown Deals (and Why You Can't Do Both)
12:46 – Strategy: Who Should Actually Use This
19:11 – Two Traps to Watch For (Auto-Renewal and KU Pricing)
23:50 – Street Teams, New vs. Existing Authors, and the Wrap-Up
- Gillian Whitney: linkedin.com/in/gillianwhitney
- For more information checkout EasyPeasyBooks.com