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Treat the Royalties Estimator as a sketch, not an invoice. Amazon says the estimate will not match what you are paid. For settled money, use prior-month royalties and the Payments view.
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KDP Select is not a yes forever. You can enrol, run a spell in Kindle Unlimited, then leave when the term ends if wide distribution fits better. Here is how that choice works in plain English. Link below 👇
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Myth: if yesterday's KDP graph looked flat, the book is finished. One quiet day is weather, not climate. Look at a longer window before you rewrite your whole launch.
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Numbers on the dashboard are one thing. Clean pages are another. Email us up to 1,000 words and an editor will mark it up free, normally within 24 to 48 hours. Happy with the notes? Fresh Eyes line edit and proofread is £197 ($249). Link below 👇
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Fill in the blank: The last time I opened my KDP dashboard, I felt ___.
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Curious what a list price leaves you after Amazon's cut? Use this free royalty calculator for a rough ebook or print figure before you lock a price. Link below 👇
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Thinking about KDP Select? The trade is ebook exclusivity on Amazon in exchange for Kindle Unlimited borrows and Select promo tools. Our guide walks through what you gain, what you give up, and how to decide. Link below 👇
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The document is called final_FINAL_v7_really_this_time.docx and somehow that feels normal.
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The most dangerous sentence in writing: 'I'll remember that idea, no need to write it down.'
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Plotter me builds a colour-coded outline. Pantser me opens a blank doc and whispers, we'll figure it out.
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Day 1 of the November writing challenge: 2,000 words. Day 9: does the outline count? Asking for me.
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This or that: check KDP reports first thing in the morning, or write first and look later?
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Orders and royalties are not the same line on KDP. An order is a sale. The royalty is what Amazon pays after their cut and any print cost. Check which report you are reading before you celebrate or panic.
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Nobody warns you that finishing a book means rereading your favourite sentence until it stops meaning anything.
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This or that: writing in silence, or writing with music on?
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Writing the book: hard. Editing the book: harder. Writing the blurb: who designed this. Writing your author bio in the third person: absolutely not.
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