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-RESOURCES-

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-OVERVIEW & BASICS-

KDP University

Learn all the ins and outs of KDP straight from the experts themselves. I wish I took these courses at the start of my journey - it would have saved a lot of time and headaches! Don't skip this step!

How to Publish a Book

A walk-through guide of 7 steps to take when publishing a book! From newbies to pros, this list is a great guide to follow along with during the process.

KDP vs. IngramSpark

Trying to choose between KDP and IngramSpark? I go over ease of use, cost, color, and profits so you can make the choice that is best for you.

KDP Printing Cost

Calculate your profits and understand your cost with KDP's Printing Cost Calculator

-PHOTOSHOP & ILLUSTRATOR-

BEFORE YOU START:
I highly recommend downloading these free Photoshop Brushes to get you a diverse range of presets to work with.

Illustrator Contract

If you are an illustrator working with an author or an author working with an illustrator here is a good template of where to start!

Photoshop Basics

We will cover how to lay out your Photoshop screen, go over the basic tools we will be using in the following courses, as well as getting familiar with where you can find various tools and understand what they do!

Photoshop Illustration
Mixed Media
Level: Beginner-Intermediate

In this class we will learn how to illustrate an animal character with a photo using mixed media! Find a photo of an animal or use one you have taken (this character and photo are my copyright so please create a version of your own)

Class Time: 2 hours
Requirements: Drawing Tablet, Adobe Photoshop, Animal Photo
*Amazon Affiliate link for the tablet I have used for 2+ years and HIGHLY recommend! ($80)

Creating a Coloring Book Page

Create your very own coloring book page for your book! Use it as a freebie, a email sign-up perk, or make an activity book!

Class Time: 20 minutes
Requirements: Drawing Tablet, Photoshop, Illustration Rights
*Amazon Affiliate link for the tablet I have used for 2+ years and HIGHLY recommend! ($80)

Creating a Dot to Dot

Create your very own dot to dot drawing based on your book! Use it as a freebie, a email sign-up perk, or make an activity book!

Class Time: 15 minutes
Requirements: Drawing Tablet, Photoshop, Illustration Rights
*Amazon Affiliate link for the tablet I have used for 2+ years and HIGHLY recommend! ($80)

Creating a Vector in One Click

Create a vector from a traditional work of art, or from a photograph in just one click

Class Time: 15 minutes
Requirements: Adobe Illustrator

-FORMATTING-

InDesign Basics

Learn the basics of InDesign and start getting a feel for the program!

Class Time: 20 minutes
Requirements: InDesign

InDesign Formatting

Learn how to format your text on top of illustrations in InDesign!

Class Time: 15 minutes
Requirements: InDesign

InDesign 8.5" x 8.5" Documents

Download blank interior documents with and without bleeds in an INDD or IDML version.

Requirements: InDesign (or software that can open the documents)

InDesign Page Size Quick Fix

Fix document size errors in one easy step!

Class Time: 5 minutes
Requirements: InDesign

KDP
Cover Template

Generate a perfectly sized cover specific to your book!

Requirements: Photoshop Recommended

IngramSpark Cover Template

Generate a perfectly sized cover specific to your book with a barcode associated

Requirements: InDesign Recommended

Fonts

Find the perfect font for your book here!

-FINAL DETAILS-

ISBN

Getting an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is a must have in the publishing world! Find out where to buy legitimate ISBN numbers.

LCCN

Copyright

BISAC Codes

A previous requirement for IngramSpark was to know your BISAC code! Now they have made the process much easier, but if you ever need to know your codes, here is where to go!

-UPLOADING AND PRINTING-

Publishing & Uploading to IngramSpark

This video will walk you through step by step the uploading process as well as going over all of your options to make sure your book is in the best shape it can be!

Class Time: 20 minutes

Set up a Pre-Order on IngramSpark

This video will walk you through step by step on how to set up your books for pre-order on IngramSpark!

Class Time: 5 minutes

Publishing & Uploading to KDP

Create an eBook

Easily create your eBook with Kids Kindle Book Creator

Class Time: 5 minutes
Requirements: Kid's Kindle Book Creator

Amazon Book Categories

Learn how to add up to 10 categories and change them based on new and growing categories.

Find Book Categories

Easily find new categories with a free tool!

-AUDIOBOOKS-

Intro Script

Here is my script I use for my audiobooks that meets the ACX requirements!

Record Your Audiobook

Step by Step process on creating your audiobook for ACX from start to finish.

Class Time: 40 minutes
Requirements: Adobe Audition, ACX account, Microphone, Pop-filter
*Amazon Affiliate link microphone and pop-filter I have used endlessly for years and HIGHLY recommend

Sell on ACX

Sell your audiobook on ACX! Increase your revenue and let your readers listen to the book before they buy!

Class Time: 20 minutes
Requirements: ACX account

Fix ACX audio

If you submit your audio files to ACX, here are some common ways to fix errors. Note that ACX will tell you exactly what to fix.

Requirements: ACX account

-MARKETING-

AMS Marketing Strategy

Learn how to set up ads on Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) and get the most bang for your buck! I cover my strategy of using conservative bidding for big rewards.

Class Time: 40 minutes
Requirements: AMS Account

AMS Strategy Flowchart

This is a downloadable for the AMS Marketing Strategy video to work your way through what to do next!

Amazon Rank Increase

Increase your Amazon book rank with a few different strategies and your sales will increase with it!

Class Time: 20 minutes

Review Link

Help your readers leave a review by sending them a direct link to write one!

Author Central

Grow your following on Amazon and capture your readers with an exciting author page!

Class Time: 5 minutes

Video Marketing 101

Create fun and exciting book trailers to build excitement around your books release!

Class Time: 15 minutes

BookBub

Numbers, Analytics, Effectiveness and more!

The Magic Sentence

One sentence in your book can make you hundreds. Seriously!

Free E-books = More Sales

Learn how setting a free e-book giveaway is a win-win for you and your readers!

Promote Your eBook

If you are running a free eBook promotion, share you book with additional resources to increase your chances of getting downloads!

Increase KNEP

KNEP is the count of "pages read" for their book signed up in Kindle Unlimited. Authors get paid per page read. Learn how to increase yours!

AfterEffects Intro

Learn the basics of animating in AfterEffects to bring your book trailers to life!

Class Time: 10 minutes
Requirements: AfterEffects, Photoshop

AfterEffects Shortcuts

Download shortcuts to go along with the AfterEffect tutorial.

Sing-a-long Tutorial

Make a fun and exciting sing-a -long video to keep your readers engaged and singing the words of your book in song!

Class Time: 15 minutes
Requirements: AfterEffects, Photoshop

Instagram Analytics

Dive into understand your individual Instagram Analytics by looking at which posts perform better and understand why with a document I've created just for you!

Instagram Do's and Dont's

Grow your following organically and increase your following with an audience who is engaged and cares!

Easy Book Mock-Up

Make an easy book mock-up perfect for social media with Canva!

Class Time: 5 minutes
Requirements: Canva

-THE BUSINESS SIDE-

Quickbooks Self-Employed

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