by mandilynnwrites | Jun 12, 2025 | Self-Publishing
KDP has always paid its authors 60% royalty rates. On June 10th, it changed to 50% if you have your book priced at $9.98 or lower. This change stirred up a lot of commotion and even confusion. For example, when the change went into effect, my $11.99 book was flagged...
by mandilynnwrites | Jun 3, 2025 | Self-Publishing
In the past, I did a full step by step tutorial on how to publish your book on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. What I did not go into, however, was how to prep the files for uploading ahead of time. In this video I’m going to go over the file requirements for...
by mandilynnwrites | Oct 15, 2023 | Book Cover Design
How to Design a Paperback Wrap Book Cover for Amazon KDP on Photoshop // Self-publishing your book on Amazon KDP and planning to design the book cover yourself? In today’s video, I’ll be teaching you how to design and export your book cover wrap in...
