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How To Self-Publish A Low Or No Content Book On Amazon KDP For Beginners

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Have you ever wanted to create your very own notebooks, sketchbooks or even planners? Maybe you have an idea for a book aimed to a specific audience you'd like to publish? In this class I will show you how to publish your first low or no content book! 

During the lessons we will create a lined/dotted journal or notebook; I will take you through the process of deciding what type of book you would like to publish, how to plan and create the interior of the book and the cover design, and how to publish it on Amazon.

I will try to keep it simple so even if you are a beginner you will be able to follow the process and have your very own low/no content book published!

In this class you’ll learn:

  • How to plan your low or no content book
  • How to create the content of the book with Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign
  • How to create the cover of your book with Adobe Illustrator
  • How to fill in all the information necessary on the KDP website
  • How to publish your book

These skills can then be applied to create more complex books when you are ready to step it up!

I have also included two Adobe Illustrator documents and one .jpg file you can download and use if you are stuck with finding motifs for your cover or if you would like to use one of the labels for the book title. 

I will not use a pattern here to create the cover of the book, but if you'd like to create a pattern with texture to use for your book cover, make sure to check out my latest class: How To Create a Half-Drop Repeat Pattern With Texture The Easy Way

Are you ready to create your book? Then let's get started! 

PS If you would like more information on how to research and choose the best keywords for your book have a look at my other class "Low Content Book Series: Idea Generation and Keyword Strategy"

Please NOTE: I have created a page where you can download all the files I mention in the lessons and more!I have added some low content book interiors for you to download and I have added new labels for you to use. I will upload more interiors in the future so keep an eye on the page :-)

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Syllabus

  • Class introduction
  • Class project
  • What are low or no content books
  • Let's do some planning!
  • Plan the interior and the cover
  • Image Tracing the Motifs
  • Coloring the Motifs
  • Let's Download the Cover Template
  • Let's Make The Cover Part 1
  • Let's Make The Cover Part 2
  • Let's Make The Cover Part 3
  • Let's Make The Cover Part 4
  • Download the manuscript
  • Let's make the Manuscript with Microsoft Word
  • Let's make the Manuscript with InDesign Part 1
  • Let's make the Manuscript with InDesign Part 2
  • Let's Upload the Book Part 1
  • Let's Upload the Book Part 2
  • Final Thoughts

Taught by

Katia Galante

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