Guides
Written from what we see in the books made here. Short, specific, updated.
How to publish an ebook on Amazon KDP
From a finished manuscript to a live Kindle listing: account, files, cover size, categories, keywords, pricing and the AI disclosure. Every step, in order.
How to write an ebook with AI, step by step
A method that avoids the two failures of AI books, repetition and filler: plan first, write chapter by chapter with memory, review each one, then add what only you know.
How to create a lead magnet ebook
The lead magnet that converts is short, specific and immediately useful. Length, structure, the promise on the cover, the call to action, and how to deliver it.
Ebook pricing strategy for self-publishers
How the KDP royalty bands, reader expectations by category and your goal decide your price. Launch pricing, price changes, and why $12.99 earns less than $9.99.
How to sell ebooks on Etsy and Gumroad
Listing a PDF ebook on Etsy and Gumroad: fees, files, listing images, pricing, taxes and the one thing Amazon cannot give you, the buyer’s email.
Can AI write a book that sells?
Yes, in specific niches and with a specific method. Where AI-written ebooks sell (short practical non-fiction), where they fail, and what the author still has to do.
Which ebook format should you write?
Five formats, five jobs: the lead magnet grows a list, the guide sells on Amazon, the workbook raises the price, the companion raises completion, the novel tests a story.
Is Kindle Unlimited worth it for your ebook?
KDP Select gives you Kindle Unlimited page reads and promo tools in exchange for 90 days of exclusivity. The arithmetic, who wins, who loses, and how to decide for your book.
An ebook cover that sells, even at thumbnail size
The cover is judged at 100 pixels wide in a search result. Size for KDP, the three-element rule, typography that stays legible, genre signals, and how to test before you publish.
How to write an Amazon book description that converts
The description is the second thing a browser reads after the cover. A structure for non-fiction and fiction, the HTML KDP allows, the first-line rule, and a fill-in template.
KDP categories and keywords: how to choose them
Three categories and seven keyword slots decide whether your ebook is found. How to find small categories you can rank in, how to fill the seven boxes, what Amazon forbids, and how to change them later.
How long should an ebook be?
Word counts and page counts that work: lead magnet, guide, workbook, course companion, novella, novel. What Amazon shows, what readers finish, and why shorter usually sells better.
How to make money with ebooks, with realistic numbers
What an ebook actually earns: royalties per copy, sales a typical self-published title makes, and the four models that work: Amazon catalogue, lead magnet funnel, direct sales, and the book as a product for clients.
How to sell ebooks from your own website
Keep 90 % instead of 70 %, own the customer’s email and set your own price. The tools (Gumroad, Payhip, Lemon Squeezy, Stripe), fees, file delivery, EU VAT, refunds and piracy, step by step.
Turn your online course into an ebook
A course already has the structure of a book. How to turn modules into chapters, what to cut, what to add, the three ways to use the book (bonus, entry product, Amazon funnel) and the price for each.