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| access to the biggest possible audience cutting across | | | | showcase. |
| geographical boundaries. No other platform will let you | | | | 4. Amazon determines, at its sole discretion, the price |
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| makes it easier for first time authors to sell their books | | | | when registering the Title. |
| on Amazon. This is a perfect platform for writers who | | | | 5. Send minimum two copies of your book to Amazon |
| write niche books which may not have great demand | | | | for it's inventory. You will be notified for more when |
| within a defined geography. | | | | the stocks fall below the minimum inventory mark. In |
| Here are a few things that you should keep in mind | | | | case your book fails to attract buyers Amazon will |
| while selling your books in Amazon: | | | | remove it from the showcase and return the books at |
| | | | your own cost. |
| 1. First and foremost you need to get an ISBN number | | | | 6. Try promoting your Amazon link in social networking |
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| and is pretty easy to get. You need to print the ISBN | | | | promote your book in your blogs. |
| number on the back and inside of your book. | | | | Before you plan to list your books for sale on Amazon |
| 2. Register an account in Amazon and you will have to | | | | it is important that you get it printed in high quality. Make |
| pay a small fee to put up your book for sale on the | | | | sure that your book is printed on high quality paper and |
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