It has been a crazy, stressful week trying to get Bischoff Black and the Ghost of Skull Island ready for publishing. Opening all the KDP account was the easiest part, while trying to actually get the manuscript uploaded and accepted was insanely difficult. The first pdf was accepted find, but the world map image was not.
After following KDPs instructions I tried again, and from there all I got was errors. It was several days of frustration until I found Kindle Create. I have not heard anyone mention this program on any social sites, but I’m so glad I found it. It formats the manuscript for every type of publication on Amazon. It formatted text and images and showed me a preview. It was so fast, and it uploaded with no issues.
The only downside, I couldn’t use my own fonts. It was a small price to pay right now. I can always change it later when I figure out how to get KDP to accept PDFs correctly. For my first ever publication, I’ll take the simplicity. But, hopefully, as the next books come out I’ll figure out how to get it to look how I see it in my head.
Anyhow, now on December 20th, you can order any format Amazon offered: Kindle, Paperback, and Hardback. I’m now focusing on other platforms that offer books: Google, Apple, B&N, and eventually right from this website!
