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How to self-publish on the web

Anyone with any romantic notions about novel writing should shed them before entering the world of Kindle Direct Self Publishing on the Amazon website.

How to self-publish on the web
Amazon distributes copies of the book to buyers through its website Photo: ALAMY

Authors "Building their books" are told to write in Microsoft Word and then "upload" the contents directly to Amazon where the body of the text will be formatted.

The novelist will then be asked to "create front matter" – preface and title page – and then "back matter", the glossary and index.

Once the book is uploaded, the author can use their Amazon account to set pricing, edit the description for their book and manage their sales.

Amazon handles payments and distributes copies to buyers through its website. Amazon also sends royalties to the author.

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