Thanks for explaining quotes from the public domain (not an English native speaker, so never heard of this term before)
@socman0022 жыл бұрын
Great clip, lots of questions answered, and some advice which will help us avoid a lot of pain! :)
@01elsaker3 жыл бұрын
شكرا Thank you great information
@bkthompson5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this - especially for those encouraging words at the end! :-)
@RachelHarrisonSund5 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@caringfamily81324 жыл бұрын
Quality over quantity should be fundamental for any serious book publisher. Low-barrier-to-entry businesses, like KDP, can encourage a short-term profit mentality; hey, it's so easy to kick out tons of books based on superficial changes that offer customers little in terms of REAL value. Customers can sniff this out--BELIEVE IT! Rachel, thanks for encouraging quality-first. :)
@RachelHarrisonSund4 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right! I feel like a broken record sometimes, but I'm just seeing so many people take that approach of churning out thousands of low-quality books in an attempt to make some short term money. But there will always be room for those that focus on adding value to the consumer by offering high quality, well researched books.
@truebusinessqueen4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rachel, very helpful :)
@user-uh7kw8rv4w4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Rachel .. by the way your home decoration is awesome.
@KatoEmani4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! Thank you so much for sharing this info!!!!!
@RachelHarrisonSund4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@TheBrettmh5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. And your others! I would not do this if I have to make 3,000 books to create a real income. Much better to focus on high quality vs volume, I agree.
@RachelHarrisonSund5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brett! I'm so glad you agree, and that you're enjoying the videos!
@sunilscorpy45944 жыл бұрын
Hi Rachel, thanks for another great and helpful video for us newbies. Where can we check if we cannot use certain quotes? Yes tip 5 is the best... success takes patience and perseverance. Btw, your new hair style is lovely. 😊
@BriLamberson3 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought.
@ionaleah5 жыл бұрын
Greetings from New Zealand,Great video just subscribed
@RachelHarrisonSund5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you! Hope you enjoy!
@hichamnasselahsenamazonsel72874 жыл бұрын
I like your content , it's great madam , Thunks ! ;-)
@DrawingEasyCartoon3 жыл бұрын
I have some questions in low content KDP. 1)Can we use the same title and design cover for various sizes of the book(like same title and cover for lined 120 pages & lined 200 pages? 2)What categories are journal and notebook supposed to be?
@ManuMB_4 жыл бұрын
Hello Rachel and thanks for your video. Can you tip the sites where we can consult the copyright issues of the images and quoted? How do I know if an image of quote is copyrighted? Thank you very much
@RachelHarrisonSund4 жыл бұрын
Hi Manu! Check out my video on Using Quotes and my video on Avoiding Trademark Infringement for this information.
@InspireArt2 жыл бұрын
Hi Rachel, thank you so much for your videos! I think that your channel compared to many others claiming to want to help people start with something is exceptionally helpful, you really take the time to show people step-by-step in addition to give valuable information and tips. I wish you success in your business!!! I do have a question, what steps do you take to marketing your books? Thank you in advance!
@scoarpa4 жыл бұрын
damn, that screensaver. by the end of the video I could predict when it kicks in.
@n.s77634 жыл бұрын
How do I know it is a public domain ?
@RachelHarrisonSund4 жыл бұрын
It will say Public Domain or Creative Commons.
@chatterchatterchatter36383 жыл бұрын
I just saw a coloring book in the securities law section! How ridiculous is that!
@sarahelovich4 жыл бұрын
I am so confused about what art is ok. What about the free designs in Canva? What about Creative Commons?
@flywheel-rsvp3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Rachel amen. Quality, honesty and integrity. Great reminders. And thanks for mentioning learn rate and success to failure ratios to consider. Excellent as usual. Thanks for sharing, James, Rescue Kitty😺 & Snowvan!
@carltw99435 жыл бұрын
Great stuff
@USELECKSIONS4 жыл бұрын
Love from Africa
@AndyMorrisArt Жыл бұрын
I'm curious about the time frame. I understand and appreciate placing my focus on quality, but what's a reasonable amount of time to spend on getting one book created and published? Does it generally take 20 hours? or 10? or 40?
@splufford5 жыл бұрын
Hey Rachel, if you are buying images from Shutterstock or other royalty free websites do you need an extended or standard licence for POD books? I understood it was standard licence that was required but I watched a video the other day that said POD products required extended licence. Thanks!
@RachelHarrisonSund5 жыл бұрын
The best thing to do is to read the licence attached to the particular image you want to use and see what that says. Most of the time a standard licence should be sufficient for book covers, but it's always best to read the licence anyway, just in case.
@TheHybridCreator4 жыл бұрын
Hi, I was wondering if I can use the image of a famous figure on the cover. Say for example a youtuber. Would I be able to take a screen grab from one of their public videos. Or for example someone who has given a speech on television, could I then screengrab the clip and use this? Many thanks Rachel!
@RachelHarrisonSund4 жыл бұрын
Hi Scott, no, you can't use anyone's likeness without their permission.
@kobelskidesigns30684 жыл бұрын
This is a good tips video on to the next one.
@Amin-bx5ge5 жыл бұрын
Hi Rachel, if you’ve used multiple free images on your front cover how would you attribute them?
@RachelHarrisonSund5 жыл бұрын
Hi Amin, I would list them in very small print on the inside, near my copyright information. For example, "Dog photo: 'Name of photographer'", "Flower photo: 'Name of photographer'".
@art1co4 жыл бұрын
appreciate this!
@aaronb23624 жыл бұрын
Great video, What about using fonts installed from Window OS or other OS? Is it allowed to use this kind of fonts?
@USELECKSIONS4 жыл бұрын
Keep it up
@daisy-doo29094 жыл бұрын
Hi, I followed your link above to your blog but when I clicked the "start here" it went to a 404 error... do you have another link I can use?
@RachelHarrisonSund4 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I'm not sure what you mean about "Start Here". The link goes to my homepage, but I don't see anything that says "start here". Can you give me some more information?
@karenmartin10253 жыл бұрын
Can we get a link to your kdp products please?
@ThePutujuciDjindas5 жыл бұрын
Hi, Rachel. First of all, thank you for this useful information. I have a question regarding 7 keywords that we are allowed to use. In an interview with Kelli you mentioned that you use all 50 characters. I'm guessing those are multiple keywords divided by a comma? Isn't that a potential danger to a user's account in the long term since it's kind of a loophole? What does Amazon consider to be 'keyword stuffing' and what is ok? Thank you again for your amazing tips and input. :)
@RachelHarrisonSund5 жыл бұрын
Hi! No, I don't use multiple keywords separated by a comma in one slot. It's more like a long-tail keyword phrase. The keyword stuffing that will get you in trouble is trying to stuff keywords into the title, subtitle, etc. It's okay to use keywords there, but it has to sound natural. A few years back people were just using these fields to stuff ridiculous amounts of keywords into them, so that's what they cracked down on. Hope that helps!
@nobisworld64815 жыл бұрын
Great Content
@RachelHarrisonSund5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@RosemaryOBrien4 жыл бұрын
If your book is #1 for any length of time, does that give it a bestsellers badge? If so, does it remain forever or for only a length of time?
@lincolnpublishing60464 жыл бұрын
hey kelli thanks for all you do my Acx account is be under investigation for one mount now what can i do?
@mittenista2 жыл бұрын
I know this is an old video so you might not still be responding to comments, but I've seen people publish coloring books where they've basically traced images from a google image search. How are they getting away with that? Is that even legal?
@karlagil8474 жыл бұрын
Hey Rachel Loved your video. Curious as to when your course will come out. :) Also I am curious how many Low Content Books you published before your first 2k month.
@RachelHarrisonSund4 жыл бұрын
Hi Karla! My course is coming out Nov. 19th!!!! I don't have an exact figure for you, but my guestimate is about 300-400. Having said that, sales really ramped up for the holiday season, so ended up making several thousand per month more without publishing many more books.
@dogscratchedoor4 жыл бұрын
Did you have permission to give that Colllier quote? Huh. No, just kidding. :} I will admit to being a little overwhelmed w/KDP requirements, but I think I read that Amzn has tiers for how much you can publish. In other words if you publish books that dont get sales then you cant publish more. If they do sell then your tier is jumped up to an additional number you can try to sell (i.e. from 10 to 25, etc). Also on Vecteezy I noticed that free images can only be licensed for free to a limit of 50 copies for printed material. Which seems to me to defeat the purpose of using the free option, since clearly the publishing author is hoping for more than 50 copies to be printed.
@RachelHarrisonSund4 жыл бұрын
Haha, nope; I definitely don't have permission to use that quote! While Amazon does have tiers for Merch, there aren't any for KDP. I recommend free images for those starting out, but once they start making sales, I recommend purchasing images for exactly the reason you point out.
@bobsegraves71874 жыл бұрын
In your discussion of category violations you refer to Amazon processes. In at least one respect the fault is at Amazon in that the are focused on profit rather than quality (Yes you said something similar). Were they to use reviewers, e.g., real humans, to read and critique and categorize books the problem would be minimal. Yes, the process could be an expense driver, but actually, it need not. There are people out in the world who love to read, are critical (like me) and would do the job for free. Send me a free, bound volume, at no cost, and ask me to write a review and supply suggested categories, I am there. There are many other who would do the same.
@angelicaevilsizor10803 жыл бұрын
Had you actually filed a copyright for your work? I just put up my first journal and I didn't know if I should choose the copyright option or the public domain option. The cover is something I drew, but I don't have an official copyright. Thanks!!
@chuckgviolin35383 жыл бұрын
Your creation is copyrighted the moment you create it. You can file for an official copyright which will protect you if you ever need to go to court.
@centrino5384 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rachel! How can one write 3.000 books? Are there really 3.000 topics to write about? I cannot figure out
@phildiamond85494 жыл бұрын
3000 books? If you wrote a book a day, it would take over 8yrs to complete the task. ?????
@VasilKrstevski5 жыл бұрын
Hi! You said you'll link the video in the notes below, but it's not there yet :) For the rest, here it is: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLKfmbOGndaXkXU.html You're welcomed! And thanks for the content your putting out - I'll try now my first experiment ;)
@RachelHarrisonSund5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for catching that! I've made the update in the description.
@mrniyi4 жыл бұрын
Are you married?
@lincolnpublishing60464 жыл бұрын
hey kelli thanks for all you do my Acx account is be under investigation for one mount now what can i do?