What we do

Posted on December 10, 2010 by brian


We work for authors & publishers to convert their books to high quality ready-to-sell digital versions, suitable for publishing directly (without the aid of a 3rd party aggregator allowing you to retain 100% of the profit for life) to the major marketplaces. You only pay a small affordable one-time fee, we provide the file formats and all the training to assist you in uploading your titles, allowing you to become the digital publisher. This means you get paid directly by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sony, Google, and any other marketplace you choose to setup accounts with.

Most conversions are completed within 14 days.

Unlike the large volume conversion shops, we aren’t satisfied until you are. You won’t be stuck with a conversion that doesn’t reflect how you the author intended it to look.  Our conversions are guaranteed to be 100% compatible.  Before a converted file is delivered to you, we test it on each device.  If there’s ever a problem with the file, we’ll fix it for free.  You always have the option to revise your books at anytime for a low fee.

If you have any questions whatsoever, we are hear to help!  Feel free to contact us anytime (we are based in beautiful Old Town Fort Collins, Colorado).

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Invitation – An in-depth webinar on Amazon

Posted on February 8, 2012 by brian

My colleague Mary Walewski will be hosting a webinar on Feb. 15 and March 8 and it’s all about Amazon.

Mary has been teaching authors about how to get setup to succeed with Amazon for years, so I have no doubt she’ll have some new ideas and insights. Wondering if you are the right fit? According to Mary, you should attend if:

  • You’re new to selling on Amazon.com and want to take full advantage of the many Amazon programs available to sellers.
  • Your book is on Amazon now and you’re not happy with your sales figures.
  • You’re launching your ebook on Kindle and you want to take full advantage of the popularity of Kindle books.

I convinced her to sweeten the offer and provide Kindle Expert readers and clients a bonus Q&A session on Mar. 15 when you sign up for either date.  That way you can apply the strategies she shares and have the opportunity to follow-up with her on any questions that arise as a result of applying what you learn!

To learn more and register, visit: http://www.kindleexpert.com/amazon-webinar

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Take advantage of Amazon’s little known short URL (amzn.com) capability

Posted on January 31, 2012 by brian

Do you post links directly to your own book or kindle book on Amazon? If not, you should! But if you are, do your readers a favor and use the Amazon short URL to it.

Amazon has the highest consumer trust of any company on the web. URL shortening services like Bit.ly are becoming more dangerous and people are reluctant to click on those links.

So guess what? There’s a better way.  You can use Amazon’s own short URL capability.

Here’s how:

Step 1: Find the listing you want to link to on Amazon, for example:

http://www.amazon.com/50-Interviews-Entrepreneurs-Brian-Schwartz/dp/0982290705

Step 2: Copy the # at the end of the URL or the # that appears right after the /dp/

Step 3: Insert the # the follows /dp/ at the end the Amazon Short URL: http://amzn.com/

So using the above example, it would look like this:  http://amzn.com/0982290705

And here’s a link to the Kindle edition of the same book: http://amzn.com/B001ULD5PA

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How to link directly to your ebook in the iBookstore

Posted on January 27, 2012 by brian

Would you like to add a link directly to your ebook in the iBookstore?

Chances are, if you’ve hired us to do your ebook conversion, you’ve now got your ebook on iTunes in the iBookstore.  So now you want to link directly to it.  The good news is you don’t need a mac accomplish this. Yes, you still need a mac to upload your epub to the iTunes store, but that’s why you hired us, right?

Here’s how you can create a hyperlink directly to your iBook in the iTunes store making it easier for people to purchase your ebook.

Note: If you already know the specific ePub ISBN # of your book, you can skip to Step 4.

Step 1: Login to your Apple iTunes Connect account.

Step 2: Click on ‘Manage Your Books’

Step 3: Click on the title you want to create the hyperlink for and make a note of your ISBN number (this is the ISBN that you specifically designated for your ePub edition)

Step 4: Place your ISBN # at the end the URL: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn

Like this: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781935689164

Just remember to replace the ISBN # (9781935689164 in the example above) with the ISBN # of the book you want to link to.

That was easy wasn’t it?

About KindleExpert.com:  We assist authors and publishers in getting their content and formatted and setup on the major ebook marketplaces (ie. Apple, Amazon, and B&N). We provide the necessary formats to publish directly to your own accounts to retain 100% of the profits from every sale.  We also create beautiful ebook covers and assist authors with print layout and setup for print-on-demand. If you prefer to DIY route, we offer a Word Template that is formatted for direct publishing to Amazon & BN, as well as POD (Print on Demand.  Dozens of tutorials step you through the process of creating a beautiful ebook without the need for any other software. If you are still writing your book, our template is a tremendous benefit and efficiency booster that can save you the cost of hiring an interior book designer.  Got a question for the Kindle Expert? Join us on one of our upcoming weekly Q&A calls.

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Best Selling Kindle Books in 2011 that were Self-Published

Posted on January 5, 2012 by brian

Another example of how much Amazon an Kindle are transforming the traditional publishing industry, and how accessible publishing is now; 20% of the top 10 best selling Kindle books of 2011 were self-published!

Back in May of 2011, Darcie Chan (a former Coloradoan) self-published her only novel she had written 5 years ago that was rejected by over a dozen publishers.  There is a great article in the Wall Street Journal on her rise to the top, in it they state “…book publishers are losing ground to independent authors and watching their powerful status as literary gatekeepers wither.“

Also on the best seller list was The Abbey by Chris Culver, another self-published author.

Wondering which Kindle books are the hot sellers right now? Check out the running Top Seller list here. Interesting to note, that given it’s the start of a new year – Brian Tracy’s Eat That Frog is currently in the Top 10.

FYI, I’m hosting a weekly Q&A session through the end of February. The first one is this coming Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 4PM MST. While they are intended to be general Q&A (since I get a lot of the same questions on a daily basis), I plan to spend a portion of the time analyzing and discussing the strategies and tactics these and other best selling authors are using to become top sellers in this new evolving era of digital publishing.  Hope you can join us!

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Gmail on your Kindle

Posted on December 11, 2011 by brian

Don’t have a data plan on your cell phone?

Want to know a cool work-around of how you can check your email on your Kindle? It works whether you have a wifi or 3G connection.  Check your gmail!

This is from the perspective of using the 3rd Gen (graphite/grey screen) Kindle device (with the built in keyboard).

Just go to the ‘Menu’ from the home screen and choose ‘Experimental.’ You can launch the web browser from there.  Next, go to gmail’s page for mobile devices: http://m.gmail.com

I even used it during a recent trip to Mexico – the international 3G network worked like a charm!

Any website that supports mobile devices is probably going to work well for the Kindle browser.  Often, if a mobile version of a website exists, it’ll appear as http://m.<website>.com – for example: http://m.yahoo.com is one I use a lot.  So even if you are not a gmail user, you still might be able to utilize the ‘experimental’ browser on your Kindle to check your email.

You probably won’t be composing too many emails on your Kindle, but at least you have an option to find out if something important is sitting unread in your inbox.

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