Low Content Book Author Name Mistakes - What to avoid
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Hi Home Bosses! In this video I will be showing you what mistakes to avoid when choosing your author name and what my strategy is for making author name choices.
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cool... great video. I like your smiles... wow.. waiting for next one.
Regarding Pen Names... I’m an Illustrator and Writer (professionally) so I have 3: (1) an over arching company name/brand, (2) the children’s imprint of that brand name, (3) my actual name which relates back to my career cause I make art of a living (for over 25 years).... i use myself as an Author only for certain books (due to copyrights and etc.)... and I use 3 different Author Central Account pages.... very easy to keep up honestly... I don’t have an issue
Someday I will write this book: 99 Ways to Use Cheese by Val Vita.
As a lifelong reader, I would personally never buy a product from a company with such a scammy name.. Stress Relieving Coloring Books for Adults as an example... That shows me the author is extremely low-effort, not really creative at all, and not interested in creating things.. just making money.
Wow. Seeing your 635 subscribers from two years ago to where you are now is incredible! Your work ethic and dedication is so admirable.
Thank you so much Megan! I still can't believe it myself, who would have thought? Thank you so much for watching my videos!
It helped me today in 2023, Thank you 🌱
By any chance do you offer a course for kdp low content? I really like how you explaing things. Thank you!
Unfortunately not at the moment, but I'm thinking of making a course, especially also on the subject of marketing your books. Thank you so much for your comment!
So grateful for your clear, concise, realistic and ethical advice.
Thank you, I was just getting my first book out there through KDP, and I was stuck on what to decide for a pen name, because amazon didn't like my pen name which had a keyword at the end. This video really helped. I'm just going to focus on actually publishing a book just for now rather than how satisfied I am with the work.
very good
can you please tell me what kind of book is better for more seelling in upcomming Q4?
can u please suggest me some niche and book category (journal/planner/comic /coloring/or other)?????
Hi Shahriar, thank you for watching. There are many niches you can research but typically upcoming niches in Q4 are always back to school, halloween, Christmas and planners and diaries for 2021. Hope this helps.
Thank you for this Nuria. I've been wondering about all that you mentioned here. Your teaching is so detailed and thorough. I appreciate you :-)
I appreciate you watching! Thank you so much!
Excellent video, I learned loads which helps me immensely as I start on my own KDP journey. Many thanks and a friendly wave from Up North 🙂👍
Great to hear! Glad it was helpful!
In 1:33 stop, how do you know you can have as many pen names in only 1 KDP account? I couldn't find that information in KDP content guidelines. I've been using just one author/pen name for 3 of my notebooks, but I now want to change the pen name. I know this is really dumb question, but I need to clarify, because the communication between KDP Content Review Team & KDP Customer Service are not the same. My question: for example, a new notebook for kids, I could change my current pen name to something different that compliments notebooks made for kids? I just wanted to clarify because I don't want to piss off KDP Content Review.
You can definitely use as many pen names as you like. But like I said in my video, please avoid keywords in your names as Amazon is really coming down on authors who keyword stuff their names. The only restriction is if you open an Author Central account, in which case you can only have 3 pen names per author central account. Here is an amazon link: authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/help?topicID=200620850#:~:text=Pen%20Names-,Pen%20Names,names%20within%20a%20single%20account.
There is also a thread on the Amazon community page about it: www.kdpcommunity.com/s/question/0D5f400000FHy3F/more-than-3-pennames-possible?language=fr
Hope this helps.
I really apreciate your explanation Nouria,tricks and tips , you're doing funny work thanks so much.
Thank you! 😃
Hello, Nuria. I would like to publish a coloring book for children with one picture per page.
How many pages (or images) would you recommend for a children's coloring book?
It's completely up to you. I usually look at what my competitors do. If I see a nice colouring book that has 40 colouring pages, then I do that. Depends on the book. Also I always have a blank page after each image so that there is no colour bleed through. Hope that helps.
Thank you so much, wow you explain verry well MERCI
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
My recent interest in KDP publishing has led me to your channel & I´m a new subscriber. Your approach resonates with me & is very much appreciated. Have you addressed in previous videos how you deal with the business aspect of your KDP publishing earnings? For tax purposes did you set up a company or are your KDP earnings a part of your personal income? If you have addressed this previously could you please direct me to the video..& if not would you consider making a video on this topic? Thank you so much for your concise, motivational & helpful content.
Thank you for subscribing and welcome to my channel! I haven't made a video on the subject as it varies so much from country to country. I am in the UK and I am registered self-employed and fill out a yearly self-assessment.
@@TheHomeBoss Thank you for your response. It sounds to me that it would mean the revenues generated by your KDP sales are being paid directly to you as ¨personal income(salary)¨ rather than to a ¨registered company¨ in your name. I will look up the definition of ¨self-employed¨ as it applies in the UK. Thanks again! All the best.
I have a pen name that sounds like that " dz activity books press " what do you think ?
Activity book is a key word so it's not ideal. Maybe choose a different name for future books and leave the ones you have already published, Amazon might not say anything. Using the word 'Press' is ok.
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for watching.
So lovely voice you have, so clean and clear your explanations are, I did subscribe. You deserve 1M likes.
Wow, thank you so much!
@@TheHomeBoss you deserve all better things. You are so kind.
Hope this will motivate me to publish my first book... 🤔... Yes, you are SO right, I am making things over complicated... 😏
You can do it!
@@TheHomeBoss hahaha... I guess words aren't enough for lazy person like me... 😆 Anyway, I wanted to know that if someone publishes a mid/high content book as paperback, so does he has to publish the same book for ebook separately..? And what about the title and other things, obviously those will be exactly same for paperback as well as the ebook..!
Hey , I am actually an author planning to self publish my novels next year , but I want to start with low content business first , what should I do about my pen name to desperate it from my low content business?!
Hi, thank you for your question. You can have as many pen names as you like, so you can have a different pen name for your novels. Hope this helps and good luck with your kdp journey!
The Home Boss thank you for your answer yeah it’s helpful
What if you are an author in real life persona outside of your publishing persona and you're using your name? I am an author of high-content books and graphic novels (published with other publishers; I don't self-publish my fiction with the exception of one title). I'm assuming that you just call it a publisher either way. I'm thinking of making my low-content books related to what I write. I'll see how it goes.
You do a great job with these videos - very easy to listen to and not as bossy as I was expecting!
I don't think of myself as a publisher - I'm more of a designer - publishers are responsible for the quality of the printing and that is unfortunately something we have no control over. (Just my two penn'orth).
Very good point Caroline, I agree. Thank you for your kind words 😀
I have a kdp account for almost a year and recently my brother opened an account because he wants to start his business on Amazon kdp, is that ok or it will get my account in danger?
So you shouldn't use specific keywords in your author name that's related to, or in your products? So can you use your brand name that doesn't have those keywords?
I'm new to the kdp scene and when I was setting up my first notebook in November 21, AMZ said I had too many keywords in my author name. Go figure. I did a search on AMZ for the other pen name I chose and the first result was a product for Cat Dewormer. LOL. Great video! I also loved your interview with Shashwat Ashiya!
Hello dear thanks for valuable information I want to know iam living in Saudi Arabia and have legal details of india so can open Amazon kdp account in Saudi Arabia plz answer
I can’t tell you enough how helpful your videos are. Thank you so much!
so if someone has your name, do you republish your books under a different name? This is happening to me and I do not know what to do because when I open my my books on amazon i see their books as well. Thank you
How many book should I lunch in one niche?
There is no set answer to this but in my experience I would launch about 5 books. If they do well, then do 5 more. Everybody has a different approach, sometimes I only launch 1, depending on the niche.
You can request an extra Author name for your account beyond the 3 that they give you. I have 4.
Hey thanks for useful video i have one question can I use one pen name without different names what do you suggest better ?
Can someone tell how to change or edit author's name on amazon author central????
That depends. I have one book out of my own so far and 2 I co-authored. Busy working on editing a novel and then further books. My low content books are within the niche I write /work in.
Thank you for your precious help 🙏🌸...
Very nice, tks.
I used pretty stuff as the author name recently I found this name belongs to web site what should I do.....
I would change the author name as it's not really a person's name either.
Hi Home Boss, is Publishing a keyword? I used it in my author name not realising it might be a problem 🥺
I have used it too, so far so good. :) I'm just going to play it safe in future and make my pen names sound like people.
I am new to amazon kdp self-publishing and am deciding on what to use for my author name. I have a question. If you choose to use a brand name or imprint name for your author name, do you have to register it as a dba (doing business as) with your state or is it considered the same thing as a penname which doesn't require this? Some people use a different brand (imprint) name for every book they create and it just seems tough if you have to file one of these every single time. I want to make sure I follow the proper procedure and also only create one or two author name profiles if this is the case to simplify things.
By the way, Thanks for your wonderful teachings. I have been watching your videos and have learned so much about the business. You do a great job!
I'm afraid I don't know what you would have to do in the United States, as I am in the UK, and every country has different laws where business is concerned. However, when you publish on KDP you can use their free ISBN, so you wouldn't need to create an imprint. You just use different author names (pen names is the same thing).
Is it correct to write a keyword. The place of the writer’s name gives a classification to the book, or is this incorrect? It is better to create a stable name ?!
Never write keywords in your author name. Just choose a person's name.
What will Amazon do if you happen to have the same name as a famous author? Will they make you choose another name even though it is legally your name, too? I don't know of any author with my name, but I do know someone with the same name as a famous author. He should have just as much right to use his own name as the famous author does to use his.
Thank you for another great video. I am a new subscriber. I found your channel through Project Rich Mum. Keep up the good work!
This is a very interesting question. I think if your name is the same as a very famous author, then Amazon might flag this up. However, I guess if you can contact them with proof that it's your real name, I can't see how they can refuse accepting your author name. I know some people have added a letter to their name to differentiate it. I haven't got personal experience in this, but I think it would be best if anybody in this situation contacts Amazon and clears it with them. I agree they should have as much right to use their name as the famous author, but I'm not sure how Amazon see this.
@@TheHomeBoss Thank you for your response. Thankfully, I will never have this problem myself. I am using my legal name at the moment, which is different from my biological name. My biological first name is "Secret". :)
Thank you
thank you so much
I just think about if we do not separate the pen name for each nitche, how could customer find the book if there are many kinds of book under one author name. Could you please give some suggestions? Thank you.
If you do not separate each niche then the customer will find all different books under one niche. It depends on how you want to brand your books. It is completely your choice. I don't always separate my niches, I don't use many pen names.
@@TheHomeBoss Thank you for your suggestions. 👍
Thank you.
Why can't you just use your own name?
Most authors use a pen name. Some people don't like to be identified. But of course you can use your own name too.
do you need separate isbn codes for each notebook?
Yes, each book has a separate isbn.
Do you have videos that cover the KDP guidelines? I ask because I am deciding if I want to create low-content books. As I research, I am noticing it might be too easy to have an account terminated. I would like more information before making an account.
I have a lot of videos on what NOT to do and how to stay safe within KDP, here is one example: ua-cam.com/video/bpcfyYZa3ik/v-deo.html . A lot of people try and game the system by doing things that they think will give them an advantage when it doesn't. If you follow the KDP guidelines kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GU72M65VRFPH43L6 there is no reason whatsoever why you should have your account terminated. And unfortunately there is a number of UA-camrs who have recently appeared who are teaching the wrong kind of things. So always double check, and you will be fine. You can also join kdp facebook groups, there are a lot of really good teachers (Rachel Harrison-Sund, Ashley Schmitt, Caroline from My Freedom Empire, Dream Creative Bee, Rebecca Holman, to name a few), those are the people you should follow to get the best advice. Hope that helps and I wish you all the best!
@@TheHomeBoss A great video, thank you.
hello thank you for helping us
can i change my author name?
You can't change your existing author names but you can choose a different name for new books.
@@TheHomeBoss I have published one only paperback to find that I have entered the wrong Author Name.
@@mrlawdar7105 Unfortunately the only option is to unpublish and upload a new one with the correct name. You can't delete a book, it will stay on your bookshelf but unpublished, so not available for sale. Is there any way you can keep the wrong name?
@@TheHomeBoss Thank you very much madam
Is “ink me” a good pen name?
Doesn't sound like a person's name to me, so I woudn't use it. Unless you have a brand with that name, with a domain name, then you could argue your case with Amazon. In the past it would have been accepted but now things are different.
The Home Boss The problem that my name isn’t familiar to the Americans. My name is Nermeen Basyouny. Someone advised me to change the name so it could be familiar. What would you suggest me to do? I don’t have a specific niche yet.
@@funnyanimalsrepublic7308 You can use any name, just check that it isn't already on Amazon. Or you can use your real name, I don't think it matters.
could you run one name on all of my books
Yes you can just have one name or more.
@@TheHomeBoss can iuse my personal name in all of my books
@@ocsocs3035 You can if you want to. Usually authors use pen names if they don't want to be identified or linked to the book.
@@TheHomeBoss the name of the author of one of my books is track health status do you consider this name a trademark or copyright ? i need your instagram account so please have some questions