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We recommend an Amazon-first publication strategy to take advantage of the largest bookstore in the world. Now that Amazon has shut down CreateSpace, you can get all of your digital and physical sales through the single Kindle Direct Publishing dashboard!<\/p>\n

In this training, we'll walk you through how to prepare your manuscripts, create an account, upload your books, and set your metadata in order to maximize your sales and customer satisfaction. We even include some pro tips to make the process more efficient and more effective!<\/p>\n

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