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- Before we get into the nuts and bolts of creating eBooks and uploading to retailers, it will help to have a general understanding of your retailer options. I just want to give you a brief overview of which ones you'll need and how you'll use them, since there are both retailers and distributors to deal with. I'm a fan of starting at the top, so let's begin with Amazon. Amazon is a must for any author who wants to maximize potential for getting books to readers around the world. Amazon sells by far the majority of our books. The platform for publishing on Amazon is called KDP which stands for Kindle Direct Publishing. Now, since I believe Amazon is mandatory for new authors, I'm gonna use it for most examples and basically as a default retailer in discussions. We will discuss many other retailers and specifics for them, but since Amazon is the king of sales, we'll spend more energy on it. KDP Amazon is the website and platform for uploading eBooks, adding info, making changes or…

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