## Metadata - Author: [[Christopher Faunce]] - Full Title: I Self-Published Three E-Books on Amazon KDP - Category: #articles - Summary: Christopher Faunce self-published three e-books on Amazon KDP, enjoying the freedom of independent publishing. He repurposed a college story and wrote additional short tales, aiming to build an audience rather than make significant money. Through this experience, he learned important lessons about the self-publishing process. - URL: https://writingcooperative.com/i-self-published-three-e-books-on-amazon-kdp-76e5ae412d5a?source=rss----6e9c0c9fd682---4 ## Full Document #### A few lessons I learned [Amazon KDP Earnings](https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Store-Chris-Faunce/s?rh=n%3A133140011%2Cp_27%3AChris+Faunce) ***Within the past few months, I self-published three e-books on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon KDP).*** I wanted to try self-publishing because I like writing and have heard a lot about authors publishing books on their own without the red tape from traditional publishers. The first e-book I published was a story I had already written during college, so the only outstanding work was to format it and create a cover, which I did completely for free. I then wrote a few more stories and published those ones too. [As of this writing, I have published three stories, all of which are 10,000 words or less](https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Store-Chris-Faunce/s?rh=n%3A133140011%2Cp_27%3AChris+Faunce). I am not planning on making a lot of money from these stories, but I do plan on continuing to write and hopefully building an audience of readers along the way. Starting out, I really had no idea what the process was like. Thankfully Amazon makes it pretty simple to publish, but there were still some things I learned that would have been nice to know before I started. ***Here are some of the most valuable lessons I learned while self-publishing my stories on Kindle Direct Publishing***: ### Write a book people care about