On the author page, we display essential information about authorsincluding bibliographies. Ive converted four books to pod with createspace, and im so. After you add or delete chapters, update the headers. The reasons for ordering quantities of your own title from createspace are numerous, for example. Moving your book from createspace to kdp print nicholas. Get your title id ready and explain to them you want the. How to format your book for createspace updated 121016 i get a lot of formatting questions, so i thought id put it all down in one place.
It was exciting to me, because i thought that once in print, i could change nothing in a book. Amazon can fulfill orders through expanded distribution to ensure they meet customer demand. Or as much control as you can have over a process in. Createspace offered five keyword fields, but kdp offers seven. Please get back to me asap with clear instructions as to how to do this or can you easily do it for me. Helping customers get to know you is an effective way to introduce them toor better educate them aboutyour books. Allowing createspace to make an ebook out of your print version is asking for trouble, and heres why. I guess the argument is because even though you have a new book or want to get rid of it others who might have bought it still need access to it. To this, createspace, again, tried to fob me off with another form letter, which infuriated me even more. Every copy of this book for sale on amazon should be. Using the new amazon cover creator3 easy steps to an. You can still access historical sales reports on createspace, but you wont need to take further action there. Createspace is a webbased service that provides selfpublishing services to authors.
You may link to official amazon pages or forums, any admins content or any mainstream information, retail or news sources if it is relevant e. This is because kindles only display the front cover. I suspect most indie authors have a soft spot for createspace. It is owned by, and books published through createspace are offered for sale on amazon. The legitimate one with kindle, paperback createspace, and used editions included. How to delete a published book in createspace quora. A physical book also needs a back cover and a spine the middle bit. Enter your createspace email address and click submit.
Ready for createspace 6x9 specifications bleeding, margins, etc. The ultimate guide on how to remove books from your kindle library with screenshots 2017. I reedited and just placed it back up for sale today, but i did it as a new title. The fun part finally begins, and that is uploading the book. Up until april 2018, it was also a platform where authors could hire the selfpublishing services needed to produce a book. Updating a previously published book in createspace. I used to write erotica under a pen name and the bulk of it got swept up when amazon did the clean up last fall and ive been slowly cleaning it up and. When you format an ebook directly from the word processing document you used to prepare your final manuscript, you have a good measure of control. Copy and paste your books content into the template by section, such as the front matter title page, acknowledgements page, etc. Granted, i do all my own work from cover design to interior set up so the cost is zero. A complete uptodate step by step guide on how to delete books from my kindle library in 30 seconds with actual 2020 screenshots user guides book 8. That makes it unavailable as a newly printed book to all possible distributors purveying the pod. Its a pretty simple process you can do one of two ways. Your kdp sales will be tracked in your kdp sales and royalty reports.
Get your title id ready and explain to them you want the title retired. If you delete a from the bookshelf, you wont be able to recover it. The ultimate guide on how to remove books from your kindle library with screenshots 2017 hatch, william on. You might want to read these authors complaints first. How to remove a book from amazons look insideopting out of. Amazons new kindle cover creator is ideal for indie authors looking to save money on ebook cover design. To have the look inside feature on their amazon listings, publishers typically have to sign up for the search inside program. For a color cover and black text on whitecream paper, the printing fee is entirely based on page count. The way createspace works is, you upload files for the interior of the book and for the cover, and amazon then sells the books online. Many aspects of the selfpublishing process can be intimidating and confusing, especially the first time you do them. How to use the createspace templates this tutorial will help authors how to use the createspace part of amazon templates using both the basic and the formatted versions by downloading from the. They discuss interior and cover problems, poor print quality, bad customer service, making authors pay for createspaces mistakes, createspace getting backed up, and listing books as unavailable during the christmas buying season, which hurt authors sales, and more. What not to do on createspace celebrating independent. How to remove the look inside feature on your amazon book listing this page is an annex of my pod publishing resources page.
With the writing and publication of more books since the first one, however, i longed to add an also by page to that very first book. Is there anyway to delete books on your kdp bookshelf. Thats a potentially huge boost to your books visibility, so take advantage of the extra fields to add new keywords, and perhaps add your book to categories that are only available with special keywords. A 200page 6x9 book costs exactly the same amount as a 200page 5x8 book. Klicken sie unter aktionen fur kindle ebook neben dem buch, dessen veroffentlichung sie ruckgangig machen. Please do not link to youtube channels, blogs, facebook groups etc. After you publish your createspace book on kdp, amazon will automatically remove your createspace paperback from sale. Follow the email link and confirm your createspace account information is correct.
Sign in to kdp to link your kdp account or create a new account. Click the ellipsis button under paperback actions to the book you want to delete. Createspace is a platform for authors to publish books to amazon, a role it seems to be continuing this service for now. A stepbystep guide to book publishing with createspace. The project i want to delete already has a createspace isbn, so im afraid it wont allow me to create another book with the same title. The size that is most popular as a trim size is the 6inch x 9inch trade paperback size. Kdp also doesnt allow you to delete books that have been assigned an isbn. Nervous about moving your createspace books to kdp. Do you have a kindle ebook you want to pull from the amazon marketplace but youre not sure how to do it. You might need physical copies of your paperback title ready in time for your next book signing or promotion.
On the kindle smartphone app, its very similar, but you can longpress to select multiple items, then press the delete icon or remove from device. How do i delete my book project on createspace from my members dashboard. Ive published eleven books and the quality of the finished books has been consistently excellent. How do i delete my book project on createspace from my. After your information has been submitted, you will be redirected back to createspace. Createspace will let you retire a book and ebook retailers will let you remove the older edition from sale. Call createspace through the contact support feature on the left in your dashboard.
Of course, you can always create a new print book in createspace, link it with your kindle book, and then delete the kdp print versionbut you cannot switch an existing paperback back and forth. Write on top of what is already written, and if you need to add or delete chapters, do it from the outline view to make sure the structure of the doc is ok. Kindle direct publishing how to unpublish a book on amazon. You can now manage your createspace content on amazons improved publishing services.
Log in to your createspace account click the title for which you want to update navigate to the channels section of the distribute phase identify the sales channel you want to disable and click remove. Createspace charges a printing fee every time they print a book. Confirm youve selected the correct kdp account and click take me to my books. Createspace specializes in enabling authors to move their unformatted manuscripts to a final format that is ready to be printed as a published book. How to i temporarily unpublish my book from createspace a. If you publish with createspace, you cant fully optout of the search inside program. Createspace will redirect you to their thirdparty partner cybersource, which will securely collect your information.
I ran page number problems with my upcoming book 360 degrees of grief. If you want your book title to remain available, but would like to make it unavailable for purchase, you may do so by following these steps log in to your createspace account. To replace the placeholder text for the book title odd pages and author name even pages with your information. Createspace has merged with kindle direct publishing kdp both amazon companies. Your author page should contain a list of all editions. I no longer wish createspace to print and sell my book.
How to completely remove a book from your kindle library. About a year ago, i took my book off sale because i moved to japan. The book that you referenced was printed through expanded distribution. You might still see copies of past editions show up from thirdparties, but removingretiring the older edition on your end will help greatly. Ive read on other blog articles that the only way to get your book distributed through another distributor if you want to back out of expanded amazon distribution, is to set up a new book listing on amazon kdp and assign a new isbn to your book and opt out of expanded distribution, so i was relieved to hear it was just a matter of filling in a form and. Please keep in mind that we do not remove books simply because they are out of print. This little tidbit is something i recently ran across in the createspace community fourms. Youll get one more warning, saying that deleting the item will permanently remove it from your kindle library. We now offer specialized options for your different publishing needs.
The choices available for the size of the book as well as the. If you ever published a kindle book on the most popular book publishing site. How to self publish on createspace in three easy steps. Click the ellipsis button under kindle ebook actions next to the book you want to delete. The author page on provides a handy place for customers to learn about you.
Once youve found the book you want to zap away, click the menu button to the left of the title. You can now manage your createspace content on amazon s improved publishing services. Using createspaces formatted templates the formatted interior templates provide a basic layout for your books interior. How can i delete cancelwithdraw this project from my members dashboard as though it never existed. Login to get started with kindle direct publishing, manufacturing on demand, or print on demand for publishers. If you want your createspace book title to remain available, but would. Createspace looks great for books with text but does anyone have recent experience with them for producing photobooks.
Currently in beta release, the tool is easy enough for anyone to use. In the email or phone call, give us the asin or isbn of the book to be removed. It is another example of how automation tools can be used to reduce the costs and steps between author and reader. Free word template 6x9 format ready for createspace. If you dont want one in your book, simply delete that pair of pages. I found the createspace website to be userfriendly, and was able to design a pleasing cover and publish the book easily. To allow this site to use cookies, use the steps that apply to your browser below. Highlight the chapter you want to delete and hit the backspace key. Actually banishing the book from your library completely is a bit more complex. Thinking of using createspace to publish your book. You might want to bookmark this page for future reference if you plan to publish with createspace.
Identify the sales channel you want to disable and click remove. To remove a book in draft status from your bookshelf. Creating a cover for a createspace book is a more complicated process than if you self publish on kindle alone. This article, written by lyn horner, guides us stepbystep through the process of publishing a book with createspace. This is also an excellent opportunity to freshen up your metadata. It is important to note that createspace makes no offer for the standard paperback size. This will send an email with a link to your createspace account email address within 3 hours. Createspace is an online website for selfpublishing. If your browser is not listed below, or if you have any questions regarding this site, please contact us. Bbc, wikipedia, yahoo absolutely no affiliate links. How to remove the look inside feature on your amazon book listing. Cookies must be enabled to use this web application. My book, a place to breathe, is about fifty thousand words. In the field that appears, make the appropriate selection.
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