Publish Right
Format it. Publish it. Sell it.
The step-by-step playbook for getting a book through KDP's checks, then in front of readers.
Full-colour PDF
$24.99
124 pages, printable templates and checklists, instant download.
US$24.99, one-off payment. Pay by card or PayPal. Instant download.
Most self-published books aren't rejected for bad writing. They're rejected for being badly built.
A spine a fraction too wide, a page a point too large, a font that never embedded. And once they're live, most sit unseen. Publish Right fixes both.
Three stages. One clear process.
Format it
Click-by-click instructions for Microsoft Word, LibreOffice and Canva, with the margins, styles and export settings KDP checks.
Cover it
Build a full-wrap cover that fits KDP's template, with exact guide positions and spine widths for every page count.
Sell it
Price for profit, understand every royalty, and run Amazon Ads step by step with the right set-up for your book.
What's inside
- chapters in six parts
- 29
- chapters in six parts
- full-colour pages
- 124
- full-colour pages
- client case studies
- 9
- client case studies
- printable templates
- 9
- printable templates
Before you format
- How KDP works
- The manuscript audit
- Trim sizes, paper and specs
- Print interior rules
Build the files
- Word, LibreOffice, Canva and Google Docs, step by step
- Kindle Create and Kindle Previewer
- Covers, with a step-by-step wrap build
- Reflowable and fixed-layout ebooks
Check and publish
- The verification toolkit
- Recipes by book type
- Typography that reads well
- Uploading to KDP
Sell it
- Listings that convert
- Pricing, royalties, ISBNs and Expanded Distribution
- A+ Content and going wide
- Amazon Ads step by step, with set-ups by book type
Learned on real books, not in theory
Nine client projects show exactly what went wrong and how it was fixed.
- A memoir rejected twice
- A novel with duplicate chapters
- A 490-page curriculum
- An isiZulu picture book
- And five more, from poetry to business books
Everything you need, in one place
Checklists
Before You Publish covers manuscript, interior, cover, ebook and listing.
Troubleshooting
KDP rejection messages matched to their real causes and the fixes that work.
Spine tables
Spine widths for every page count and full cover sizes for popular trims.
Templates
Nine printable templates, from project brief to a weekly Amazon Ads log.
Meet the author
Ntando Eben Mbhele
A Fiverr Pro Vetted publishing specialist and the founder and Principal of Private Clients Advisory (Pty) Ltd in Durban, South Africa. He has produced memoirs, curricula, novels, poetry and children's picture books for authors around the world, and wrote Publish Right so you can use the same process on your own book.
Choose your edition
Paperback
8.5 x 11 in, 126 pages, black and white. Printed and shipped by Amazon.
$24.99
Paperback on AmazonQuestions
How do I get the PDF?
Straight after payment you land on a download page. Save the file, and keep the page link: it re-downloads your copy any time.
Which edition should I buy?
The PDF is the full-colour, designed edition with printable templates and checklists. The paperback suits readers who like print. The Kindle edition reads well on phones and e-readers.
Can I pay without a PayPal account?
In most countries, yes. PayPal checkout accepts debit and credit cards as a guest.
Is this for first-time authors?
Yes, and for authors who have been rejected before. Every step names the exact menu, setting or measurement, so you are never left guessing.
Something went wrong with my order.
Email eben@privateclients.co.za with your PayPal receipt and we will sort it out.