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I can definitely relate to KDP being intimidating at first, but I promise once you do it once (maybe twice) it becomes much less intimidating.

Chris has amazing breakdowns of each step.

For formatting (and now even writing and editing) I'm using Atticus which I love, however it's $150. I've heard great things about Reedsy Studio too which is similar but free.

With both of those you can get the right formats for publishing an ebook (PDF or Amazon Kindle version) or physical book.

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Thank you! I have heard about Atticus, but yes it’s hard to justify spending even more money when you haven’t even created one e-book yet. 😊 Perhaps I’ll look into the other option to start.

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I hear you, I would’ve tried the other option but didn’t know about it until I already bought and learned how to use Atticus. I’ve heard great things about it though :)

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Love this! I’ve never heard of answer socrates. Have you heard of Answer the Public? Its formatted the same

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Yeah I used that one before too, both great 😃

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Answer The Public is brilliant for getting ideas from.

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Love this recipe - because it is based on questions asked by the audience

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Exactly, it will prove to be a valuable resource for your current audience and your future one too.

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This was beautiful!🤩 I loved the steps here ! Thanks for sharing

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Thanks, and it's my pleasure :)

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Jamie I think this is a great idea for an e-book. In the niche that I am in with my medical background with holistic practices, people have so many questions.

Thank you for posting the resources- some I did not know of and definitely will check it out.

Just subscribed to your newsletter 😉

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That’s great, and you can keep expanding it whenever you get a question that isn’t in the book :)

Thank you for subscribing, I appreciate it :))

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that's a great idea!

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I absolutely love this. I am going to use this to my advantage beginning this week. I’m very excited and grateful. What are your thoughts about Book Bolt for book publishing?

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Book Bolt is great for no/low content books.

For written ones, check out Reedsy Studio.

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Thank you so much 😊 I’m checking it out now. You know I’ll take heed🤗

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Love the idea

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Thanks Andrew :)

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I have the questions, answers, and written content. The part I struggle with is trying to package that into a format to sell.

I’m experimenting using Canva with a pdf, but I’ve recently received a recommendation that Book Funnel is better because of the sizing options.

To start, they will be housed on my Shopify website but in the future, perhaps on Amazon. The KDP publishing thing seems intimidating, but I found a great resource in Chris Stanley from Mini Book Publishing. He has a great step by step guide.

Any suggestion on the actual process of creating an E-book?

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I love this such a unique idea !!!!! 😊👍

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This is what I'm working on!!!!

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Awesome, can’t wait to see it when it’s done :)

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Aug 27Liked by Jamie Northrup

Great ideas! Thanks for this. Appreciate the idea

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Thanks Marie :)

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Very useful and actionable article, thank you so much!

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Thanks Freya 😊

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Aug 26Liked by Jamie Northrup

What a brilliant idea! I'll definitely share this with my kindreds. 👏

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Thanks Dre, I appreciate you :))

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Aug 25Liked by Jamie Northrup

This is a fantastic recipe- easy to follow! I’m going to try cooking one up this week

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Thanks Tim, and let me know when you're done, would love to check it out :)

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Aug 25Liked by Jamie Northrup

This is very cool, instant subscribe!

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Appreciate you 😊

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Genius! I use Answer Socrates sometimes and it's a lot of fun and you can find plenty of ideas to write about using the tool. I also will look at quora and reddit threads, book reviews, comments on social media for real comments/questions coming from real people.

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All great places to find what people really want 😁

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And that is the KEY - find out what real people want :-)!!!

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