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Helping writers become published authors

This is a blog for self-publishing (indie) Kindle authors by me, Steven Lewis, a ghostwriter, journalist, podcaster and self-publishing Kindle author with two Amazon Top 10 bestselling guides to Sydney, among other ebooks. I have also written a number of guides for anyone who wants to do the same.

The moment my first Kindle arrived in the post, I knew it was a device I was going to love and ebooks were the medium I’d be writing in primarily, perhaps exclusively (blogging, Twitter and Facebook aside). I very quickly started self-publishing as a Kindle author (or “indie author”, if you prefer).

I have published several books in Amazon. I couldn’t be happier with the way they look and, more importantly, with the way they’re selling. And, thanks to the Amazon royalty deal, I’m doing better than I would be doing through a traditional publisher. Even the 35% royalty option is substantially better than the traditional offer and 70% is very nice, thank you.

My work is non-fiction; my background is in journalism, writing features for publications like the Financial Times, Esquire, GQ, the International Herald Tribune, and the South China Morning Post, for which I was a columnist for years — technology and television (my twin passions).

I first published online in 1993 using technical skills that thankfully transfer perfectly to the ebook medium. I published my first Amazon titles in 2010, an eclectic collection, including successful self-guided walking tours of Sydney and niche how-to guides. The blog, however, is agnostic and applies equally to writers of fiction and non-fiction.

Through this blog I share my experiences with Amazon for other authors who want to know how to succeed in self-publishing.

You can make sure you get the latest information and advice on self-publishing for Kindle authors by subscribing for free email updates here.

I love hearing from other writers through the blog, on Twitter or by email. Please do join the conversation, you’re very welcome.

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From time to time I recommend or link to products and services with whose owners I have an affiliate arrangements. That means I get paid if you choose to purchase the product or the service. Paid or not, I don’t say anything on this blog that I don’t believe to be true and I don’t recommend anything I wouldn’t buy myself.

I also have my own affiliate program by which others are paid for customers they find for my products and services.

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Steven Lewis is a bestselling Kindle author. He is available internationally to speak on the exploding business of self-publishing, online marketing and social media.

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