Amazon Author Academy 

We help people turn their good ideas into great businesses with expert advice, peer support and a campaigning voice.Find out more:www.enterprisenation.com

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Following the success of the Amazon Academy programme last year, the next event in the series is taking place in Glasgow on Tuesday 17 April.
The Amazon Academy will provide authors with free advice and support, covering everything from the creative writing process through to best practice publishing books in print and digital via Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon’s independent publishing programme. The workshops will go on to offer advice on how to market your work and engage with the reader community. The event is open to all and is being run in partnership with the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and the address in EH3 will be emailed to you as part of the registration process.
The Academy workshops will offer aspiring and established authors advice on how to:
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<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Create a bestseller with tips from authors on developing plot and dialogue through to editing and cover design</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Market your book with guidance from authors on how to use social media effectively, the importance of reader engagement and how to make the most of KDP Select</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Approach the business of being an author with thoughts from experts on striking the right balance between the creative and business sides of writing, outsourcing tasks to freelancers and developing your business plan</LI>
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Full agenda
9:00 - Arrival, tea and coffee
9:40 - Welcome from Darren Hardy, Kindle Direct Publishing and Barry Hutchison, Alliance for Independent Authors
9:50 - Making a Book
10:20 - How to Write a Bestseller
11:00 - Coffee break
11:30 - Marketing Your Book
12:30 - Lunch
13:30 - Making it Happen: The Business of Being an Author
14:30 - Event ends
KDP is a programme that allows authors to get their work to a potential audience of millions of readers both digitally and in print. KDP enables authors to retain their copyrights, keep control, distribute globally, get to market fast and do it for free. With royalties of up to 70% many thousands of authors now earn a living through KDP. All books published through KDP are available on Kindle and Fire devices as well as the Kindle reading app for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets.
 
 
 
 
 
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