*Where Can I Schedule One-on-one Video Calls With You?* joinbullseye.com/iris-fu *OTHER RESOURCES FOR WRITING/PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK* 1) The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: amzn.to/2YnD0kc 2) The Book You Were Born to Write: Everything You Need to (Finally) Get Your Wisdom onto the Page and into the World: amzn.to/3far0bO 3) Kindle Publishing Made (Stupidly) Easy: How to Prepare, Publish and Promote Your Book into a Kindle Bestseller: amzn.to/2Slvd2E *WATCH THESE NEXT* 📚 Why I Published a Book: ruclips.net/video/fSCbiCuMOTY/видео.html 😍 How Passion Projects Can Help You Get Into Your Dream School: ruclips.net/video/QxyKnMLKWfI/видео.html 👉10 Must-Reads for High School Students: ruclips.net/video/IiD3Wzfq9QE/видео.html
I rarely comment on RUclips videos, but I had to take a moment to commend you. The enthusiasm and effort apparent in all of your content is inspiring to highschoolers like myself. I thought about writing a book, but considered it a lofty goal. After watching your video, I actually think that goal is possible. Stanford is lucky to have you.
I have always wanted to write a book since freshman year about origami and I had a book of ideas for my book and a few first drafts, but I quit after reading my own writing. I've never had confidence in my writing, but after watching this video I'm going to try to write my book one more time! Thank you so much and your video is so inspirational! Good luck in Stanford and I hope you do well in your classes!
Your energy is incredible! I am a Brazilian student and I will use your tips to accomplish some these amazing opportunities. I am just improving my English now, and your canal is helping me with that. Congratulations for all 🥳❤️
Is it more impressive if a book is published by a publisher rather than being self-published or does it not matter? Thank you for all of your helpful videos!!!
It’s more impressive if it’s published by a publisher, as it’s going to take significantly more work, but for a high schooler, I think either option is already impressive and can help make you stand out!
Hello Iris, Out of all of the college RUclipsrs I have watched, you, by far, have been the most helpful I have ever seen. Not only do you explain your stats and extracurriculars, but you also make videos explaining how you did what you did. No other RUclipsr I have watched has done that. I have a question to ask. Since I believe starting an organization may not be the best fit for me, should I try to write more than one book as a way to stand out in my application? I am already trying to create an independent research project as one of my "passion projects", so would having multiple books help give me an edge or should I try something else?
Hi, I'm glad you're finding this channel helpful! I believe in quality > quantity in this case, so try to get awards/press/media/distribution on one book rather than having none with multiple books. There're also other passion projects -- perhaps ones I haven't even thought of or done (e.g. developing an app, etc.) -- that you can try. Good luck!
Woah, this was incredible!! You motivated me to start thinking about writing my own book lol. I had two (ig three) questions: 1. Did you use Canva for every single page of the book? Did you get the pro version? 2. I noticed you had a very impressive bio of yourself in the book. If I'm not as qualified as you were when you wrote your book, how should I "talk about myself" to intrigue readers? Thanks!!!
1. Yes! Yes I went pro on a trial 2. Hahahah there’s a certain skill to “talking yourself up”, and I think it’s just about capitalizing on any achievement or little accomplishments that you’ve had, and putting it in a confident way. Good luck!!
@@irisfu6929 Thank you so much for the quick reply! I just had one extra question. If you did economics, how exactly did you make the graphs? I think my project will also require graphs, but I think scanning them in would look too unprofessional.
Thank you for all your videos, the videos are tremendously helpful. I am starting to see your videos a lot, taking you as a teacher, I take notes and all those nerdy stuff. I shall adhere to your tips. Again, thank you for this Amazing usable content.❤️❤️❤️
Hi Iris! I loved watching your video and seeing how passionate you are towards your book and economics as a whole! I'm thinking of publishing my own book but Amazon states that I must be 18 years old, what did you do regarding this? Thank you so much for the help and I can't wait to see your future videos!
Hi! First of all, I really appreciate the videos you make! Love all the helpful tips! I was just wondering how you put in the graph illustrations. Did you scan them or draw them digitally? Moreover, I am planning to write a book on an introduction to chemistry for kids (ages: 8 to 12) and I wanted to know whether you wrote every single page on Canva or did you only do the graphics on it? Thanks!
Incredible video, probably high praise but in my opinion your videos are probably the best for high school students wanting to stand out in the college process. Nowadays there are so many ways the college admission process is biased and unfair. Normally students that are underprivileged and who can't afford to have a tutor or a high-end college counselor often costing upwards of 5K. I float in the same boat, and often not able to have a lot of advice or opportunities due to the availability and cost. I think you are bridging the gap, and I really appreciate it. Thank you so much. And also I wanted to ask, I have published several research papers, but they weren't recognized for some prestigious award, or featured in some popular science journal magazine. I just put them out there in a local youth outreach magazine. When applying to college, especially at top tier colleges are their tiers of prestige? Like if you got your work published is that deemed with some sort of merit, or do you have to submit to competitions, and recognized for major awards? I was wondering if you had to deal with a similar issue when you wrote your book, distribution, and the audience is extremely significant, not just the fact that one wrote a journal paper, or book, or string of code in an application. Again thank you so much, I cant wait to see more videos in the future.
Yeah, I think lack of resources is a huge problem in the college apps process. Yes, there are tiers of prestige-some journals or publications are more well known, well others aren’t. Take into account the size of the publication’s readership as well as the level of difficulty for getting your work published there
Wow this video is SUPER helpful!! I'm currently a sophomore, intending to study psychology in college, and have started writing about Wechat's influence on teenagers' wellbeing last month lol. When did you start writing Iris? How long did it take? Is there any app for cover design you'd recommend? thxx
oooo this is the TEA. I want to know WeChat's influence on teens haha. I started June at the tail end of my junior year and published September of my senior year. I used Canva for all the designs.
Did you use a certain program or something for cover design? And also when writing, did you write all your own information in the book or did you cite exterior sources in footnotes or something?
Does anyone know how exactly you would use Canva, because there isn't an option to create a book... Would you merge the pages together when you finish or something??
Hey Iris. I also self- published a book through KDP, but my book was published after I graduated from high school. Do you think that will still be an advantage or does it get me nothing since it was after high school? Also, I'm an international student and I had to spend 2 years working after high school, so I'm 22 now. Do you think my age is going to affect my chances of getting in? I KNOW YOU ARE NOT AN ADMISSION OFFICER, EITHER, BUT ANY ANSWER YOU HAVE HELPS ME
Hey! I'm currently planning to write a book and I wanted to know how you started researching about your topics. Did you refer to other books and articles?
hey iris! this is super helpful and tysm for posting! if there's already loads of books that exist on the topic i want to write about, do you think i should try to find more of a niche area that is less heavily covered or just go for it? thanks again girl
1 time Winner at international essay competition and story competition is soft or hard spike ..i am winner at national essay competition and story competition too
Hello! I was wondering, what if you want to write a non-fiction work but don't have any credentials? I feel this is very important because obviously people want to read something they know is written by a trustworthy source. As a HS senior, I'm very passionate about climate change and sustainability science and have been interested in it since middle school (I've spent countless hours researching), but I haven't won any awards or anything in the subject area, so I'm a bit conflicted
I’m writing a book but one of the main topics is SH Would you think that it would still be able to be published without being considered “inappropriate” I would love you hear your input❤️❤️
What’s your belief on traditional publishing houses? I’m writing a novel as someone who will be entering ninth grade. I have several friends who are well known authors that have only published traditionally and was wondering what your take is on it as someone who is self-published.
Hi! I watched your video on HOW TO WRITE A BOOK | 10 Simple Steps to Publishing with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). It was a great video! I had a question though. Did you have to cite canva for the pictures you used or are the copyright free?
Do you have a video on how to choose your topic? For example you mentioned economics, lets say I like economics but dont know much about it how would i learn about it to write a book?
Hi! I am currently in the process of writing my own book as well! I have a question... are you supposed to write a Table of Contents for Non-fiction books? Did you? Thank you so much!
Good question!!! I think about 50. However, I also made the e-version to my book free and available to all educators. From that, about 1000 students can access the book. Hope that helps
@@irisfu6929 Hey Iris! Congrats on selling 50 copies of your book! Also, how did you make your e-version free and available to all educators? I'm having trouble with that. Thank you!
hiii iris, I know I am late but I needed to ask this question so, I am writing a book genre poem, do you think its a good idea to write a book which is full of poetries and quotes? and I recently discovered that a minimum word requirement for publishing a book on KDP is 2500, so how many words were there in your book? and do you think its a good idea to write a book genre poem?
Ok, maybe i'm too late, but i have a question: i wanna write and publish fiction book (fantasy) , but i'll apply for computer science. Will this book good for my application?
Did you use outside resources, such as definitions and information that you weren't sure of from different websites and? In that case, did you publish their credentials to avoid plagiarism? The pictures were used from canva?
Hey Iris! I love your videos (they're so awesome and informative!) Quick question: Will colleges care if you write any book? Like if you write it and publish it but it has nothing to do with your major? Or will they still see this as an impressive addition to your 'resume?'
I think the motivation behind your book will be the most important! Connect your "why" with your values and what you hope to do in the future. After all, that will shine through in the essays and help you stand out
Hi Iris, I have a question if you don’t mind. As a Spanish native speaker and so an int student, do you think that if I write a book in my language, would it have the same impact on the extra curriculars as if it was written in English? Thank u!
Hello I want to know where I can make the cover page and I don't have a graphics tablet. I really like your videos and so can you tell me about it. Thank you
@@irisfu6929 Ok, thank you so much for getting back to me! My interests include international relations/affairs, history, and writing. Do you think writing a book on eurocentrism and its effects on the world will fit with my "theme"?
Hi! I have a question. Do you have some sort of website or place that you make the book? I mean like we have to upload to book to the amazon later but where do you format it?
Hi Iris! I loved your advice. I’m planning to create a book on Amazon KDP as well. I’m a rising high school senior, so I’m wondering, for the tax information, should I use my parents’ tax info and bank account or try my own? What did you do?
Hello! I loved your video and it was very informative, thank you! I am an aspiring fictional writer. I have a question: do you have any information/tips about getting copyright protection on my work(s)?
Can I USE MY PARENTS amazon account and their social security number to publish a book but change author books into mine ?(non-us citizen) I need help iriiiiisssss
I did a bit of researching and they suggested buying a domain for your name if you publish a book. Did you have to buy a domain? Would you recommend buying one?
I have irisfu.com, but started it only after college apps. For the book, it’d look more professional if you have a domain, but I bet a wixsite or Wordpress.com branded free domain wouldn’t really be a huge dealbreaker
Hey thank you this is really great advice and honestly you helped encourage me write and publish my book! I just have a question about Amazon KDP and it says I have to be 18 or older(which I'm not) and I need to give tax information. Did it ask you the same thing?
Hi! So I want to publish this book that I've been writing for a year but my parents think its unsafe to put information about my bank account and tax information. What did you do for this part and is this website secure?
Thank you! I just have a few more questions. 1.) If I didn’t publish the book could I still write it in my common app in the activities section? If so how would i describe it? 2.) Will college admissions officers search up your book if you list it in your application? 3.) Should I elaborate about what the book is about in the additional info section of the common app? Sorry for all the questions but ty so much :)
Hi Iris, Did you just download your design from Canva and then directly submit it into Amazon KDP? Also, does my KDP account have to be verified? After I made it, everything seemed set.
I have a question.. I'm planning to apply to an American university but I'm an international student. I've already written 2 books but in Spanish (my native language) so, should I write something else in English or can I use the ones that I already have?
But maybe a book is inherently copyrighted (meaning you don’t have to do any extra step to copyright), but I truly have no idea on this. If you find more info, pls let me know!
*Where Can I Schedule One-on-one Video Calls With You?*
joinbullseye.com/iris-fu
*OTHER RESOURCES FOR WRITING/PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK*
1) The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: amzn.to/2YnD0kc
2) The Book You Were Born to Write: Everything You Need to (Finally) Get Your Wisdom onto the Page and into the World: amzn.to/3far0bO
3) Kindle Publishing Made (Stupidly) Easy: How to Prepare, Publish and Promote Your Book into a Kindle Bestseller: amzn.to/2Slvd2E
*WATCH THESE NEXT*
📚 Why I Published a Book: ruclips.net/video/fSCbiCuMOTY/видео.html
😍 How Passion Projects Can Help You Get Into Your Dream School: ruclips.net/video/QxyKnMLKWfI/видео.html
👉10 Must-Reads for High School Students: ruclips.net/video/IiD3Wzfq9QE/видео.html
I rarely comment on RUclips videos, but I had to take a moment to commend you. The enthusiasm and effort apparent in all of your content is inspiring to highschoolers like myself. I thought about writing a book, but considered it a lofty goal. After watching your video, I actually think that goal is possible. Stanford is lucky to have you.
Fanney Bjargardóttir your comment literally made my day. Thank you. I hope you go write that book and don’t forget to keep me updated!! Good luck :) 👍
how to build a non-profit in high school would be nice
Awesome, thanks for your input!!
I have always wanted to write a book since freshman year about origami and I had a book of ideas for my book and a few first drafts, but I quit after reading my own writing. I've never had confidence in my writing, but after watching this video I'm going to try to write my book one more time! Thank you so much and your video is so inspirational! Good luck in Stanford and I hope you do well in your classes!
How did it go?
Thank you for this. I want to write a kids book for black girls on self love.
That's amazing. You go girl
Your energy is incredible! I am a Brazilian student and I will use your tips to accomplish some these amazing opportunities. I am just improving my English now, and your canal is helping me with that. Congratulations for all 🥳❤️
Yay! Thanks for following along :) excited to share more videos
Awesome speaker. So much energy.
startup, startup, startup! your content is so on point, iris!!
Thanks for your input!
First you gave me this notion, now helping to publish
I'm in love with how much effort you put and all your content, definetly subscribing!
Welcome! :)
Is it more impressive if a book is published by a publisher rather than being self-published or does it not matter? Thank you for all of your helpful videos!!!
It’s more impressive if it’s published by a publisher, as it’s going to take significantly more work, but for a high schooler, I think either option is already impressive and can help make you stand out!
This was so informative and it’s like you read my mind with the topic!!! Amazing content!!☺️
Great!! Glad it was helpful
You made my day, thanks!
Hello Iris,
Out of all of the college RUclipsrs I have watched, you, by far, have been the most helpful I have ever seen. Not only do you explain your stats and extracurriculars, but you also make videos explaining how you did what you did. No other RUclipsr I have watched has done that.
I have a question to ask. Since I believe starting an organization may not be the best fit for me, should I try to write more than one book as a way to stand out in my application? I am already trying to create an independent research project as one of my "passion projects", so would having multiple books help give me an edge or should I try something else?
Hi, I'm glad you're finding this channel helpful! I believe in quality > quantity in this case, so try to get awards/press/media/distribution on one book rather than having none with multiple books. There're also other passion projects -- perhaps ones I haven't even thought of or done (e.g. developing an app, etc.) -- that you can try. Good luck!
non-profit/organisation is a good idea!
Woah, this was incredible!! You motivated me to start thinking about writing my own book lol.
I had two (ig three) questions:
1. Did you use Canva for every single page of the book? Did you get the pro version?
2. I noticed you had a very impressive bio of yourself in the book. If I'm not as qualified as you were when you wrote your book, how should I "talk about myself" to intrigue readers?
Thanks!!!
1. Yes! Yes I went pro on a trial
2. Hahahah there’s a certain skill to “talking yourself up”, and I think it’s just about capitalizing on any achievement or little accomplishments that you’ve had, and putting it in a confident way.
Good luck!!
@@irisfu6929 Thank you so much for the quick reply! I just had one extra question. If you did economics, how exactly did you make the graphs? I think my project will also require graphs, but I think scanning them in would look too unprofessional.
@@irisfu6929 Hi! How many hours did you spend?
Thank you for all your videos, the videos are tremendously helpful. I am starting to see your videos a lot, taking you as a teacher, I take notes and all those nerdy stuff. I shall adhere to your tips. Again, thank you for this Amazing usable content.❤️❤️❤️
hahaha the last shot 成功靠这里 is that your brother!
Hahaha he’s my bf
How to build a start-up in high school!
Hey Iris! Can you make a video on how to get featured on newspapers and receive press after you create your passion project? Thanks!
Usually I just find reporters' emails (they're usually listed when you click their name on an article). Then, I email them with my story!
you know what i do love you😍
i hope you success in your life and to do what you want
Hi Iris! I loved watching your video and seeing how passionate you are towards your book and economics as a whole! I'm thinking of publishing my own book but Amazon states that I must be 18 years old, what did you do regarding this? Thank you so much for the help and I can't wait to see your future videos!
Hi! First of all, I really appreciate the videos you make! Love all the helpful tips! I was just wondering how you put in the graph illustrations. Did you scan them or draw them digitally? Moreover, I am planning to write a book on an introduction to chemistry for kids (ages: 8 to 12) and I wanted to know whether you wrote every single page on Canva or did you only do the graphics on it? Thanks!
I used the images from Canva that were copyright free! I wrote text on every page (but only about a paragraph) and filled the rest with graphics
@@irisfu6929 Oh.. Alright! Thanks a lot!
Incredible video, probably high praise but in my opinion your videos are probably the best for high school students wanting to stand out in the college process. Nowadays there are so many ways the college admission process is biased and unfair. Normally students that are underprivileged and who can't afford to have a tutor or a high-end college counselor often costing upwards of 5K. I float in the same boat, and often not able to have a lot of advice or opportunities due to the availability and cost. I think you are bridging the gap, and I really appreciate it. Thank you so much. And also I wanted to ask, I have published several research papers, but they weren't recognized for some prestigious award, or featured in some popular science journal magazine. I just put them out there in a local youth outreach magazine. When applying to college, especially at top tier colleges are their tiers of prestige? Like if you got your work published is that deemed with some sort of merit, or do you have to submit to competitions, and recognized for major awards? I was wondering if you had to deal with a similar issue when you wrote your book, distribution, and the audience is extremely significant, not just the fact that one wrote a journal paper, or book, or string of code in an application. Again thank you so much, I cant wait to see more videos in the future.
Yeah, I think lack of resources is a huge problem in the college apps process. Yes, there are tiers of prestige-some journals or publications are more well known, well others aren’t. Take into account the size of the publication’s readership as well as the level of difficulty for getting your work published there
Just getting a research paper published is an accomplishment and can be counted as an “honor”
I didn’t really get any awards for my book. I just got some press coverage and quantified my impact with how many students can access the book
I think a lot of the times, the thought (your motivation behind doing something) is what really counts
how were you able to write your research papers?
Iris - I ABSOLUTELY loved the illustrations in your book!! How did you make your graphs?
Hi George, I used Canva's free images
Any suggestions on how to advertise?
Wow this video is SUPER helpful!! I'm currently a sophomore, intending to study psychology in college, and have started writing about Wechat's influence on teenagers' wellbeing last month lol. When did you start writing Iris? How long did it take? Is there any app for cover design you'd recommend? thxx
oooo this is the TEA. I want to know WeChat's influence on teens haha. I started June at the tail end of my junior year and published September of my senior year. I used Canva for all the designs.
@@irisfu6929 Thank you Iris :)
Thanks Iris! ✨
Ofc!!
Did you use a certain program or something for cover design? And also when writing, did you write all your own information in the book or did you cite exterior sources in footnotes or something?
I used Canva for the cover and I did cite certain sources in below an image or piece of text
Does anyone know how exactly you would use Canva, because there isn't an option to create a book... Would you merge the pages together when you finish or something??
@iris fu please help!
Hey Iris. I also self- published a book through KDP, but my book was published after I graduated from high school. Do you think that will still be an advantage or does it get me nothing since it was after high school? Also, I'm an international student and I had to spend 2 years working after high school, so I'm 22 now. Do you think my age is going to affect my chances of getting in? I KNOW YOU ARE NOT AN ADMISSION OFFICER, EITHER, BUT ANY ANSWER YOU HAVE HELPS ME
Hey! I'm currently planning to write a book and I wanted to know how you started researching about your topics. Did you refer to other books and articles?
You absolutely deserve to be in STANFORD. You are so good at explaining and your voice is So Damn Sweet !!!
hey iris! this is super helpful and tysm for posting! if there's already loads of books that exist on the topic i want to write about, do you think i should try to find more of a niche area that is less heavily covered or just go for it? thanks again girl
yes! def try to find a more niche topic.
1 time Winner at international essay competition and story competition is soft or hard spike ..i am winner at national essay competition and story competition too
hi Iris!! This video was so great. I was wondering what the dimensions of your book were?
It’s 8x10!
Inches
Hello! I was wondering, what if you want to write a non-fiction work but don't have any credentials? I feel this is very important because obviously people want to read something they know is written by a trustworthy source.
As a HS senior, I'm very passionate about climate change and sustainability science and have been interested in it since middle school (I've spent countless hours researching), but I haven't won any awards or anything in the subject area, so I'm a bit conflicted
I loved this video! How many pages is your book?
A little over 30 I believe! It’s like a children’s book :)
I’m writing a book but one of the main topics is SH
Would you think that it would still be able to be published without being considered “inappropriate” I would love you hear your input❤️❤️
Thankyou so much 💙
What’s your belief on traditional publishing houses? I’m writing a novel as someone who will be entering ninth grade. I have several friends who are well known authors that have only published traditionally and was wondering what your take is on it as someone who is self-published.
Hi! I watched your video on HOW TO WRITE A BOOK | 10 Simple Steps to Publishing with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). It was a great video! I had a question though. Did you have to cite canva for the pictures you used or are the copyright free?
How to build a think tank will be very nice. Please cover that topic from scratch.
Do you have a video on how to choose your topic? For example you mentioned economics, lets say I like economics but dont know much about it how would i learn about it to write a book?
Hi! I am currently in the process of writing my own book as well! I have a question... are you supposed to write a Table of Contents for Non-fiction books? Did you? Thank you so much!
Yes you can and it'd be helpful for your readers!
Hi! I am so sorry to bother you, but I have another question. Did you keep each page separate and have each page different to itself? Thank you!
Do long do you recommend taking to go from brainstorming, to publishing?
I have a question: how many people bought your book?
Good question!!! I think about 50. However, I also made the e-version to my book free and available to all educators. From that, about 1000 students can access the book. Hope that helps
Iris Fu wow that’s so impressive!! And yes it does, thank you :)
@@irisfu6929 Hey Iris! Congrats on selling 50 copies of your book! Also, how did you make your e-version free and available to all educators? I'm having trouble with that. Thank you!
hiii iris, I know I am late but I needed to ask this question
so, I am writing a book genre poem, do you think its a good idea to write a book which is full of poetries and quotes?
and I recently discovered that a minimum word requirement for publishing a book on KDP is 2500, so how many words were there in your book? and do you think its a good idea to write a book genre poem?
Hi Iris, thank you so much for your video. How long did it take you to write and publish your book? (As in the entire process)
Ok, maybe i'm too late, but i have a question: i wanna write and publish fiction book (fantasy) , but i'll apply for computer science. Will this book good for my application?
awesome video
How long did it take you to write your book? (I mean like finish the whole process)
Did you use outside resources, such as definitions and information that you weren't sure of from different websites and? In that case, did you publish their credentials to avoid plagiarism? The pictures were used from canva?
Hey Iris! I love your videos (they're so awesome and informative!) Quick question: Will colleges care if you write any book? Like if you write it and publish it but it has nothing to do with your major? Or will they still see this as an impressive addition to your 'resume?'
I think the motivation behind your book will be the most important! Connect your "why" with your values and what you hope to do in the future. After all, that will shine through in the essays and help you stand out
what would you recommend for someone looking to publish a poetry anthology?
I’m writing a book on why capitalism is the best economic system. Thanks for the advice!!!
Nice!!! Good luck :)
Iris Fu thanks I’m only in 9th grade so I appreciate that
this was amazing book but , i want to ask which size text you used in this book?
Hi Iris, I have a question if you don’t mind. As a Spanish native speaker and so an int student, do you think that if I write a book in my language, would it have the same impact on the extra curriculars as if it was written in English? Thank u!
Hello I want to know where I can make the cover page and I don't have a graphics tablet. I really like your videos and so can you tell me about it. Thank you
Hi! I wanted to write and publish a book as well. I am currently a rising senior, do you think it is too late?
not at all! That's when I started my book -- the summer before senior year :)
@@irisfu6929 Ok, thank you so much for getting back to me! My interests include international relations/affairs, history, and writing. Do you think writing a book on eurocentrism and its effects on the world will fit with my "theme"?
Yes that would! And that sounds super cool
Hi! I have a question. Do you have some sort of website or place that you make the book? I mean like we have to upload to book to the amazon later but where do you format it?
I used Canva to format!
Hi Iris! I loved your advice. I’m planning to create a book on Amazon KDP as well. I’m a rising high school senior, so I’m wondering, for the tax information, should I use my parents’ tax info and bank account or try my own? What did you do?
I used my own. I believe your tax info can just be you SSN
Thanks for the description. But, should my book be of at least 32 pages? What about short stories?
Is it better to write a non fiction rather than a fiction book? Thank you!
Hello! I loved your video and it was very informative, thank you! I am an aspiring fictional writer. I have a question: do you have any information/tips about getting copyright protection on my work(s)?
Can I USE MY PARENTS amazon account and their social security number to publish a book but change author books into mine ?(non-us citizen) I need help iriiiiisssss
how long did the whole process take?
June-Sept!
how did you contact professionals to edit/write testimonials for your book?
I just emailed them for editing! But I think the only testimonial I had was from a fellow student haha cuz my intended readers are students
Iris Fu thank you so much!
Is amazon accepting other language aside from English language?btw thanks for the video.
I did a bit of researching and they suggested buying a domain for your name if you publish a book. Did you have to buy a domain? Would you recommend buying one?
I have irisfu.com, but started it only after college apps. For the book, it’d look more professional if you have a domain, but I bet a wixsite or Wordpress.com branded free domain wouldn’t really be a huge dealbreaker
Where I can publish my book online? Cuz we don't have amazon in our country
Hey thank you this is really great advice and honestly you helped encourage me write and publish my book!
I just have a question about Amazon KDP and it says I have to be 18 or older(which I'm not) and I need to give tax information. Did it ask you the same thing?
hmm I just used my ssn which can substitute for the tax info. i think there's an option to choose "ssn"
I write short stories (fiction) would that be useful to me?
Hi Iris! Did your book include a bibliography?
How do you get the book physically printed?
Amazon handles the printing!
Does the book have to be traditionally published? Could it not be e-published or indie published?
Hey Iris was the book that you wrote your passion project?
Yeah, it was one of two of my “passion projects”!
@@irisfu6929 What was the other?
Jiali Zheng video pal program / org
So using graphics off Canva is free and allowed, and not copyrighted or anything?
HI Iris, can I publish a Chinese book on Amazon KDP?
Hi! So I want to publish this book that I've been writing for a year but my parents think its unsafe to put information about my bank account and tax information. What did you do for this part and is this website secure?
I used amazon KDP, and amazon is a very trusted company (many people input their credit card info on there)
Thank you! I just have a few more questions. 1.) If I didn’t publish the book could I still write it in my common app in the activities section? If so how would i describe it? 2.) Will college admissions officers search up your book if you list it in your application? 3.) Should I elaborate about what the book is about in the additional info section of the common app? Sorry for all the questions but ty so much :)
Hi Iris,
Did you just download your design from Canva and then directly submit it into Amazon KDP?
Also, does my KDP account have to be verified? After I made it, everything seemed set.
Yes thats what I did! I don't think it needs to be verified
I have a question.. I'm planning to apply to an American university but I'm an international student. I've already written 2 books but in Spanish (my native language) so, should I write something else in English or can I use the ones that I already have?
The book has to be in English or my mother tongue for college??
Hi hi, how old were you when you wrote your book?
Where can we get a free ebook copy of your book? I'd love to read it but im broke haha
Hi Iris! How do I copyright my book?
I’m not sure actually. I didn’t copyright mine. I’d google to see how you can do this!
But maybe a book is inherently copyrighted (meaning you don’t have to do any extra step to copyright), but I truly have no idea on this. If you find more info, pls let me know!
how do you get the book into a pdf format?
hey did it cost u anything to publish ur book?
lolllllllll the end sounded like an add for amazon
just finished the video....
Lmaoo it’s not sponsored! Good luckkk
Lol 不要聪明🤣
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