Self Publishing Books | Publishing On Barnes & Noble
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- Have you wanted to set your print book up on pre-order. Well you’re in luck because today we’re continuing our Self publishing books off Amazon series and pre-orders for print books is one of the many options on Barnes & Noble press. So stick around.
Barnes and noble press, formerly known as nook press, is another great option for self publishing books off amazon. While yes, you can use an aggregator like Draft2Digital or Smashwords to upload to Barnes & Noble, publishing on Barnes and Noble directly can ensure you maximize your royalties. Enough jibber, jabber, let’s get started:
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Thanks for sharing! I've used KDP exclusively for my paperbacks but have been curious about B&N. Thanks for giving us a behind-the-scenes look!
My pleasure. I’m glad you found the content helpful. I’d love to know if you end up giving B&N a shot and how it goes.
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
you are SUCH a wonderful teacher Keith, thank you so kindly!
Glad I could help!
Hi Keith. Extremely helpful videos. Cool man. Thanks. Regards.
You’re very welcome. I’m glad you found the content helpful.
Fantastic tutorial, thanks Keith!
Request - Would love to see how you integrate all these off-amazon as well as amazon on your own website, so customers can buy from your website!
That is a great idea for a future video. Thanks for the wonderful suggestion, Andy!
Great job Keith, very informative!
Glad you enjoyed it.
I been wanting to see a video teaching on this content...God bless you for this video so helpful..mucho thanks
I'm so sorry for not responding sooner. YT didn't show me this comment on the mobile app which is where I usually reply from.
I'm so thrilled that you're enjoying the content and that you're finding it helpful in your business. Best of luck with your self-publishing! Thanks again for watching and subscribing!
Thank you keith
You’re very welcome.
Great video Keith. Publishing paperbacks on B&N is so much easier than publishing them on Amazon because of the cover.
Thanks Marc. I actually haven’t tried doing paperbacks on B&N. I just use them for hardcover. I may have to look into that.
@@KeithWheelerBooks I think I meant hardcover. Either way, it's much easier publishing a physical book on B&N than Amazon with the cover formatting
Yeah, there are pros and cons to both platforms.
Hey Keith...B&N said the cover file was uploaded correctly. My editor is working on it. I was glad to learn what was causing the hold up.
So glad you got it all figured out.
Forgive me Keith, I meant to say my cover art file was uploaded correctly but my editor is working on getting resized and corrected. But yes that was the problem. We got it figured out. I am just about there finishing things up with my first novel. I had lots of help from you. I'll be watching to catch you live in December. I will let you know how the hardcover turns out.
K.😉
Excellent! Best of luck!!!
Thank you so much! This is so helpful. I am definitely a new subscriber.
That’s awesome to hear! Thank you so much for your kind words. And taking the time to subscribe and support the channel means the world to me!
I just subscribed. You the man for showing all this
Thank you so much! That means the world to me!
Im getting some where now its just saying: FONTS_NOT_EMBEDDED: Page #3: Rule "Font not embedded" hit with severity #1
The easiest thing to do is search on the internet, “how to embed fonts in “ and then the software that you’re using(ie word, PowerPoint, etc)
@@KeithWheelerBooks I figured it out thank goodness doing so from word and powerpoint did not work, but adobe acrobat pro dc did and researching youtube for that help. took me legit 8 hours to figure it all out and accomplish haha blaaahhhh
Great job!
Great tutorial, buddy!
Thanks buddy! I truly appreciate it.
Your channel is such a blessing thank you.
Thank you so much for the kind words.
@@KeithWheelerBooks always man you're helping people
My pleasure!
Thank you , this was extremely helpful
You’re very welcome!
Yes I got that accomplished. Now im havinb issues with minimum pages is 18. I called and she said an error is going on right now with that. My book is only 10 pages.
I hope it gets resolved soon. Best of luck!
@@KeithWheelerBooks last question im also going to ask Barnes noble and Amazon do they have an editor to do your book before publishing your book?
They’re just a publishing platform, they don’t do any editing or formatting. Your manuscript needs to be 100% ready when you upload it.
@@KeithWheelerBooks okay thanks
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I changed my docx to pdf... even though it should have worked for words. I called and they said its having misfunctioning errors and issues for people trying to upload.... & I actually got the size fixed for my book to be accepted but like I said I called the store and they said it is having errors trying to uploading.....for example my book is a short children book with only 10 pages and I thought it had to be the maximum of 18 and she said no. So waiting until mid-week to see if it is fixed or if I need to add more pages like 8-9 more.
Thanks for the update. Keep us posted.
What does embedding a font mean? How is it done & is it a pain to do?
Embedding your fonts within your document is basically locking the fonts in place as they appear.
It’s kind of like if someone took a picture of you next to a movie standee. While in person you and the standee are clearly separate elements, once the picture is created, you both appear to be the same dimensions.
That’s the way it is with fonts. By embedding your fonts, you ensure everyone is seeing your words exactly as you intended. If you don’t embed them and the person is reading it on a kindle device and doesn’t have access to that font, the device will use a different font which may not layout the same as your intended font.
For the print version, the printing house may not have access to that font so, again, what they print may not appear as you intended. This can not only affect the look of your font, but your font spacing, line spacing, etc.
As for how easy or difficult it is, depends on what your original software you wrote it in is.
The good news is that you can simply look up “how to embed fonts in ____” and get the steps.
I hope this helps.
Thank you for this helped me
You’re quite welcome!
@@KeithWheelerBooks I'm kind of confused on the isbn part if I have. A book out with Amazon do I input the Amazon isbn in the barnes and noble set up for a isbn or would I have to set up a new isbn with barnes and noble i hope you understood my question thank you
If you’re using the free isbns from KDP then you can only use that on the version of the book on KDP. Same thing for the free isbn from Barnes and noble, Lulu and IngramSpark. They’re all platform specific.
@@KeithWheelerBooks thank you
My pleasure!
wait? we are supposed to add our own ISBN into the interior, but B&N adds another one to the back of our paperback book covers??
You need to list your isbn number on the copyright page on the inside of your book. Even if it’s their free isbn.
@@KeithWheelerBooks ok I do have my own Bowker ISBN's BUT where would I find their FREE ISBNs? i put my own ISBN on my copy right page....
When you’re entering the info to upload your print book, there should be a section for isbn. Get a free isbn, should be an option. If not, they may have stopped offering free isbns. It’s been a while since I used B&N last.
Possible for planners and journals and the like possible with b and n?
Yes, those are still allowed on B&N.
I'm getting errors in uploading the cover, can you show us how to ceate the cover? Did you use Word doc?
I typically use PowerPoint to make my covers
omg Im having such a hard time uploading my book trying to change the size to 8.5 11 and it say so when I change but wont upload like said, but instead 13.3 X7.5
I did not see no way to upload the W-9 form in account or anything. Waiting on an email back from customer service of Barnes and Noble
I'm so sorry for not responding sooner. YT didn't show me this comment on the mobile app which is where I usually reply from.
I must admit that B&N is not the most user-friendly site when it comes to book publishing.
Thanks for watching and subscribing to the channel. Best of luck in your self-publishing business!
@@KeithWheelerBooks no your fine.
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yes Im late to the party here....when I went to sign up on B&N.....it's asking for my "VENDOR ACCOUNT INFORMATION"? is this right? my status is pending...?
That’s correct
Pleasant morning Mr Wheeler I tried printing on Lulu but they are telling me about flattening layers. Could you do a video guiding us through the process?
Sure. But to expedite things, since I won’t be able to do the video for a few weeks, let me try and help you now. What type of file did you upload?
Kadeem, Did you publish your book on lulu?
This was SUPER helpful! Just to clarify, a way to not have to purchase an isbn is to first publish a book in kdp and then just use that isbn on Barnes and Noble?
Thank you so much for the kind words. To answer your question, no. The free isbn that you get with KDP, can only be used on KDP. You cannot use it on any other platform.
Also, each “version” of your book needs to have its own isbn(paperback, hardcover, spiral bound, etc)
They now offer free ISBNs😊
Nice! It’s been a while since I uploaded to B&N.
Hi! I recently set up my book with B&N Press, around 2 weeks ago and the book it still processing... With little support, this has been a major frustration. Have you heard of processing times taking longer than normal? I’m not sure what to do. I also need to make a minor adjustment and am afraid when I am able, the process will start all over again. I’d appreciate any advice, thanks for the video!
Oh I definitely can understand your frustration. I know that, in general, processing times take longer around the holidays and with some companies still running short staffed it’s probably even worse this year. That said, 2 weeks is ridiculous! I wonder if there was some kink in the system and you doing your update and resubmitting may actually help expedite things.(like rebooting your computer when it starts getting laggy)
Just an idea, I’m not sure it’ll work, but it’s worth a shot.
Keep working hard and I wish you the Best of luck!
Appreciate your response and suggestion. Yes, it’s seems like a kink. I tried to delete the book to try to start over, but because it’s being processed, I can’t even delete it. So, at this time, All I can do is wait for a response from their email support. Thanks again.
Fingers crossed things speed up for you! 🤞
I just finally uploaded 1 of my books but it didn't ask me my bank info so that the profit of the royalties goes to my bank account how am I going to get my royalties my far share of having my book published I already tried to published before about a year ago I signed into my account today and published it.. I don't know if I input my bank info before how do I double check to make sure barns and noble have my bank info so the profit will be wired to my bank account
Technically, it shouldn’t let you publish until your tax info is entered in. Go to My Account Info and see if you can update it there. If not, just search up their database and look for “how to update my tax info”
I hope this helps! 👍
Thank you!
You’re very welcome!
I need help uploading each different page. I was told an error in system right now
Pages should all be uploaded as one pdf. Basically, you’re uploading the entire manuscript.
can you do ebook version of it?
Yes you can publish ebooks as well.
Top-Notch! Great tutorial! How do you sell your hardcover from B&N on Amazon?
I don’t. My B&N books I sell directly on their platform. The hardcovers I sell on Amazon are from Lulu.
@@KeithWheelerBooks good tip
This is really great, thank you! I just subscribed! But can you point me in the direction of some more in depth help. I'm lost on how to format my work in MS. I get the simple stuff like page size, margins, font etc. My questions are about illustration layout and text, and how to create the PDF then upload them, (ex, do I do them individually or do I create the entire page all together?). I actually think my questions are so specific or maybe too lame that Ill never find the answers. Any help is appreciated. Thank you, Keith.
Thank you so much for the kind words and subscribing means the world to me!
Have you checked out my video on how to format a book?
You’ll want your manuscript in one pdf and your cover, separate. I also have a video on how to create a picture book if that’s more up your alley.
Hey Keith how's it going? Ok my book is temporarily out of stock on B&N what does this means and how long does it take before its back In stock?
It typically means they’re behind on shipping. For me it’s lasted about a week. You could always reach out to customer support and make an inquiry.
Thanks Keith for responding. I thank God for you because your the only person I can truly come to for answers. I appreciate you so very much. You truly know the business inside and out. This is why I subscribe to you! I thank you for the information. Ok so about a week egh...more people want to buy the book but couldn't because it's out of stock. I am trying my best to hit best seller. This is my first novel.
@@KeithWheelerBooks
P.S. I did reach out to them... waiting on a reply!
I completely understand your frustration and I appreciate your kind words.
Is your book published anywhere else? If it’s on KDP or Lulu, you could have them order through you directly, and place an author copy order and have it shipped directly to them.
👍 Best of luck!
Hi Keith! Do you have a video on using a barcode vs not using one of you are only going to have your book available for print online and on kindle. Even it’s available in stores, the ISBN is the most important thing to have for customers to purchase in the store (libraries, small stores, etc).
I don’t currently have a video on barcodes. Since most platforms add them to your book automatically, I really don’t see a point in excluding them. Also, remember that we want our books to compete with traditionally published books, so if we leave off something as visible and recognizable as a barcode, it may be seen as “unfinished” or inferior. (Customers can tell if something looks “off”)
Keith Wheeler Books which platforms use them already? I thought that I had to purchase them for each platform myself.
No, not at all. KDP, IngramSpark and Lulu will all put the barcode on for you, even if you use their free isbn.
Keith Wheeler Books Thank you. I’m purchasing my own bulk ISBN for my company. Just wasn’t clear on the barcode if my client didn’t want to purchase one. Being that I have always purchased barcodes myself, I needed more clarity for clients that feel they don’t need one. Thank you so much for your feedback. 😃
Have you looked at the Apple one yet? It looks really good.
Kevin Maguire I haven’t. I don’t have a Mac, so there are some hoops you have to jump through in order to signup directly with Apple iTunes.
@@KeithWheelerBooks You just need an Apple ID, that's just a matter of signing up for one. Head on over to appleid.com to get yourself one. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
I’ll definitely take a look at that! Thanks buddy!
@@KeithWheelerBooks No problem.
Kevin Maguire 👍
Like Andy W., I would also like to know how to integrate other websites to mine so that customers can buy directly from my website (and not have to be redirected to another site). That would be so helpful.
Also, if a book was published on one site is it okay to publish on other sites as well? I have a book that's not on amazon or lulu. I don't remember seeing anything about expanded distribution.
I figure a problem would be keeping pricing for your book consistent...
That’s a great idea for a future video. As for expanded distribution, you are correct, Barnes & Noble Press only goes out to their website.
You can absolutely publish the same book on multiple sites, if you own the isbn. Be sure to use the same isbn across all platforms for the same “version” of the book. (Ie. The hardcover should have the same isbn regardless of the site it’s uploaded to. The paperback will have a separate isbn from the hardcover, but it should be the same for every paperback, regardless of the site.)
I hope this helps.
Why don't you ask them, and find out you can't contact them like me! Ha Ha (just my persoanal experience! that's why i'm bitching and warning people)
Geoff, I’ll see what I can find out for you. @St MC, another option you can look at would be Lulu.com. They have a new api setup that can connect directly to most websites.
Does it deliver to you pr do you pick it up and do you have to pay to publidh a book??
If you order a proof copy, it can typically ship to your house. Publish on B&N is free.
So by using this method does it just make the book available to purchase from just their website or will there be a physical book in there brick and mortar store as well? If it does not put a physical book in their physical store, how do you achieve this so someone can walk into their store and purchase a physical book that day?
The best way to get it into the physical store is to have people go into the store and ask for it. They can then look it up and order it. If enough requests come in, they may start shelving it.
Did u have to purchase a copyrights for your book?
Technically, when your manuscript is created it is copyrighted. You can take the extra step of having it copyrighted through the Library of Congress, but for most people that’s not necessary.
Can you upload your kdp Print back book on Barnes and nobles?
You can publish the same book through both platforms, however, the file itself may need to be updated slightly to accommodate Barnes and Nobles specs.
How do I include a new ISBN number Is this something Barns & Noble's give me while I'm uploading my content ??
Yes, in the setup process for uploading the book you’ll get the option for adding an isbn or Getty’s free one from them.
Since Barnes & Noble doesn't operate in Canada and they ask for tax information which I presume means U.S. tax information, I am assuming Canadians can't publish through them, correct?
Possibly not, but you should check their terms just to be safe. They may allow it if you use a US address
Gotcha, & last question when you have published your book on Barnes and noble already and want to soon upload it to other places like Amazon, google play, and etc ...do you have to tell Barnes & Noble? Or the other places you are also putting your book on sale there too? I want to do so soon.
No, you don’t have to tell them. But if you used their free isbn, you can only use that isbn on their site. You’ll have to get a new isbn to use it on another site.
Thanks a lot
My pleasure
@@KeithWheelerBooks So, since Im currently waiting for my books approval by Barnes and noble how long is the wait (estimation )? & Im also waiting on a response of a just sent message to the customer service about how to send or upload the w-9 form to be verified once completed. Do you know how to go about how to provide that info?
Acceptance is usually 24-48 hours. As for uploading the billing info, you should be able to do that through the account tab.
How do I get my already published paper back books on to Barnes and Noble book store .? Can you guide me. ? Also can I do so without a vendor license?
Yes you can do it without a vendor account. If you want it on the Barnes and Noble platform you can either:
1. Select global distribution with KDP and B&N is one of the channels the go out to.
2. Do as I show in this video and publish directly to B&N.
@@KeithWheelerBooks thank you so much I will try in the AM . Thank you .
My pleasure! Best of luck!!!
Good morning can some one sell their book by their bin number only . Instead of redoing the whole book. Also how do I take my books that is being sold on Amazon and sell them on kindle or ebook with just entering my bin number ? .
I’m not sure what you mean by “bin number”. If you’re referring to the ISBN, yes your isbn is searchable on Amazon, though it’s a lot easier for a consumer to remember your title than a long string of numbers.
As for making it available on kindle or ebook, you just need to go into your KDP dashboard, find the print version that you’ve uploaded and there should be an option to create the ebook version.
I hope this helps.
Thank you so much Mr I have a question please what is the payment methods. Is the site trusted? I mean, it relies on collecting its information from scientific sources
I’m not sure what you mean by payment method. Publishing on the platform is free.
@@KeithWheelerBooks thank you
My pleasure!
would you recommend page numbers???? on books???
On paperbacks, it’s totally up to you. For novels, I’d say definitely. For picture books, I usually don’t.
No on your books
I think i answered this. For picture books I usually don’t but for my novels I do include page numbers.(for print. Never for ebooks)
Thanks Keith! I just wanna ask if you can self publish a single book in different platforms like in kdp then barnes etc?
Awesome question. As long as you're not signed up for KDP Select program, then, yes, you can have the same book on multiple platforms.
@@KeithWheelerBooks kdp select Is only for Kindle books. Does It involves paperbacks too?
Can you make a 6x9 cover in Canva for BnN?
Yes
question for taxpayer info should the author choose single member LLC. I have a publisher who helps indie authors get published. Which would I have to choose?
Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed CPA or a business lawyer, but to the best of my knowledge, If you have created an LLC then you should select that option. If, however, you’re an individual who has not filed/created an LLC, then you should select the sole proprietor option.
@@KeithWheelerBooks
no I have not filed or created an LLC...i understand about the disclaimer. 😊 but I was thinking the same option...this is my first book but for now I just want a personal copy for myself just to edit and proof.
Yeah, sole proprietor is what you are any to select.
@@KeithWheelerBooks thank u ...keep posting because your videos are very informative and helpful. I will be watching😉😉. By the way my book comes out Sept 20 for presales. The name of it is The Mysteries of Woodland Academy. I am author, KD Williams.
I dont think Woodland would have made it this far without your videos and others on youtube. I have learned so much. I thank God for you and all those who help new authors learn the business. It's such a blessing from God. Have the best day Mr. Wheeler.
k.d. williams
Thank you so much for your sweet words of praise. I’m thrilled to have helped, even a little, in getting your story out into the world. But remember, you’re the one who did all the work! Never underestimate the work that you’ve put in and what you’ve accomplished!!
Thankyou sir for such detailed vedios I am from India and kdp don't print paper back and publish on amazon.in please let me know self publishing with Barnes and noble will my book available on Amazon
If I haven't Publish it before please help me out
To the best of my knowledge you are able to publish to KDP in India. Though the books may not be published locally, it can still be done. I'm not sure about the Barnes and Noble availability in other countries. You should be able to go to Barnes and Noble's website and look that up.
Do you use B&N for your puzzle books as well?
I don’t currently use B&N for my puzzle books.
Excellent. Do you use a Different isbn for hardcover, than what you did for your paperback? Also, did you indicate that Amazon was selling the paperback version on the Barnes site and even though a different ISBN is needed for the hardcover, you would indicate yes there is expanded or global distribution to link the two?
Each “version” of the book needs to have its own isbn. So paperback and hardcover would need separate isbns. If you select global distribution through KDP then your book will be distributed to B&N.
Now if you used the free isbn from KDP for your paperback, that isbn is only good for that one platform, so if you decide to publish a paperback version directly on B&N you’d need a different isbn even though they’re the same “version”, because free isbns are only usable in the platform you got it from.
I hope this helps.
@@KeithWheelerBooks thank you Keith.
That’s so interesting that Amazon would sell on Barnes and Nobles.
3 questions:
Do books sold on Barnes by Amazon lend to the books overall sales amount or rating in both Barnes and Amazon?
Furthermore, Do Barnes and nobles separate ISBN hardcover versions from Amazon soft cover versions in so far as volume count towards overall sales. Do Barnes or Amazon track a particular story with the same title or is it all ISBN?
And lastly, Barnes and Nobles has a policy of allowing in store availability of books, given enough online sales, and potentially speaking engagements in -store. Is the volume of books tracked to include all forms of the books together, paperback, hardcover, digital?
Thank you so much.
Great questions! First let’s clarify that when you’re using global distribution, that includes B&N. It’s not amazon selling on B&N. Because of this distinction...
Sales made through B&N are lumped in with all the other Global Distribution sales at the end of the month.
Only sales made on the Amazon platform affect your books ranking.(even sales on other amazon marketplaces do not affect your ranking on Amazon in the US. They only affect the ranking on that specific countries marketplace.)
Books to be carried in store, CAN take into account global sales regardless of the platform, but that is a store by store decision. Some M&N stores require you to have an agent to be considered to be carried in the store.
I hope this helps.
Hi, I recently uploaded my interior files for my book and when I did the proof read only 22 of 38 pages were given to me, when I downloaded the file to be read, my question is this normal and will all my pages be added when my book is finally published?
That’s odd. The total number of pages in the previewer and the downloadable proof should be the exact number of pages in your book. If it’s not, you should reach out to support to try and pinpoint the issue.
Hi keith need ur help...new book on Amazon... wud like same on BN.... I am 67 know nothing ...please help me to put same bk on Amazon on to BN.
I’m not sure exactly what you’re asking for. If you have a specific question, I’ll do my best to answer it. If you’re asking me to publish your book for you, on BN, I’m sorry but I don’t provide that service.
That said, you should be able to find people on Fiverr that offer this service:
kwheelerbooks.com/Fiverrstore
Can I earn profits from a few and medium content books like amazon kdp
Yes it’s possible!
Hi. I have a question, I have already a barcode/ISBN. I placed it at the cover and when I upload it (several times), it appears blank. Please help, what should I do? Thank you.
You should not include the barcode on your cover. B&N Press will add in a barcode to your back cover, as you build your print book. If there is a barcode already on your book, you may run into errors while uploading such as your cover being rejected or the appearance of double barcodes.
@@KeithWheelerBooks Thank you. I really appreciate it. I'm your new subscriber. :)
You’re very welcome. That’s awesome! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
I also draw my children's book how do I upload the drawing for each page of my childrens book.. how do I do that. Does barnes and noble illustrate the anime drawings of my books for me. Or must I do the illustration myself
You must do the illustrations yourself and then combine them into a final manuscript.
Many illustrators either draw them freehand using an online app or they scan the images in and enhance them using online apps.
can we use kdp paperback ISBN number on this platform?
No, the free isbn that KDP gives you can only be used through KDP, no other distributor.
If you use your own ISBN numbers you can publish with any distributor as long as you own the isbn
You sure can
can anyone contact this company if you live in Australia and not simply be re-directed to endless FAQ's ? I have given UP TRYING and getting the wrong phone number emailing not available chat not available ...... THIS IS THE BEST METHOD OF CONTACTING BARNES AND NOBLE.
Interesting. I’ll reach out to their US counterparts and see if I can get some answers for you.
Hey Keith, Are you able to publish an ebook and print book at once, or does this process need to be done separately for different formats? Thanks.
Once you upload one format, KDP will prompt you and ask if you want to create the other format. But the process is completely separate.
@@KeithWheelerBooks Thank you.
Also, I’m weighing up between publishing with KDP and B&N Press. From watching some videos from Dale, it gives the impression that Amazon might be unstable - one day everything is fine, the next your account is terminated or suspended for a ridiculous reason. So I’m feeling like B&N may be safer, but there’s limits with their shipping. Do you think it just comes down to there’s pros and cons no matter what one you choose or one may be a better option?
Yes, there’s pros and cons to all platforms. B&N Press doesn’t have much organic traffic like Amazon does. The best thing for me has been to “go wide” I publish on Amazon, Lulu or IngramSpark (for hard cover) and then I use draft2digital to publish the ebook to other platforms.
Hi again. I’m wondering if there is a list of people/services who format word docs to a novel PDF ready for uploading to B+N Press. Would greatly appreciate some direction. Cheers.
I don’t have a list like that, but Fiverr has some great book formatters. Just search up Barnes and Nobel book formatter on Fiverr and see what pops up.
if you choose presale does it ask you for the date?
I believe so, though I’ve personally never used that feature on that platform.
@@KeithWheelerBooks ok thank you
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Mr Wheeler are you there
i need some advice...how can I submit the W9 electronically to Barnes and Nobel?
is there a way to do that or can I email...i know I can mail it in but I was trying to do it faster
When you create an account with Barnes and Nobel are you to use your Penn name or you sir name. I am thinking sir name but I'll wait for your answer. PS happy Thursday
Setting up accounts on all platforms should be your surname. Your pen name is just for the author field when publishing your book.
OK thanks Keith
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My pleasure! 👍
Keith, how much does Barns & Noble Press charge for a 6x9 paper back?
It completely depends on interior (page count, color vs black & white, etc) I suggest you simply log in, enter in your specs(trim size page count, etc) and it’ll show you the base price.
How Can I upload my ebook to barn & noble, KDP, Apple. Kobo etc equally especially for free to maximize my royalties for my ebook. This way it simplifies all sales uploading to all the platforms so you only have to do the process once instead of going to each platforms and filling out thier own forms and not getting seen as much & getting sales and royalties from your ebook
I actually have videos that show how to upload to each of these platforms.
Hi Keith
Hello!
Hi thank you for this very helpful tutorial. I wanted to know if the ebook you took off amazon to publish in Barnes and Noble was a KDP pdf ebook?
It’s still on Amazon just not in the exclusive KDP Select program. You can do both ebook and print book with Barnes and Noble
Keith Wheeler Books I want to use Barnes and Nobles to print a 8.5 x 8.5 26 paged KDP pdf ebook. I did some research so I know the number of pages need to be increased. Do I still need to convert this ebook to pdf to follow Barnes and noble print guidelines? Thanks in advance.
For ebook they like pdf as well. Great job doing your research ahead of time. It’ll make things easier.
Keith Wheeler Books ok thank you. I am having a problem setting my images to have a resolution of 300 dpi. My images were already in my pdf file for kindle. I converted the pdf to word document but I cannot change the image resolution to 300 dpi. It stays at 96 dpi. Do you have any suggestions on how I can change the images in my word file to 300 dpi ?
Unfortunately, the only real way to increase the resolution is to shrink the image. You may need just stick with just an ebook and audiobook format if you’re not able to get higher resolution images. If you got the images from an illustrator, you could reach back out to them and see if they could provide higher resolution images. If you got the images from a website, I’d suggest checking to see if there is a larger version of the images available. Typically, the bigger the image, then when you shrink the image, the resolution increases.
I have question my friend
Ok, hopefully I can answer it.
Where did u go to create your cover page?
I created it myself in PowerPoint
@@KeithWheelerBooks how can you creat a cover in Canva? Do you have a video about this?
Yea I have a video on both creating an ebook cover and a print cover. They reference KDP, but the process is the same for virtually any platform.
I have a question. I'm an indie author based in India, but my audience is mainly in the US, UK, and Australia. Is it possible for me to publish my books through B&N and Apple? I've been told I can easily do so with Kobo and Google Play, and my books have been on Amazon from the start. I just wanted to know if it's possible that I can publish my books through Apple and B&N because I'm from India.
To the best of my knowledge Apple and Barnes and Noble have limited countries that they publish from. My suggestion would be to use an aggregate publisher, like Draft2digital. Then you can publish to dozens of other sites as well.
@@KeithWheelerBooks I'll have to give it a look. But there's another issue. I can't put my books up on other platforms if they (my books) are selected in KU on Amazon. This exclusivity thing is very binding. I've seen how KU works for my books, and I love it, but I also don't wanna limit my work to one platform.
Understood, however, KU is only for the ebook version. You can have the print and audiobook version anywhere and everywhere.
@@KeithWheelerBooks Kobo and Google Play don't have paperback publishing 😩
That is very true.
Might sound dumb if I publish on amazon kindle can u sale it on Barnes and
Noble too?
Not a dumb question at all. You sure can. You can either publish on KDP and select expanded distribution, in which case it’ll trickle over to B&N, though you’ll get lower royalties. Or you can publish your book on Barnes &Noble directly as well. Just remember, that on B&N you need to have your own isbn. A free isbn from KDP, won’t cut it.
I hope this helps.
@@KeithWheelerBooks Where can I get my own ISBN from? I also saw your video on ibook publishing. You did not use any ISBN there. Can we publish books on iBooks without ISBN or the amazon ISBN works there? How does apply pay for book sales?
Thanks for the great video Keith!. Question: Where do I buy the ISBN for the book interior?
If you’re in the US you can purchase your isbn from Bowker. Outside the US you’ll need to just google up where to buy isbn for your country.
@@KeithWheelerBooks Thank you. I'll go with Bowker.
Sounds good!
Great video. I enjoyed your one for Lulu as well. Question: Why is it so mind-blowing to find out how to order author copies of your book through B&N, once published? Am I going to have to hire a private investigator to figure out how to do this? Why did B&N decide to make this so hard? I could spend hours and hours and still get nowhere on something so simple. I have no author copy of a book that I published. I mean, how stupid is this?
Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m sorry you’re having issues ordering copies of your book on B&N Press.
Call off the search party, here’s how to do it:
1. Log in and find the book you’d like to order.
2. Under “My Projects” you should see your book and there should be an option to “BUY”.
3. Select “BUY” and then “View Shopping Cart”
4. Once in the cart you can increase the number of copies you’d like to purchase.
I hope this helps.
How do u create a website to promote your books?
There are plenty of website platforms to choose from. Some free, some that come with a few. To start, I would suggest a free site builder(I use to use Google blogger), then when your business is getting some traction, you can upgrade to a paid platform (I currently use Wordpress)
How do I format for Barnes and noble..
Is it the same process with Amazon kdp?
In general, the formatting is pretty universal. That said, it’s always best to err on the side of caution and check the platforms guidelines.
Here are the guidelines for B&N: help.barnesandnoble.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4062/~/b%26n-press%3A-formatting-guidelines
Do your book have page numbers? I know some books dont have to have page numbers. Would you recommend page numbers
I do not include page numbers on any of my ebooks because the pages are different depending on the device used.
Only some countries are accepted unfortunately.
That’s good to know. Thanks for sharing. 👍
South Africa not on the list 😒
Ah shucks, I’m sorry to hear that. You may want to reach out to them to see when they can expect to add in South Africa.
Please keep us posted.
@@KeithWheelerBooks thanks I did I send an email to customer care
Great. Please let us know how it goes.