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*Disclaimer: I write novels, and I’ve helped people self-publish novels and non-fiction books. This is not a low-content book channel. Some of what I am going to say will apply, but other channels are better served for that niche.
-I also don’t use AI to write my books, so you will not find a single tip about that here. If you want to plagiarize your way into crossing ‘author’ off your bucket list, good luck.
*Also, a lot of this process will be very similar if you plan to self-publish with IngramSpark, Draft2Digital, LuLu, etc, in addition to or instead of Amazon KDP. But they’re the top dog, so… Let me know if you want a specific one for those other platforms below…

I have books about this as well, so if you want more detail than one video can give you, I have videos about each step of the process, as well as Self-Publishing for the First-Time Author, The Author Your Ambition Workbook, and the whole series.

So, what is the process for self-publishing a book on Amazon, or just how to self-publish a book in 2026?

-Write and edit the book
-Publishing strategy planned
-Technical set-up (should be done BEFORE you format)
-Format
-Book design (can be done as you edit, as you format)
-Uploading
-Marketing