Paper Tiger | The Best Self-Publishing Platform in 2024 @PaperTigerProductions | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 52 minutes ago.
Spoilers: it's not Amazon KDP OR IngramSpark. Here's my ranking of every major self-publishing platform.
2024 update: my opinion has not changed!
Your turn to rank them! Here's the template: tiermaker.com/categories/books/self-publishing-platforms-excl-serials-15312487
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0:00 Going wide
0:37 Apple Books
2:30 Google Play
4:24 Kobo Writing Life
5:44 Barnes & Noble Press
8:00 Draft2Digital
10:18 Smashwords
12:02 Amazon KDP
17:48 IngramSpark
20:37 Wordpress (direct website sales)
#authortube #selfpublishing #tierlist
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you enjoyed this video, I think you'll enjoy these other videos:
Why Amazon pushes so hard for exclusivity → youtu.be/FRdUkz3s3Rk
// REFERENCES
Major self-publishing platforms ranked, in alphabetical order:
Amazon KDP → kdp.amazon.com
Apple Books → authors.apple.com
Barnes & Noble Press → press.barnesandnoble.com
Draft2Digital → draft2digital.com
Google Play → play.google.com/books/publish
IngramSpark → ingramspark.com
Kobo Writing Life → kobo.com/p/writinglife
Smashwords → smashwords.com
Wordpress → wordpress.org
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My epic fantasy series, Resonance Crystal Legacy:
BUY DIRECT → delilahwaan.com/shop
Follow my Kickstarter → kickstarter.com/projects/delilahwaan/supplicant?ref=5khkfs
Buy from retailers → books2read.com/petition
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
BUY DIRECT → catlikestudio.com/shop
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My Rescue Cat → books2read.com/myrescuecat
Spoilers: it's not Amazon KDP OR IngramSpark. Here's my ranking of every major self-publishing platform.
2024 update: my opinion has not changed!
Your turn to rank them! Here's the template: tiermaker.com/categories/books/self-publishing-platforms-excl-serials-15312487
// JUMP TO
0:00 Going wide
0:37 Apple Books
2:30 Google Play
4:24 Kobo Writing Life
5:44 Barnes & Noble Press
8:00 Draft2Digital
10:18 Smashwords
12:02 Amazon KDP
17:48 IngramSpark
20:37 Wordpress (direct website sales)
#authortube #selfpublishing #tierlist
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you enjoyed this video, I think you'll enjoy these other videos:
Why Amazon pushes so hard for exclusivity → youtu.be/FRdUkz3s3Rk
// REFERENCES
Major self-publishing platforms ranked, in alphabetical order:
Amazon KDP → kdp.amazon.com
Apple Books → authors.apple.com
Barnes & Noble Press → press.barnesandnoble.com
Draft2Digital → draft2digital.com
Google Play → play.google.com/books/publish
IngramSpark → ingramspark.com
Kobo Writing Life → kobo.com/p/writinglife
Smashwords → smashwords.com
Wordpress → wordpress.org
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My epic fantasy series, Resonance Crystal Legacy:
BUY DIRECT → delilahwaan.com/shop
Follow my Kickstarter → kickstarter.com/projects/delilahwaan/supplicant?ref=5khkfs
Buy from retailers → books2read.com/petition
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
BUY DIRECT → catlikestudio.com/shop
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My Rescue Cat → books2read.com/myrescuecat
