Paper Tiger | Updating front/back matter in KDP/IngramSpark with Scribus | Paper Tiger at Work @PaperTigerProductions | Uploaded August 2021 | Updated October 2024, 46 minutes ago.
I made so many mistakes as a new author when I did the front and back matter sections of my first book. It was time to fix them by taking a look at what my comparable titles are doing and rethinking my whole approach.
Stream highlights over here! → youtu.be/Tw5hJdLScO0
// THIS WEEK'S AGENDA
1. Revise back matter (because my original back matter was written with zero marketing in mind, so I should probably fix that too since I'm going to be submitted revised files to KDP and IngramSpark)
2. Upload revised files to IngramSpark and KDP
3. Plan giveaway (because I screwed up my launch marketing so I kinda need to up the ante here)
The plan is to knock out one of these tasks per hour...let's see how we go!
Spoilers: Yeah, I did not make it through the full list either! Planning the giveaway is going to have to wait until next week's livestream. Head over to youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set notification" to get an alert when I go live.
// JUMP TO
0:00 Introduction
2:04 My original basis for doing my front/back matter
3:20 What I currently have as front/back matter
34:53 When do you need a new ISBN?
59:25 Putting QR codes and links in your front/back matter
1:10:08 Analyzing comparable titles and learning from what they have done
1:14:32 Me, realizing I messed up my first book
1:15:15 Trying to figure out how to fix it
2:35:55 Final checks before exporting a print ready PDF
2:42:55 Uploading revised files to IngramSpark
2:49:13 Creating the interior file for Amazon KDP
2:50:03 Why you should NOT use the same interior file for IngramSpark and KDP
3:04:33 Uploading revised files to Kindle Direct Publishing
3:05:52 Evaluating the updated front/back matter sections
3:36:50 Back to uploading my revised interior file to KDP
3:07:28 KDP vs IngramSpark proof copies
3:10:20 My thoughts on optimizing the book formatting process
3:12:28 Planning a giveaway - initial thoughts
3:20:10 Wrap up & the next livestream
#selfpublishing #authortube #livestream
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story book for kids aged 2-6:
→ bit.ly/3cmpHqz
Last week's livestream, where you can watch me format a children's book in real-time using Scribus, an open source alternative to Adobe InDesign:
Full replay → youtu.be/QQFxZ2MqRpo
Highlights → youtu.be/Kao04Evr-Mc
I made so many mistakes as a new author when I did the front and back matter sections of my first book. It was time to fix them by taking a look at what my comparable titles are doing and rethinking my whole approach.
Stream highlights over here! → youtu.be/Tw5hJdLScO0
// THIS WEEK'S AGENDA
1. Revise back matter (because my original back matter was written with zero marketing in mind, so I should probably fix that too since I'm going to be submitted revised files to KDP and IngramSpark)
2. Upload revised files to IngramSpark and KDP
3. Plan giveaway (because I screwed up my launch marketing so I kinda need to up the ante here)
The plan is to knock out one of these tasks per hour...let's see how we go!
Spoilers: Yeah, I did not make it through the full list either! Planning the giveaway is going to have to wait until next week's livestream. Head over to youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set notification" to get an alert when I go live.
// JUMP TO
0:00 Introduction
2:04 My original basis for doing my front/back matter
3:20 What I currently have as front/back matter
34:53 When do you need a new ISBN?
59:25 Putting QR codes and links in your front/back matter
1:10:08 Analyzing comparable titles and learning from what they have done
1:14:32 Me, realizing I messed up my first book
1:15:15 Trying to figure out how to fix it
2:35:55 Final checks before exporting a print ready PDF
2:42:55 Uploading revised files to IngramSpark
2:49:13 Creating the interior file for Amazon KDP
2:50:03 Why you should NOT use the same interior file for IngramSpark and KDP
3:04:33 Uploading revised files to Kindle Direct Publishing
3:05:52 Evaluating the updated front/back matter sections
3:36:50 Back to uploading my revised interior file to KDP
3:07:28 KDP vs IngramSpark proof copies
3:10:20 My thoughts on optimizing the book formatting process
3:12:28 Planning a giveaway - initial thoughts
3:20:10 Wrap up & the next livestream
#selfpublishing #authortube #livestream
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story book for kids aged 2-6:
→ bit.ly/3cmpHqz
Last week's livestream, where you can watch me format a children's book in real-time using Scribus, an open source alternative to Adobe InDesign:
Full replay → youtu.be/QQFxZ2MqRpo
Highlights → youtu.be/Kao04Evr-Mc
