In this issue: Enhance your writing with quality editing, and more

[KDP Header]( In this issue: Enhance your writing, five things your book description says about you, faster royalty payments with no minimum threshold, KDP Pen to Publish Contest, and more --------------------------------------------------------------- Enhance your writing with quality editing You've read your manuscript countless times, but each read-through reveals more revisions. Is the scene in chapter 6 too slow? Will readers think you've proven your hypothesis? It's time to enlist a professional to provide a fresh, objective perspective. With CreateSpace's Line Editing service, an experienced editor provides essential feedback for improving the structure and flow of your work and edits for pesky typos and grammar mistakes, bringing your manuscript to the next level for your readers. [Learn more]( about CreateSpace's Line Editing service. --------------------------------------------------------------- Faster royalty payments with no minimum threshold Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) offers direct deposit as a payment method to over 40 countries ([click here for the complete list](. Selecting direct deposit, also known as electronic funds transfer, as a payment method allows you to receive your earned royalties without a minimum payment threshold, in a securer way than paper checks, and in your local currency. Note that because of the benefits of direct deposit, KDP will be phasing out payments by check to countries where we have enabled direct deposit by the end of the year. For instructions on how to update your banking information, visit our [Payment and Banking Help page](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Five things your book description says about you It's tough to write a 70,000 word book, but it's just as tough to write a book description of a few hundred words. On Amazon Author Insights, Bryan Cohen outlines some common issues and actionable takeaways to help you improve your book description. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Introducing Amazon KDP Pen to Publish Contest We are excited to announce the launch of [Amazon KDP Pen to Publish Contest](. The contest is open to all authors* who publish a book through Kindle Direct Publishing on Amazon.in between July 25 and November 10, 2017. This contest recognizes literary excellence for newly published works written in English in any genre. The grand winner will be awarded a prize of ₹ 10 lakh (INR 1 Million), a print publishing deal with Westland, and mentorship by India's best-selling English author Chetan Bhagat. Further details can be found on the [contest page](. *Authors who are residents of Australia, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, or the United States --------------------------------------------------------------- Categories, genres, and subgenres by Richard Ridley When it comes to marketing, you're going to want to nail down the genre of your book as soon as you can. Yes, I know most authors know the genre before they even start writing, but a surprising number of authors reject the notion of genre fiction. Most do it as a misguided artistic choice, but some do it because they don't want to limit their reading audience. By choosing a genre, you're not limiting your reading audience, you're identifying it. My suggestion is to dive deeper and select your subgenre categories. The more specific you can get, the more likely it is that you are going to be able to locate your readers and market to them more effectively. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Expand Your Book's Reach - [KDP]( - [CreateSpace]( - [ACX]( - [Kindle Scout]( - [Kindle Worlds]( - [Kindle Reading Apps]( - [Amazon Author Central]( - [Amazon Author Central.uk]( Resources - [CreateSpace How-to Resource Guide]( - [KDP How-to Resource Guide]( - [KDP Help Pages]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Unsubscribe]( [Update Profile]( CreateSpace 4900 Lacross Road, North Charleston, SC 29406 Copyright © 2000 - 2016, CreateSpace, a DBA of On-Demand Publishing, LLC. CSP-0717E This email was sent by: CreateSpace 4900 Lacross Road North Charleston, SC, 29406, United States