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Are You A Kindle Author? Kindlegraph It!

October 25, 2012 by Jan Kearney

KINDLEGRAPH UPDATE
Not long after writing this post, Kindlegraph changed its name to Authorgraph.  All the links still work and redirect to the new site www.authorgraph.com

I love Kindle publishing.  It’s a fantastic way to expand your reach, show your knowledge and bring in another stream of income. 

While I sing its praises often, it took a long while for me to practice what I preach and become a Kindle author!  I’m a work in the background type of girl, getting my name (and not a pen name) out in the open is still a huge leap for me.

Anyway, I’ve been working on a couple of guides for a local business and getting them ready to publish on Kindle when I came across this nifty little tool.

Kindlegraph

Kindlegraph is a digital inscription and autograph tool.  Like many of my favourite nifty tools, it is free to use. 

The tool pulls in your Kindle book cover from Amazon and allows you to add your own digital inscription and autograph.  If you prefer not to use your own writing (or in my case, it’s so bad you can’t read it!) you can adopt a signature.

Kindle author Kindlegraph

A sample of my Kindlegraph

I thought it was a really nice touch to be able to personalise your readers’ Kindle experience.  The Kindlegraph is a separate document, and just like the Kindle books you don’t need a Kindle to request one.

If you want me to Kindlegraph How To Install WordPress, just pop over to http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/JanKearney (don’t all rush at once!)

Over to you…

If you are a Kindle author? Will you add your books to the Kindlegraph database?

Are You A Kindle Author? Kindlegraph It! by Jan Kearney

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I believe that every business, no matter how small or how local can use the power of the web to gain more customers. I offer no bull coaching and mentoring so small business owners can strategically put the web to work for their business. I've been called a "compass" and a "navigator" and probably a few more names that aren't suitable for a profile!
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Comments

  1. Peggy Lee Hanson says

    October 25, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    Thanks for the heads up on this, Jan! I investigated further and will be signing up! What a great way to autograph e-books!

    • Jan Kearney says

      October 25, 2012 at 2:32 pm

      I’m glad you found it useful, Peggy 🙂 Thanks for popping in and commenting, I appreciate it.

  2. Bonnie says

    October 25, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    Hi Jan,

    Congrats on the Kindle book. I have two books I wrote years ago, that still apply today, but I never released them out of fear they wouldn’t be accepted.

    I should just Kindle them, I know…. but fear still prevents me from moving forward.

    – Bonnie

    • Jan Kearney says

      October 25, 2012 at 2:31 pm

      Hi Bonnie, I know how you feel – I have tonnes of guides that with a bit of polish can go up. It’s easier doing other peoples!
      Close your eyes and just do it. If it’s your own content and you’re writing like you are on your blog, there’s no reason for it to get rejected is there?

      • Bonnie says

        October 25, 2012 at 9:51 pm

        What a wonderful thing to say, Jan.

        Thank you so much – you made my entire day! 🙂

        – Bonnie

  3. shawn says

    October 25, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Very cool tool. I’ll have to look at it more and see all it does.

    • Jan Kearney says

      October 27, 2012 at 12:16 pm

      Enjoy it Shawn 🙂

  4. Galina St George says

    October 26, 2012 at 12:35 am

    Hi Jan,

    I have bought quite a few books for Kindle, and am really interested in the publishing side of it. I am aiming to make it my next learning experience. Your tool is great – adding an autograph makes buying a book so much more personal for the reader. I certainly would appreciate it. Would love to read about your experiences with publishing on Kindle if you ever consider sharing them here!

    Best wishes,

    Galina

    • Jan Kearney says

      October 27, 2012 at 10:50 am

      Hi Galina, No doubt I’ll be blogging Kindle soon enough. I’m working on a couple of workbooks for a local business at the moment, as well as my own that I will get on there eventually! I have my blog running through Kindle too.
      I’ve read/watched quite a few Kindle guides and the one I keep going back to is the basic formating one from Val Waldeck. It’s step by step how to format with screen shots. The rest is typical online stuff – research your keywords, use them in the title, format your description for readibility and of course promote it (something I didn’t do with mine!) Just signed up on another hype free one (because I’m sure there has to be more to it, doesn’t there?), will let you know how that goes!

  5. Kez Wickham St George says

    October 26, 2012 at 9:09 am

    WOW thanks for this have been wonderfing how to get my new novel out there with out the massive amount i was asked to pay last time with very poor results, my last novel was thriller and widely aclaimed as a great read, i was windering how to or were to go next. let me know more please.

    • Jan Kearney says

      October 27, 2012 at 10:40 am

      Hi Kez.
      If you’re looking at self publishing on Kindle, you’ll need it formating and uploading. You can do this yourself – I bought Val Waldeck’s Kindle Publishing Made Easy last year, and Val sends updates through every few months. I know she’s expanded the original guide too.
      There are many people on Elance and Odesk who offer formating services, I do it for short guides/books for businesses.
      “Out there” generally takes a lot of work and marketing! Fiction isn’t my forte, I would suggest you join some of the many author sites and groups out there who can help you with that.

  6. Dee Ankary says

    October 26, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    Hi Jan,

    I love Kindle, and I have 12 (!) titles published, mostly under pen names as I was experimenting with different niches.

    I used Kindlegraph once, to autograph one of my books that was the prize in a contest. It’s so … heady, and gratifying! Like you, I didn’t chance my scribble, and spend a fun half hour looking for nice fonts to use 🙂

    Thanks for sharing this lovely resource, and I will look for your stuff on Kindle.

    Have a fantastic weekend.

    Dee

    • Jan Kearney says

      October 27, 2012 at 10:24 am

      12! That’s great, Dee. Thanks for popping in and taking the time to comment – will keep my eye open for you on Kindle too 🙂

  7. Helene Poulakou says

    October 26, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    Smart little tool!
    Yes, having something “handwritten” on your Kindle book gives it a more warm, “personal” touch.
    Not yet on Kindle, but after this year’s NaNoWriMo, I think I’ll have something to upload!

    • Jan Kearney says

      October 27, 2012 at 10:22 am

      I had to go look up NaNoWriMo – what an odd name! Good luck with taking part, Helene 🙂

  8. Galina St George says

    November 4, 2012 at 12:48 am

    Thank you for the information about Kindle publishing Jan! I am looking forward to more of your posts about it, and will check Val Wldeck’s book out.

    Warm wishes,

    Galina

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