How to Publish a Kindle Book with Amazon.com

A typical copyright page will contain the word “Copyright,” the copyright symbol ©

fee of $30 to the Copyright Office. Visit the Copyright Office Web site to obtain the form: www.copyright.gov/forms

A book is registered by mailing an application form (Form TX) along with two copies of the book

To publish your work to the competition, especially Barnes & Noble’s nook and the collection of Sony Readers, visit www.smashwords.com. This site allows you to join free of charge

Payments are sent from Amazon 60 days after the close of the calendar month in which sales occurred

Amazon automatically assigns their version of an ISBN number — the ASIN — to items in the Kindle Store and other merchandise that does not carry an ISBN

Access the order form for block ISBN purchasing at https://commerce.bowker.com/standards/cgi-bin/isbn.asp.

Authors or publishers can request bar codes from the ISBN Web site or from www.bowkerbarcode.com

If you require only a single ISBN, they are offered at http://myidentifiers.com.

An ISBN is acquired through www.isbn.org, where you will also find price listings.