What’s Inside the Free Guide

The complete, honest guide to self-publishing in India — 13 chapters that take you from a finished manuscript to a live, earning book. Here’s every chapter.

  1. Start here: the one truth about “publishing to India”

    Why KDP works fully for Kindle ebooks but not for local print — the thing most guides get wrong, in plain English.

  2. Should you even self-publish?

    An honest look at self-publishing vs traditional vs paid packages, with a clear side-by-side comparison.

  3. The whole journey on one page

    The complete path from finished manuscript to a live, earning book — mapped so you always know the next step.

  4. Write and edit your book

    The real types of editing, what you can do yourself, what’s worth paying for, and how to find good help.

  5. Format your book

    Ebook and print formatting that gets accepted on the first try — no rejected uploads.

  6. Design your cover

    What makes a cover work at thumbnail size, the exact sizes you need, and when it’s worth hiring out.

  7. ISBN, PAN and tax — the boring-but-critical bits

    Free ISBNs, the US tax interview, and how to keep more of your royalties instead of losing them to withholding.

  8. Publish on KDP India, step by step

    Account setup, metadata, categories, keywords, pricing and hitting publish — the whole flow, in order.

  9. The money, honestly

    70% vs 35% royalties, KDP Select, how you actually get paid in India, and realistic earnings (no hype).

  10. Launch and market your book

    Reviews, ads, pricing and the channels that genuinely move copies — and the ones that waste your time.

  11. Common mistakes (and the paid-publishing trap)

    The errors first-timers make, and how to evaluate paid services so you pay for value, not promises.

  12. Glossary

    Every term you’ll meet — ISBN, ASIN, KDP Select, royalties, trim size, bleed — in plain English.

  13. Your one-page checklist

    The entire process as a tickable checklist you can keep beside you while you publish.

It’s genuinely free and written to be useful — no fluff, no upsell. The guide is on its way; join the list below and we’ll send it to you.