Tips for Self Promotion, Sales, and Advertising discussion

Has anybody used this? Any reviews and tips please?

KDP, CreateSpace, or their selective programs like Scout or Singles?

KDP if possible

KDP is very easy. Once your manuscript is ready to go--proofed, edited, formatted--go to the function on Amazon and follow the steps. There is a formatting guide.

It's not necessarily "better" than a selective publishing house, for a number of reasons, but it's definitely better than any of the options you have to pay up front for, and it's much easier to use than Smashwords.

There is a "Cover Creator" function which isn't bad, although I recommend using your own images. Check out Pixabay. It's got oodles of commercially licensed freebies. I use Canve for my self-pubbed covers, because I don't have PhotoShop on my main computer, and Canva is definitely easier to use.

I have one book enrolled in KDP and I'm not a fan of it. However, seeing as my first books been out for a few years and has been re-done I figured I would have it on KDP in case I wish to run specials and what not. Again not a fan of it but it works when you really want to do something special for your book and you want to get some serious readers.