Mistake #7 (Re: KDP/Amazon)

The novel was written, the cover selected, the advanced copies out, and the file loaded onto KDP. I held my breath and . . . hit the button to publish.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

First, I changed my mind about the subtitle. 

Titles cannot be altered within KDP files. So I unpublished the novel, removed the subtitle, and republished in a new listing. However, KDP keeps old listings on Amazon to sell used copies. I finally convinced KDP to remove my first listing completely. THEN I DECIDED THE SUBTITLE WASN’T SO BAD AFTER ALL.

And the day the books appeared on Amazon, I sent all the ebook/paperback/hardcopy links to my advanced readers, not knowing that in a few days all the formats would combine into one link. SO I HAD TO SEND THE NEW LINK TO EVERYONE, and they just love hearing from me constantly.

What I did right: 

1. Canada was not listed as an option from which to order my author copies. But I knew there was a KDP printing press in Canada. So I contacted KDP and they added Canada as an option for me, saving me buckets of shipping costs and time. 

2. I was glad I published the novel a few days before the official launch date. This allowed me time to tweak this and that, i.e. the blurb, author bio, etc.