how to sell books on amazon from nigeria

If you want to learn how to sell books on Amazon from Nigeria, you are on the right page. You must have your books published and sold on Amazon if you want to spread the message of your books around the world.

Why did I say this? Well, you will find out why in the remaining parts of this blog post.

 

What is Amazon publishing?

Amazon publishing is also called Amazon Kindle Publishing (Amazon KDP). Amazon KDP is the book or ebook publishing arm of the giant company called Amazon.

Amazon KDP is the biggest self publishing platform online and in the world. Many authors have found huge success with Amazon KDP over the years.

 

Our success publishing and selling books on Amazon KDP

At our publishing firm, Sarefat Vision Investment Publishing, we have had huge success publishing and selling lots of books on Amazon. We have lots of proofs of our results over the years.

We have also helped lots of authors published their books on Amazon over the years. We don’t just help authors published their ebooks on Amazon KDP, we give our our very successful online course, How I sell ebooks on Amazon, out to authors so that they can get the basic lessons on how to start marketing their published books in Amazon.

Read our success stories publishing and selling books on Amazon in this post

Note: If you want us to help you publish your books on Amazon and to hand over our best-selling online course in how to follow basic tips to market your books on Amazon, please contact us by email here or send a Whatsapp message to us at 08034300979

You can also gain access to our best-selling ebooks and online courses on how to sell books successfully online. Please visit our publishing resources page here 

Can Nigerians publish and sell ebooks on Amazon?

Yes, Nigerians can publish and sell ebooks on Amazon. We are Nigerians and we have successfully sold lots of ebooks on Amazon. We have also done the same for lots of Nigerians.

So, you should be rest assured that the remaining parts of this post will show you what you need to know to sell books on Amazon from Nigeria.

 

How to sell books on Amazon from Nigeria: Step by step guide

The following will show how to sell books on Amazon from Nigeria

 

1. Register an Amazon KDP account

The first thing you have to do is to register an Amazon KDP account. You can register an Amazon KDP account 

You wil only need your email and full names to start the process. When you get to that, click on Sign in.

 

2. Use an authenticator app to complete registration

This is where many Nigerian authors have problems. We have had to help lots of Nigerian authors who want to punlishe books on Amazon with this.

What is the problem here?

For you to complete you registration on Amazon, at a point, Amazon will send a code to your phone number which you must use to complete registration.

The problem is that this sms code will never arrive your phone message inbox. I don’t know why this is so, but that is the case.

What is the way out?

Amazon recommend that authors should use an authenticator app to get this done.

Please read this post on how to use authenticator app to Set up 2-step verification on Amazon 

 

3. Complete the account settings

After you are done with registration and you have logged into your Amazon KDP dashboard, you have to complete your account settings in Amazon by providing information like:

• Your full names
• Your phone numbers
• Your full address
• Your zip code
• Etc.

You will also be required to fill the tax questionnaire.

Don’t worry these are all simple processes that can be done by a 5- year old.

You should note that before you can get to the account settings, you will click on Account tab in your dashboard and you will be required to use the authenticator app which you have connected to your account earlier to login again.

In fact, you will have to do this every time you try to login to your account or enter into the account settings in your dashboard.

 

4. Basics you need to know in filling the account settings

As a Nigerian author intending to publish and sell books on Amazon, you will need the following information to successfully fill the account settings and fill the tax questionnaire.

• You can use your Nigerian address
• Use the zip code: 234000
• You can use your Nigerian phone number
• Ensure you fill in the right date of birth
• For the tax section, when you get to the box where you will fill the Tax Identification Number (TIN), you should pick the option that you don’t have a TIN.
• For the bank account, you should choose the check option except if you have bank accounts you use in the USA, UK, or other countries eligible for this. Nigerian bank accounts are not accepted!

 

5. On receiving royalties

Still on bank accounts or how to receive royalties from Amazon, I advised above that you pick the option of check payment. You can always change this later.

Amazon will actually send your check to your Nigerian address when your royalties reach the $100 or £100 or €100 payment threshold. The issue is that this payment threshold is a tough hurdle for Nigerian authors to get to immediately.

So Nigerian authors who want to publish and sell ebooks on Amazon must find a way out to receive their royalties from Amazon at a far less threshold.

There are options you can consider for this. See them below:

Use Payoneer

Amazon and Payoneer payment for Nigerian authors

How do I register a Payoneer account

Payoneer alternatives

Choose Amazon gift cards

You can also pick the option of Amazon gift cards. With this option, your royalties is converted to gift cards which you can use to purchase goods in Amazon.

Use a friend’s bank account in US or UK etc

You can also use a trusted friend’s bank account in the US or UK or in a country whose bank accounts are accepted by Amazon.

Well, I don’t have to remind you that you must ensure this friend is a trusted one. We use a friend like this to receive our royalties from Amazon.

 

Publishing your books on Amazon KDP as a Nigerian

Now, you need to put your attention to publishing your books on Amazon KDP as a Nigerian. I am glad to inform you that there are no preferential treatment given to those based abroad and those based in Nigeria or Africa when it is the issue of publishing books.

The terms and requirements are the same. You just need to follow the requirements to get your books published and approved by Amazon.

You may want to get a copy of my best-selling ebook, How I publish books on Amazon, to see the step by step details of how to write your first nonfiction book that sells and how to publish it on Amazon. Please visit our publishing resources page here 

Note: If you want us to help you publish your books on Amazon and to hand over our best-selling online course on in how to follow basic tips to market your books on Amazon, please contact us by email here or send a Whatsapp message to us at 08034300979

You can also gain access to our best-selling ebooks and online courses on how to sell books successfully online. Please visit our publishing resources page here