What does it cost to self-publish a book to Amazon Kindle?
Quick answer:
There is no charge to upload your book to the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing platform.
Amazon has two Royalty Option plans:
> 35% of the Kindle book sales price
and
> 70% of the Kindle book sales price
If you choose the 70% Royalty Option, a Delivery Charge (currently, 15 cents per MB in the USA) is deducted from your royalty.
If you choose the 35% Royalty Option, there is no Delivery Charge.
You decide which is best for you, depending on the size of your book (in megabytes), and various other factors you'll read about in the links below.
There is more to it, of course... things you must consider before deciding on a price for your book... and Amazon's terms and conditions.
Get details and more help at the links below:
Kindle Direct Publishing Terms and Conditions Pricing Page
Frequently Asked Questions Sales and Royalties FAQ
This is one of a series of articles, titled:
Questions & Answers About Kindle Publishing at Amazon Self-Publishing Platform
This series is intended for writers publishing to the Kindle for the first time, although those more experienced will also find useful information.
We started at the beginning... with Amazon KDP Help at the Amazon KDP Home Page:
https://kdp.amazon.com/help
We will continue, every day or so, to answer questions most often asked by new Kindle Self-Publishers.
If you have questions about the current subject... or something not yet covered, feel free to ask in the Comments section at the bottom of any article. (Your personal info remains private... no one else can see it).
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There is no charge to upload your book to the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing platform.
Amazon has two Royalty Option plans:
> 35% of the Kindle book sales price
and
> 70% of the Kindle book sales price
If you choose the 70% Royalty Option, a Delivery Charge (currently, 15 cents per MB in the USA) is deducted from your royalty.
If you choose the 35% Royalty Option, there is no Delivery Charge.
You decide which is best for you, depending on the size of your book (in megabytes), and various other factors you'll read about in the links below.
There is more to it, of course... things you must consider before deciding on a price for your book... and Amazon's terms and conditions.
Get details and more help at the links below:
Kindle Direct Publishing Terms and Conditions Pricing Page
Frequently Asked Questions Sales and Royalties FAQ
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This is one of a series of articles, titled:
Questions & Answers About Kindle Publishing at Amazon Self-Publishing Platform
This series is intended for writers publishing to the Kindle for the first time, although those more experienced will also find useful information.
We started at the beginning... with Amazon KDP Help at the Amazon KDP Home Page:
https://kdp.amazon.com/help
We will continue, every day or so, to answer questions most often asked by new Kindle Self-Publishers.
If you have questions about the current subject... or something not yet covered, feel free to ask in the Comments section at the bottom of any article. (Your personal info remains private... no one else can see it).
To be sure to get the entire series Questions & And Answers for Amazon Kindle Self-Publishers, sign up to receive each new article by email.
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Questions & Answers About Kindle Publishing at Amazon Self-Publishing Platform (KDP)
This series is for writers publishing to the Kindle for the first time, although those more experienced will also find useful information.
We will be starting at the beginning... with Amazon KDP Help at the Amazon KDP Home Page, then continue, every day or so, to answer questions most often asked by new Kindle Self-Publishers.
If you have questions about the current subject... or something not yet covered, feel free to ask in the Comments section at the bottom of the article. (Your personal info remains private... no one else can see it).
To be sure to get the entire series, sign up to receive each new article by email. To do that, look on the right sidebar of this page, and scroll down about halfway, to the "Sign up for email" box. As always, your email address will not be shared.
Ok, let's get started:
The best place to start is with Amazon KDP Help at the Amazon KDP Home Page:
https://kdp.amazon.com/help
Individual questions & answers will follow.
I've tried to make this site as easy as pie for newbies... but if you still have questions, please ask in the Comments section at the bottom of this or any article.
We will be starting at the beginning... with Amazon KDP Help at the Amazon KDP Home Page, then continue, every day or so, to answer questions most often asked by new Kindle Self-Publishers.
If you have questions about the current subject... or something not yet covered, feel free to ask in the Comments section at the bottom of the article. (Your personal info remains private... no one else can see it).
To be sure to get the entire series, sign up to receive each new article by email. To do that, look on the right sidebar of this page, and scroll down about halfway, to the "Sign up for email" box. As always, your email address will not be shared.
Ok, let's get started:
The best place to start is with Amazon KDP Help at the Amazon KDP Home Page:
https://kdp.amazon.com/help
Individual questions & answers will follow.
I've tried to make this site as easy as pie for newbies... but if you still have questions, please ask in the Comments section at the bottom of this or any article.
Create eBook Cover with Amazon Kindle Cover Creator
Amazon's new Cover Creator (beta) shows great promise.
While earlier versions were pretty basic, this new version can create a very professional-looking cover for your Kindle eBook.
Before starting this exercise, make sure you have your manuscript (preferably as a well-formatted squeaky-clean MS Word file) ready, and know where it is... and, if you have an image you want to use for your cover, that you have it ready and know where it is.
To get started, go here:
You'll see the Home for Amazon KDP:
Click Bookshelf (the first of the four selections near the top of the display).
[While you are here... especially if you are new to Kindle... notice that this is the starting place to build a Kindle format eBook... and all your Help files are right here.]
Your Bookshelf will appear.
The image shows my own Bookshelf with my "eBooks in work" displayed in the contents list.
Your Bookshelf will display your eBooks or will be blank if you have not started any eBooks.
Click the large yellow button titled "Add New File" just above the list of titles.
Type the name you want on your book cover in the "Book Name" slot near the bottom of this display.
[I like to use the name I want on the cover, and let the Cover Creator place it on the cover, but this isn't absolutely necessary, as you can edit the cover later.]
Now move down to number 4: Upload or Create a Book Cover
[fill out details as you go]
Choose Launch Cover Creator beta. It's a gray button just above the next major step (number 5 in red letters.)
Cover Creator Help Display
You may be tempted to try to select an option here, but this is just a Help display.
Study the Cover Creator Help Display to understand how this works, then click the orange button titled Continue at the bottom right of the display.
Chose the image you want to use for your Cover. For this exercise, I have elected to use a plain brownish red background.
As soon as I select my image, the Cover Creator uses my image plus the title and author name I entered (earlier on this form), builds several different design ideas, and presents them to me:
Cover Creator presents a variety of different designs for you to select the one you like best.
I decide to look at the one in the middle of the top row... the one that has text at an angle.
Cover Creator displays the cover I chose. Notice buttons at the bottom of the screen to add final touches to the cover.
Here is a different design. I decide I like this one best.
Notice the edit box is now at the bottom left is now open.
I choose fonts to see how different fonts will look.
A scroll under the cover shows different fonts available.
This selection shows what the font Philosopher will look like on my book cover.
I hadn't expected to use a fancy font, but Great Vibes looks good and expresses the feel of elegant drop caps.
I decide to ask Cover Creator to Preview it. (click orange button at bottom)
Here is my cover with Great Vibes font for the title and the original font for the subtitle and author name.
Note: I have used the edit box to touch up the display of the lines for sub title and author name.
I decide I like this cover, so I click the orange button at the bottom of the screen, "Save and Submit".
After the cover is saved, the main screen is presented again, where I go to item 4. Upload Your Book File.
I click the orange button "Browse", then choose my (ready and waiting) MS Word file for this eBook.
The Amazon KDP loads my MS Word file, applies the cover I've just made, and converts to Kindle content format.
When the conversion finishes, the Amazon KDP software gives me the opportunity to view my new Kindle eBook in the on-line Previewer or download a preview file to be viewed on the downloadable Kindle Previewer.
Kindle Fire HD 7"
Screenshot from Kindle Previewer, but it is identical to the display on actual device the Kindle Fire HD, except for name of file at top of screen on this screenshot.
Kindle Fire 8.9"
Screenshot from Kindle Previewer, but it is identical to the display on actual device, Kindle Fire HDX 8.9", except for name of file at top of screen on this screenshot.
Kindle Paperwhite
Screenshot from Kindle Previewer.
Identical to actual physical device Kindle Paperwhite.
Kindle Keyboard
Screenshot from Kindle Previewer.
Identical to actual physical device Kindle Keyboard.
iPad 4
iPad 4 screenshot from Kindle Previewer. My computer screen does not show entire 9.5-inch iPad screen without scrolling (so bottom of iPad screen is not shown in screenshot), but this view is identical to actual view on actual iPad 4 device.
MS Word Directly to Amazon KDP: Create a Table of Contents for Kindle, Using MS Word 2010 TOC Wizard
See Links below for MS Word 2003 and Atlantis Word Processor:
How to Create a Table of Contents (TOC) Using MS Word 2003
Create a Table of Contents with Atlantis Word Processor
Follow procedure below for MS Word 2010:
In this article, we create a Table of Contents, using the MS Word 2010 TOC wizard. We look again at our test file to preview the Heading tags we have entered that we want to include in the Table of Contents.
Review your file and tag all Chapter Titles or Poem Titles that you want to appear in the Table of Contents.
Scroll through your file to be sure you have tagged all Titles that you want in the Table of Contents.
Click References on the Ribbon Menu, then Choose Table of Contents at the far left.
When the Drop Down box appears, click Table of Contents, near the bottom of the list.
Choose how many levels you want for this Table of Contents, and clear the tick box to show that you don't want page numbers in your Table of Contents
Your Table of Contents appears at the point in your file where you clicked your cursor.
Now, we must add a Bookmark to first line of the Table of Contents to tell the Kindle how to find it.
Click your cursor at just before the first letter of the Table of Contents title, then, from the Ribbon Menu at the top of the screen, click the Insert Tab to display the Insert Menu, then, from approximately the center of the ribbon, choose Bookmark.
Type toc into the window and click OK.
Notice at the lower left is a tick box to tell the software to make Bookmarks visible.
When you save the file, the TOC will be re-built with a TOC bookmark where you placed it.
In the illustration below, note the vertical I-Bar just before the T of Table of Contents (below).
You are now ready to create a Sample to test and proofread... then if all is well, publish your book to Amazon KDP.
Upload Kindle eBook to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, Overview
This is one of those tasks that looks and sounds harder than it is. But... despite the fact that it is quite easy if you are prepared, it's even easier to cause yourself real trouble if you aren't prepared.
MS Word Directly to Amazon KDP: How To Apply Styles
In this article, we show you how to tag your Chapter Titles (or, in this example, "Poem Titles") with the MS Word Style, Heading 1.
This is an essential step, and is needed for the Table of Contents for your Kindle eBook.
Please load your test file that you created in the previous tutorial.
My test file, Poems by Emily Dickinson, with the Styles list expanded, now looks like the screen shot below.
We have cleaned out the garbage and are now ready to start formatting our file.
MS Word Directly to Amazon KDP: Create a Table of Contents for Kindle, Using MS Word TOC Wizard
In this article, we create a Table of Contents, using the MS Word 2010 TOC wizard.
This is an essential step, and is needed for the Table of Contents for your Kindle eBook.
Please load your test file that you created in the previous tutorial.
My test file, Poems by Emily Dickinson, with the Styles list expanded, now looks like the screen shot below.
We have cleaned out the garbage and are now ready to start formatting our file.
Screen shot with Styles list expanded.
If your Styles list doesn't look like the one above, you may need to expand your Styles list.
To do that: click on the tiny Double-A icon at the top of the Styles box.
Click the tiny double-A icon just under the window to expand the Styles list.
We are working with our test file, Poems by Emily Dickinson, which we created in the previous
article:
If you are working with your own file, make sure you are working with a copy.
Our first step is to apply Normal Style to the entire document.
That will smooth out the text and remove clutter that may have been lurking in the original file.
To do that:
(1) Select (highlight) the entire file with CTRL-A,
(2) Find Normal in the Styles list and Double-Click on it.
Now, scroll through the entire file to find Chapter Titles and tag them all as Heading 1.
To do that:
(1) Select (highlight) each Chapter Title in turn
(2) Find Heading 1 in the Styles list and double-click it to apply Heading 1 to each Chapter Title.
Poems by Emily Dickinson now looks like this:
Page Break before each poem is built into Heading 1
Now, you can see the value of MS Word Styles.
With just a few clicks, we now have nicely-formatted Titles, and each poem is on its own page.
Next, we will create a Table of Contents and prepare our file to be uploaded to Amazon KDP.
MS Word Directly to Amazon KDP: Create a Table of Contents for Kindle, Using MS Word TOC Wizard
In this article, we create a Table of Contents, using the MS Word 2010 TOC wizard.
MS Word DOC or DOCX Directly to Amazon KDP: How to: Step by Step
MS Word DOC or DOCX Directly to Amazon KDP: How to: Step by Step
In this article, we show you how to create a Kindle eBook using MS Word without any other software and without advanced formatting.
For illustration purposes, we will be using some poems by Emily Dickinson, which, since they are now in the Public Domain, can be found on the Gutenberg website.
To follow along, you might want to download some of those poems, or alternatively, you might use one of your own files.
Using one of your own files is a good idea, because you can see what you can achieve with your own manuscript, without risking any damage to your file.
{1} The first step is to import your file as plain text to get rid of any garbage or clutter that was in the original file.
Open Microsoft Word, and open a new clean file with:
File | New
Save the (still blank) file as Poems by Emily Dickinson.
Next, go to your original manuscript or test file, highlight the entire file (with CTRL-A), then press CTRL-C.
Go back to Poems by Emily Dickinson. (the new, still blank file you just created).
Click your cursor at the beginning of the first line, and press CTRL-V.
The Paste Options box appears:
Notice that you have four Options, represented as different icons, under Paste Options:.
The icon at the far right... a large letter A... represents "plain text".
Click the large letter A icon to import your original file as plain text.
Your file, (the formerly blank Poems by Emily Dickinson) is now full of plain text.
Next, we will display our Styles Panel, then format Poems by Emily Dickinson with Styles that Microsoft Word has already provided for us.
Press CTRL-SHIFT-S.
The Styles panel is displayed and your file now looks like this:
{2} Scroll Through and Correct Obvious Errors
On a plain text display like this, incorrect spacing and page breaks are more easily found than in finished format.
As I scroll through the file, I notice several things that need to be corrected.
Most obvious is that the poems follow one after the other, without a page break between them.
We will fix that by using a Style that has a feature of "Page Break Before".
I also notice that some poems have titles, while others have no titles.
In your own file, you would want to make all pages consistent, but, from her history, we know that Emily Dickinson often did not name her poems, so we will leave this as is.
*If you are working on your own file, this is, most likely, where you will have the most to do. I cover cleanup in other articles.
Here is an article that covers how to clean up your MS Word file:
Clean Up MS Word
When your file appears clean at this point, you are ready to apply Styles, Create a Table of Contents, and upload to Amazon KDP.
We will cover all that in other articles.
You are now ready to create a Sample to test and proofread... then if all is well, publish your book to Amazon KDP.
MS Word Uploaded Directly to Amazon KDP
In this article, we show you how to create a Kindle eBook using MS Word without any other software and without advanced formatting.
For illustration purposes, we will be using some poems by Emily Dickinson, which, since they are now in the Public Domain, can be found on the Gutenberg website.
To follow along, you might want to download some of those poems, or alternatively, you might use one of your own files.
Using one of your own files is a good idea, because you can see what you can achieve with your own manuscript, without risking any damage to your file.
{1} The first step is to import your file as plain text to get rid of any garbage or clutter that was in the original file.
Open Microsoft Word, and open a new clean file with:
File | New
Save the (still blank) file as Poems by Emily Dickinson.
Next, go to your original manuscript or test file, highlight the entire file (with CTRL-A), then press CTRL-C.
Go back to Poems by Emily Dickinson. (the new, still blank file you just created).
Click your cursor at the beginning of the first line, and press CTRL-V.
The Paste Options box appears:
Paste Options box
The icon at the far right... a large letter A... represents "plain text".
Click the large letter A icon to import your original file as plain text.
Your file, (the formerly blank Poems by Emily Dickinson) is now full of plain text.
Next, we will display our Styles Panel, then format Poems by Emily Dickinson with Styles that Microsoft Word has already provided for us.
Press CTRL-SHIFT-S.
The Styles panel is displayed and your file now looks like this:
Plain Text File Ready to Format
On a plain text display like this, incorrect spacing and page breaks are more easily found than in finished format.
As I scroll through the file, I notice several things that need to be corrected.
Most obvious is that the poems follow one after the other, without a page break between them.
We will fix that by using a Style that has a feature of "Page Break Before".
I also notice that some poems have titles, while others have no titles.
In your own file, you would want to make all pages consistent, but, from her history, we know that Emily Dickinson often did not name her poems, so we will leave this as is.
*If you are working on your own file, this is, most likely, where you will have the most to do. I cover cleanup in other articles.
Here is an article that covers how to clean up your MS Word file:
Clean Up MS Word
When your file appears clean at this point, you are ready to apply Styles, Create a Table of Contents, and upload to Amazon KDP.
We will cover all that in other articles.
MS Word Directly to Amazon KDP: How To Apply Styles
MS Word Directly to Amazon KDP: Create a Table of Contents for Kindle, Using MS Word 2010 TOC Wizard
You are now ready to create a Sample to test and proofread... then if all is well, publish your book to Amazon KDP.
Upload Kindle eBook to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, Overview
MS Word DOC or DOCX Directly to Amazon KDP: Software to make the magic happen
If you already have MS Word, you are in luck: you have the software you need.
Otherwise, you'll need MS Word or similar "MS Word-like" program.
WordPerfect, Open Office, and a few others I've heard about, are not enough "MS Word-like", even if they have the word "Word" in their name.
If you don't already have MS Word, your best bet is Atlantis Word Processor, described below.
Atlantis is a relatively unknown, but very well-designed, word processor, that while it does not have all of Microsoft Word's features, matches or excels Microsoft Word's Kindle eBook building capabilities.
The fact that Atlantis Word Processor is perfectly suited to create Kindle eBooks is the main reason to buy it... but there is another reason... it is inexpensive enough for the starving artist... or writer.
The base price of Atlantis Word Processor is $35.00...
Then, if you purchase AND REGISTER through the CJ's Easy As Pie website, there is a $10.00 discount (for a total of $25.00).
Icing on the cake is the pre-installed CJ's Easy As Pie Template that is included if you buy and download Atlantis Word Processor through the CJ's Easy As Pie website.
Download and Install the "CJsEasyAsPie" custom setup file of Atlantis Word Processor at the link below.
Atlantis Word Processor CJsEasyAsPie custom setup
It’s free to download and use for 30 days.
If you want to continue using it after 30 days, it’s normally $35.00 to register, but there is a $10 discount if you register with the "CJ's Easy As Pie" link below:
Atlantis Word Processor Register with Discount for CJs Easy As Pie Readers.
Atlantis works much the same way as MS Word for PC.
The major differences are that MS Word for PC has writer collaboration and “track changes” features, which Atlantis does not have… and Atlantis has output features that MS Word does not have.
Even if you already have MS Word, or plan to buy it (which you can do at the links below), it's a good idea to go ahead and download the "free to download" trial version of Atlantis Word Processor.
Atlantis has some cleanup features that MS Word does not have, and which will save you many hours of time on an average eBook.
Plus... when downloaded at the link above, Atlantis includes the CJ's Easy As Pie Kindle template, which works with MS Word as well as Atlantis.
Throughout this website, I'll be giving you articles on how to publish to the Kindle, and the use of this specially-designed template will be a major advantage.
MS Word DOC or DOCX Directly to Amazon KDP: How to: Step by Step
In this article, we show you how to create a Kindle eBook using MS Word without any other software and without advanced formatting.
MS Word 2010
MS Word 2013
Otherwise, you'll need MS Word or similar "MS Word-like" program.
WordPerfect, Open Office, and a few others I've heard about, are not enough "MS Word-like", even if they have the word "Word" in their name.
If you don't already have MS Word, your best bet is Atlantis Word Processor, described below.
Atlantis is a relatively unknown, but very well-designed, word processor, that while it does not have all of Microsoft Word's features, matches or excels Microsoft Word's Kindle eBook building capabilities.
The fact that Atlantis Word Processor is perfectly suited to create Kindle eBooks is the main reason to buy it... but there is another reason... it is inexpensive enough for the starving artist... or writer.
The base price of Atlantis Word Processor is $35.00...
Then, if you purchase AND REGISTER through the CJ's Easy As Pie website, there is a $10.00 discount (for a total of $25.00).
Icing on the cake is the pre-installed CJ's Easy As Pie Template that is included if you buy and download Atlantis Word Processor through the CJ's Easy As Pie website.
Download and Install the "CJsEasyAsPie" custom setup file of Atlantis Word Processor at the link below.
Atlantis Word Processor CJsEasyAsPie custom setup
It’s free to download and use for 30 days.
If you want to continue using it after 30 days, it’s normally $35.00 to register, but there is a $10 discount if you register with the "CJ's Easy As Pie" link below:
Atlantis Word Processor Register with Discount for CJs Easy As Pie Readers.
Atlantis works much the same way as MS Word for PC.
The major differences are that MS Word for PC has writer collaboration and “track changes” features, which Atlantis does not have… and Atlantis has output features that MS Word does not have.
Even if you already have MS Word, or plan to buy it (which you can do at the links below), it's a good idea to go ahead and download the "free to download" trial version of Atlantis Word Processor.
Atlantis has some cleanup features that MS Word does not have, and which will save you many hours of time on an average eBook.
Plus... when downloaded at the link above, Atlantis includes the CJ's Easy As Pie Kindle template, which works with MS Word as well as Atlantis.
Throughout this website, I'll be giving you articles on how to publish to the Kindle, and the use of this specially-designed template will be a major advantage.
MS Word DOC or DOCX Directly to Amazon KDP: How to: Step by Step
In this article, we show you how to create a Kindle eBook using MS Word without any other software and without advanced formatting.
Microsoft Word Software
Microsoft Word 2003 [OLD VERSION]
MS Word 2010
MS Word 2013
The very best software to create a Kindle Book is MS Word!
The very best software to create a Kindle Book is MS Word!
I started with MS Word 2003 when I first discovered the Kindle, and once I got into the swing of it (at first, I just couldn't believe it was that easy), I was publishing Kindle books with ease and confidence, while all about me other would-be Kindle authors, some of whom had been at it a lot longer than I had, were gnashing teeth and tearing hair… and complaining bitterly about the Amazon Kindle format.
“You are working too hard”, I would tell them… “it’s really as easy as pie… all you have to do is switch to MS Word.”
Why they refused to do so, and why so many others continue to try to do things the hard way, is one of the great mysteries of life that I will never understand.
There is no doubt about it:
A perfectly-formatted MS Word file input directly to the Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) produces a perfectly-formatted Kindle ebook.
The key is “perfectly formatted”.
Your MS Word file must be squeaky clean… free of all garbage code… and you must follow the required steps exactly.
The “how to” instructions are right here… just click the Birds on a Tightrope photo, and follow along.
If you are willing to take the time to do that, you’ll have your Kindle book formatted and finished, and in the Amazon catalog, ready for purchase, while those who refuse to take that time are still gnashing teeth and tearing hair and blaming Amazon.
You need to be sure your book is the best you can make it before you go to Publish.
Articles on this website will show you, step by step, how to do that, using MS Word 2003, MS Word 2010, and Atlantis Word Processor... a much less expensive word processor that is much like MS Word.
Click the link below to see what can be done with basic MS Word... with no special formatting needed.
Upload MS Word (or Atlantis / The Pie) Directly to Amazon KDP
I started with MS Word 2003 when I first discovered the Kindle, and once I got into the swing of it (at first, I just couldn't believe it was that easy), I was publishing Kindle books with ease and confidence, while all about me other would-be Kindle authors, some of whom had been at it a lot longer than I had, were gnashing teeth and tearing hair… and complaining bitterly about the Amazon Kindle format.
“You are working too hard”, I would tell them… “it’s really as easy as pie… all you have to do is switch to MS Word.”
Why they refused to do so, and why so many others continue to try to do things the hard way, is one of the great mysteries of life that I will never understand.
There is no doubt about it:
A perfectly-formatted MS Word file input directly to the Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) produces a perfectly-formatted Kindle ebook.
The key is “perfectly formatted”.
Your MS Word file must be squeaky clean… free of all garbage code… and you must follow the required steps exactly.
The “how to” instructions are right here… just click the Birds on a Tightrope photo, and follow along.
If you are willing to take the time to do that, you’ll have your Kindle book formatted and finished, and in the Amazon catalog, ready for purchase, while those who refuse to take that time are still gnashing teeth and tearing hair and blaming Amazon.
You need to be sure your book is the best you can make it before you go to Publish.
Articles on this website will show you, step by step, how to do that, using MS Word 2003, MS Word 2010, and Atlantis Word Processor... a much less expensive word processor that is much like MS Word.
Click the link below to see what can be done with basic MS Word... with no special formatting needed.
Upload MS Word (or Atlantis / The Pie) Directly to Amazon KDP
Create a Table of Contents with Atlantis Word Processor
How to create a Table of Contents using Atlantis Word Processor
I've already tagged my Chapter Headings, so I have only one more step:
I go to the top of my file and place my cursor where I want to place the TOC.
From the Menu strip at the top of the page of Main Menu, choose the Insert tab.
From the Insert drop down menu, choose:
Table of Contents
The Table of Contents appears at the position you chose.
Unlike many other Word Processors, Atlantis Word Processor automatically puts a "TOC" bookmark at the beginning of the Table of Contents title.
A Bookmark at the beginning of the Table of Contents is necessary, to tell the Kindle where to find the Table of Contents.
For more in the Atlantis Word Processing / The Pie series, go here:
"The Pie" Kindle & eBook Self-Publishing Package Install And Get Started
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