Createspace Kindle Confusion

Well I have all of the elements for the interior and cover prepared. But as I was looking ahead, the pricing threw me for a loop.

The paperback version is pretty straightforward with the royalty calculator, but the Kindle version reads like a bill to balance the federal budget.

Sakes... I 'think' I've figured out the distinction between the 35% and 70% thresholds, but where oh where does it allow you to actually designate a sales price?

Any guidance from previous pathfinders would be greatly appreciated.

Respectfully,

Chuck

Thanks J. Tanner. I'll hold the faith and trust that I just haven't hit that juncture of the road yet.

I'm unfamiliar with Amazon KDP bookshelf merrihiatt, so I guess the answer would be 'no.'

I merely log into createspace directly and work from there.

Today I finalized my interior and cover, took a deep breath, and clicked 'submit.'

I really expected to spend the day gnashing my teeth and pulling my hair but the process was really slick. Once I had the paperback details in place, Createspace made the segue to Amazon KDP. I still have to go through those steps but first I'm going to reward myself with something from the refrigerator and smoke a cigar on the front porch.

Dang! What a great feeling!

Hmmm... not as easy as I thought.

First, anyone have any experience with the Amazon KDP "Select" program? From what I can tell, it tags your book as a free kindle loaner for at least 90 days.

Yeah, I can see where that could help get exposure, but I'm worried about the "at least" part of it. Heck, most of my initial sales could be wiped out. Think I'm gonna pass on it unless anyone here can enlighten me - thanks.

Also, got caught by surprise when trying to upload my cover for kindle. The same cover that loaded so nicely for createspace was rejected by kindle. I'm thinking that I have to chop it back to just the front image and ditch the spine and back stuff. Again, any enlightenment? Thank you.

Respectfully,

Chuck