I am reading Rick Smith's book CreateSpace & Kindle and would like some help wrapping my head around certain terms. Is the term "CreateSpace" the umbrella concept that refers to both paperback and Kindle books? Or does that term only refer to paperback books? Smith talks about CreateSpace books as if they were paperback. So is that term the umbrella concept or is it the way knowledgeable self-publishers refer to just the paperback side of their publishing?
There is a key sentence that means a lot to me . . . "If you complete the CreateSpace manuscript first, there's a facility in the CreateSpace control panel which allows you to publish to Kindle directly from your CreateSpace Account." I like this sentence. He tells us with this sentence and others that we can create the book in the paperback world, then click a button and have it published in the digital Kindle world as well. Is my understanding correct here?
OK, let's assume it's correct . . . There are two worlds . . the traditional paperback world and the newer digital kindle world. I get it . . . So please tell me what is going on when Smith suddenly brings in the term KDP? Is this simply just an insider's jargon term for plain vanilla Kindle? Or is this some sophisticated nuance (new wrinkle) to the world of Kindle publishing? People are now throwing around the term KDP as if it were the sole backbone of the self publishing world. I am just getting used to the idea of CreateSpace. If someone could help me through this maze of terms, I would be most appreciative.
There is a key sentence that means a lot to me . . . "If you complete the CreateSpace manuscript first, there's a facility in the CreateSpace control panel which allows you to publish to Kindle directly from your CreateSpace Account." I like this sentence. He tells us with this sentence and others that we can create the book in the paperback world, then click a button and have it published in the digital Kindle world as well. Is my understanding correct here?
OK, let's assume it's correct . . . There are two worlds . . the traditional paperback world and the newer digital kindle world. I get it . . . So please tell me what is going on when Smith suddenly brings in the term KDP? Is this simply just an insider's jargon term for plain vanilla Kindle? Or is this some sophisticated nuance (new wrinkle) to the world of Kindle publishing? People are now throwing around the term KDP as if it were the sole backbone of the self publishing world. I am just getting used to the idea of CreateSpace. If someone could help me through this maze of terms, I would be most appreciative.