Self-publishing and selling your book on CreateSpace is very easy, just like self-publishing on amazon kdp setup process. But it might be a little bit confusing if you don't know some vital tips to follow. In this tutorial article, I will walk you through the various stages of setting up, self-publishing and selling on createspace platform with some book sales promotion and boosting strategies. Every book publishing platform has some advantages, pros and cons, with CreateSpace platform not excluded. But the difference is that amazon and createspace publishing platform advantages outweighed their disadvantages. Many self publishers and authors are yet to discover how powerful CreateSpace Print On Demand (POD) platform is. I discovered these awesome features long ago after checking out some other publishing platforms. This has made me to stick to amazon and createspace KDP. CreateSpace self-publishing platform is not as strict as that of amazon in the sense that you are freely allowed to also publish your book on other platforms after publishing on this POD platform.

how to setup and sell your book on amazon

For those who have not heard about CreateSpace Self Publishing book platform, it is a subsidiary of Amazon, the largest book publishing and marketing company worldwide. CreateSpace operates on Print On Demand (POD) system, which means, you just have to publish your book on this platform and anytime a buyer demands a copy of your book, CreateSpace prints and delivers your book to your customer even in your absence and also helps you to receive payment from the customer from which they pay you a certain percentage as your book royalty. CreateSpace accepts and markets various categories of books be it fiction or non fiction books, novels, textbooks, etc. CreateSpace does not only market books only, they can also help you to market and distribute your Audio CD, DVD and Video download. But I will only show you how to setup and publish a paperback book on CreateSpace.

What category of book do you want to publish?
CreateSpace will help you publish, market and distribute your book worldwide through its various distribution channels like: amazon.com, Amazon Europe You can also publish the kindle version of your book on amazon through CreateSpace.

Do you still need more reasons why you should publish on amazon and createspace?
Read this tutorial article on how to setup, and self-publish sell your books on Amazon with some pre publishing tips at http://www.microsofttut.com/2017/08/guide-to-set-up-self-publish-on-amazon.html.

I also revealed why I chose to publish on Amazon and CreateSpace with a review of Amazon versus other online publishing platsforms at http://www.microsofttut.com/2017/08/review-of-amazon-vs-other-book-publishing-platforms.html.
Some CreateSpace Pre-Publishing Requirement & Tips

In addition to the general pre-publishing tips I explained in the Amazon Self-Publishing Guide, here are some that are very specific to CreateSpace that you should know before you continue with the publishing process.

Advice: This tutorial article is a bit lengthy because I explained every step bit by bit to make sure you self- published your books easily. It will guide you through your book setup and publishing Process. So prepare and relax your mind and then keep a cup of coffee or tea beside you!
Manuscript:

The first thing is your book manuscript. Make sure you have properly formatted and converted it to the format and file extensions that amazon recommends and accepts. The only format that CreateSpace accepts for book interior and cover files is Adobe print ready PDF (.pdf).
PDF Interior and Cover General Specifications

Supported PDF version: v1.4 and lower.

Embed all fonts and images in your PDF file prior to submission.
Submitted PDF files should not contain bookmarks, comments, invisible objects, or metadata.
PDFs should be optimized. Optimization is useful to reduce your files size, allowing for higher performance when transferring, uploading, viewing and printing the files.

Here are Some Common Points of Failure:

Layers and transparencies should be flattened in the PDF file.
CreateSpace does not accept Open Prepress Interface (OPI) code in the PDF file.
They do not accept any locked or encrypted PDFs.
Crop marks or other printer’s marks should not be used on any files.
Submitted PDF files should not contain bookmarks, comments, invisible objects, or metadata.
The book description should be in compliance with the rules listed here.
Missing Pages
Title missing on the front cover
Missing bar-code
Incorrect pagination
Books with upside down pages

See the complete CreateSpace Book Submission Guideline here at https://www.createspace.com/Special/Enterprise/Publisher/submission_guidelines.jsp.

You can use MS Word to edit, format, generate table of content and convert your manuscript from .docx format to .htm format by clicking to File tab > Save As > Select Web Page, Filtered in the Save As Type and then clicking on Save as shown below. When you upload it on amazon kdp, it will be converted to the required format automatically. Note that you will need MS Word version 2007 and later to achieve this.

In one of my tutorial articles, I explained How to format your kindle and Createspace books using Microsoft Word at http://www.microsofttut.com/2017/08/how-to-format-your-books-using-ms-word.html.

Remember, book formatting and editing needs professionalism!. If you can not do it yourself, hire an expert.

Book Cover Design:

Another important thing is your book cover. Your book cover is the first to speak about your book when ever a potential buyer comes across your book. Always use professional book cover designs for your books. You can use software like Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Spark and Canva, among others to design your book cover both for kindle and paperback formats.

The accepted format for your kindle ecovers is Print ready PDF format. I explained how to design professional book covers with Adobe PhotoShop, InDesign and Canva in one of my tutorial articles.

Step by Step Guide to Set Up and Self-Publish Your Book on CreateSpace

Are You ready to publish your books on CreateSpace? Then follow this simplified guide. The procedure for setting up and self-publishing a book on CreateSpace is very similar to self publishing a paperback on Amazon, with just few differences which I will also point out in this tutorial.

Click http://www.microsofttut.com/2017/08/how-to-set-up-self-publish-your-createspace-book.html to read full tutorial article with screen to screen image guides.