Self-Publishing: Setting up a Google Play eBook
By: A.D. Sterling
Wed, Sep 23, 2020
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Tips for setting up your Google Play eBook
Set up an account
The first thing you’ll need to do is create a new account at play.google.com/books/publish. If you have a gmail account you can choose to use that account as well.
EPUB File
If you’ve already created an EPUB file this should be a simple set up. You can also upload a pdf file, but EPUB files are pretty universally accepted so I found it easier to use the same file everywhere.
What you need
In order to complete setup for your eBook you’ll need the following:
- Your eBook ISBN if you are using an ISBN you’ve purchased.
- I was able to use the cover I created for Amazon KDP following their formatting specifications.
- Your .epub file
- Your book details
Listing
Google can take up to 5 days to get your book listed, but I found it to be much quicker than that.