A few months ago, Amazon announced the Kindle Indie Bookstore, a place where emerging authors and their books are showcased by Amazon, giving them higher visibility for potential readers. Awesome, if you’re chosen.
Currently, there is no submission process, and Amazon chooses these showcased authors by “a combination of automated techniques and editorial activities to select books based on criteria that [they] believe will best serve the interest of Kindle readers.”
That really doesn’t give us much to go on. Now, does it? Basically, if you have a quality book with a lovely cover and you’re very, very lucky, you’ll get chosen. Of course you book should always be professionally edited and have a professionally designed cover. Don’t go trying to make one yourself to save money unless you have extensive experience in graphic design. Seriously. I’ve said it before, and I will keep saying it. This is an investment. Do it right.
To be chosen, your book must fall in one of their seven categories: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Thrillers, Romance, Science Fiction, or Teen; and, of course, be published via Amazon’s KDP platform for the Kindle.
For more information, visit their FAQ page.
Christine Rose 
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