OkadaBooks is a self-publishing platform that makes it quick and easy for people to publish books online.

I look at it as a local alternative to Amazon KDP. However unlike Amazon KDP they also offer a range of services which include:

  1. Book Editing
  2. Book Cover Design
  3. Ghostwriting
  4. EPUB Conversion
  5. ISBN Registration
  6. Manuscript Critique

Amazon KDP comes with millions of readers and is more of a passive activity, while writing for OkadaBooks involves building your audience.

Publishing on OkadaBooks is free. However, the platform charges a 30% commission on each paid book. The file format for publishing is EPUB.

A downside to selling on OkadaBooks is that they keep your money until you meet a threshold. This thread on Nairaland delves extensively into this.

To make money on OkadaBooks you must build a brand name for yourself on the platform.

To do this, consider giving out samples of your work for free and building a loyal community of followers.

This is what this writer did before eventually finding success on OkadaBooks. She wrote a serial of 4 books and gave out the first 3 for free.

In addition, consider using social media to drive traffic to your OkadaBooks page. This can be done by sharing your work on your social media channels.

To accomplish this, you must be consistent and work hard. Think big but start small.

Since selling on OkadaBooks is an active endeavor, you could decide to go your own way and set up everything by yourself.

As someone who has done this before, I warn that this route is difficult and often fraught with risk.

So consider trying OkadaBooks if you are just starting out. It will save you a lot of time.

Once you have succeeded there, you can always go out on your own.