Online giant gives aspiring writers the chance to publish own stories
Amazon's new print on demand service is giving aspiring authors and publishers the opportunity to print books for free.
The new Sydney facility is Amazon's sixth with printing plants in the US, Canada, the UK, Japan and northern Europe.
A Current Affair was invited inside the Aussie location for a tour.
Amazon's new print on demand service is giving aspiring authors and publishers the opportunity to print books for free. A Current Affair
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Anybody can self publish and print a book.
Authors sign up to the Kindle Direct program and upload their work in either print or digital format.
Once an order is placed, the book is printed and shipped directly to the customer.
Authors sign up to the Kindle Direct program and upload their work in either print or digital format. A Current Affair
Once an order is placed, the book is printed and shipped directly to the customer. A Current Affair
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"We're able to print either black and white or colour books within about a day and ship it to customers within about two days," Glen from Amazon told A Current Affair.
Each book just needs to meet Amazon's criteria.
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