Gunma JALT:

Getting Global with Kindle Direct Publishing

Date: Friday, November 14th, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Speaker: Brian Gallagher

Description:
Self-publication is a timely way to get effective materials into the hands of students minus the need to go through editors and the long publishing house processes. This presentation will show:

  • how to produce a publication quality booklet and how to arrange content ready for publication,
  • how a well-designed standard layout can be effective, and
  • the steps taken in order to get the book content, ISBN, and author information into the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) system, and available in the Amazon marketplace in multiple countries.

This presentation is aimed at helping teachers understand how to prepare the materials for upload and to highlight the pitfalls to avoid. The presenter shall explain

  • why included elements are critical to developing student skills,
  • assessment of students' performance and discovery, and
  • the need for rationales in materials.

This presentation will be a step-by-step explanatory session to show how easy it is to get materials made. During the presentation, feel free to stop the speaker and ask relevant questions about your situation and to get helpful advice.

Originally an IBM Internal Order Manager with the Personal Systems Group UK Ltd., Brian Gallagher is well experienced in quality assurance and customer satisfaction. His current research focus is in the User Experience (UX) and Course Quality Assurance. He continues to present at conferences in the Asia-Pacific region and provide workshops for faculty and independent groups as a Google Applied Skills Ambassador. As newly-elected President of the JALTCALL SIG, his role in guiding educational practitioners is now reaching more people and becoming more effective.

Zoom information
The Zoom link will be available in early November. For access, please contact gunmajalt+publicity@gmail.com (Raymond Hoogenboom)

Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Gunma JALT)

Cost: free for anyone who accesses the Zoom link

Venue: Online via Zoom

Location: Online, Online Events, Online Event

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