@Jungle Scout, I am extremely a newbie wanting to start , I can’t check the sales rank or the no of sales to know if the product is profitable.. unless I buy plans from jungle scout ? Is there a way a beginner can check ?
If you will just check the sales estimate, you can use the JS sales estimator. You can use it for free but for a limited number of times only: www.junglescout.com/t/sales-estimator-v2/
Struggling to create a book that isn’t rejected due to something called bleed. I tried 3 times. How wide do you have to make the design so it’s not rejected. I’m tired of starting over and getting told to stretch the cover for bleed and I stayed inside the red and then outside the red border……HELP
From what I know about Canva and speaking to their customer support, you actually cannot use their images and sell them as-is. You have to change it into your own design in some way by merging elements etc in order to resell.
@@motherofnerdlings Correct. But in this video compositions weren’t created lol. A composition would have been multiple images and/or elements PER page of the book. U can’t put 1 unaltered image per page like that. Canva is pretty picky with their rules believe it or not. I went back and forth with them for specific answers, and trust me, even when you use the images/elements, they have to be combined into a new design.
@@MinReiSakato as long as it’s more than 1 element. Even taking 1 element and just changing the colors is not considered a new design to Canva support. So if u take multiple elements and/or images and combine them into a new design, then you’re good.
I was scammed by over $3000 dollars by Amazon KDP Publishing. They advertised to put the book on amazon for $799. After submitting the book, Homoexternicus, The Direction of Man, they transferred me to the promotion department and they wanted $4,500 to promote it on Amazon. We agreed to $2,700 and I paid it. The book never appeared on Amazon with them giving me different excuses. Ray Davis was the agent.
Wow wow wow, this is one of those moments when u find something on TH-cam by fluke chance and you feel found treasure! What information. Resources, from marketing’s tactics to actually making things reality. This is king of channel deserves awards. So much education and information without wasting any time….Gratitude! Wish you grow exponentially.
I've seen a number of low/medium-content book design videos. This one is the most comprehensive step-by-step book design video available! Thanks, guys! Very helpful.
A very valuable insight into medium content book designs for KDP. One tip from me is to open an incognito window before searching as Amazon will track your searches and screws the results the next time you search.
I am so glad I found this video. I was unaware that Amazon was no longer giving free ISBN numbers for low-content books. Thank you for this information!
this is the first video on creating the cover that included all of the information I was looking for. thanks for explaining things thoroughly. my graphics editor of choice is adobe express, but I was still able to follow along and understand how the functions work(i.e. transparency tweaking).
Loved this, I just helped my Daughter put images she created into a coloring book and we went live today with KDP publishing. Thank you for your videos, so helpful
I did my first couple of low and medium content books and I have to point out, the thing with the pink frame (not allowed to get there) is wrong. I thought that first, too, stayed within the pink frame and ended up having my first sample print of a notebook with a pink frame around! So, yes, get to the OUTSIDE lines of the pink frame on the template. If I could post a photo I could prove it to you. Talking about the cover here.
You simply needed to delete the pink frame after you were done using it as a guide. Anything you left visible will print. I don't understand why you think his example in the video of using the pink guide was wrong, because you did not delete it when you were done with it, and you uploaded it to Amazon KDP along with your book file. That is obviously why the book printed with the pink guides.
Great information, but it is clear to get all this info you have to purchase Jungle Scout. I think it's pricy if you're not pumping out a lot of books. 10 different niches. Since I'm not looking at a LOT of competition but high demand I'm going to wait for when I'm looking for a different niche.
Understandable Vicki! You can use the same tools for FBA Private label, FBM fulfillment, or even Wholesale :) The subscription gives you access to all the tools and our academy!
Thanks. This is my kind of learning phase. direct to the point and concise content. I've been wanting to learn but choosing the Niche is my most challenging one. Its why I need to know the methods to save time and effort to figure out if Im doing it right. Superb explanation. Cant wait for more content.
Wow!IThank you so much for sharing this with us man. I really appreciate this. I've been watching videos for almost a week all day and I decided to give it a go today and created my KDP account. I start doing this with zero expectations for now to see what I'll end up and I focus on creating really quality books. Keep you updated!
@@cengizmetin Bu sonuclarini bir ayda alabilecegin bir model degil. 15 adet kitap hazirladim. Daha yayinlamadim onlari. Yayinladiktan sonra ortalama 6-8 hafta aliyor onlarin Amazon tarafindan indexlenmesi. Ve iyi sonuc almak icin ciddi kaliteli icerikler uretmen gerekiyor. Su anda sadece ne yayinlayacagima odaklandim ve bur bir yapiyorum. Christmas zamani en hareketli zaman. Kisacasi 6-10ay suruyor bircok insan icin karsiligi bulmak.
At the moment, I'm trying to gather as much information on how to make money online as possible & I feel like, often creators "rush" through a video and really don't go into detail with it, what makes it rather hard to get started as a beginner - but you just provided such value and insight!!! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! :D
@@bevfromnc6607 Because you actually need information before you can just "get do it"?? You can't just go out and make money online without ANY information.
Great video, lots of good valuable actionable content, thanks! 😀 However, there is one thing I need to highlight/mention/clarify/correct. At the 9.55 minute mark in the video you speak of royalty rates. 70% and 35%, based on the selling price. This is correct BUT only applies to ebooks, not print books. Print books pay 60%, no matter what the retail price. And since the example you are showing is a coloring book (which cannot be published as an ebook), I think it's important new publishers know this, otherwise, they may be unnecessarily pricing their book at $9.99 or under in the false premise they are getting a higher royalty.
I was listening to you and working on my laptop so I'm using 3 screens I hadn't looked at your face and when I saw your eyes!! BEAUTIFUL!!! OKAY WHAT DID YOU SAY??
This is golden information! I'm so glad that I came across this channel. This was so detailed and easy to understand. Will definitely be giving Jungle Scout and Amazon KDP a try! Thanks again!
I really like how you present all of the needed info, and you show the benefits of Jungle Scout without being pushy. Looks like a great program. I'm going to try making a few books in a niche that interests me, in order to learn, but I will likely come back later and subscribe to JS because the info on competition and finding a niche looks mint!
Amazon KDP scammed me for $4000 dollars and will not give me their corporate address, in fact they are reluctant to give anyone their address. This operation needs to be investigated.
my thoughts exactly...and the great motivator if they do a really good job is the payout. My brother already brought this up at his school (local High School) with respect to Amazon FBA in Business Classes
Amazingly well explained and in detail , thank you ! Have bean watching tones of videos for my first KDP publishing on Amazon and nobody were that generous with the information and efforts to help us start from the scratch' . Looking forward to watch other videos ... Happy 2023 :)
Hello, i hope you are doing well. I am writing this comment here with a hope to get response from you. One thing i need to ask is about page numbers, We don need to stick to the page numbers which we entered in calculator, ryt? Or can we go bit above and beyond? Secondly, if i have entered 100 pages in calculator, does my front and back cover page count as 2 pages out of 100, or not? Looking forward to your reply.
This is the first TH-cam Video I've seen ever till the end about this topic, and I really enjoyed your way across describing every single part of KDP low content books)) Thanks Jake ..
Hi! I'm new to this process. Amazon shows the publishing author...does my name/business appear on each coloring book/activity/puzzle book I design? You don't talk about the description. Please do a video on those topics if you haven't already. Thanks so much!
This is really refreshing to know what to avoid & what to do so we are not wasting our little resources to make a few dollars here & there to pay our bills! 🙏 Thank You So Much for the valuable guidances! You're a Good Mentor & a Good Man Jungle Scout! 🌷🌿🌎💖🕊
As an artist and a book creator all my own created images are owned solely by me and thats copyright ownership. If somebody on kdp rips off my images for their 7 minute book creations I would raise hell with Amazon & KDP and they would probably lose their account. I had an image I created digitally on another online selling site and it was pulled off because of the title and the image I created related to a company's product. I also got a cease and desist email from the company itself. So copyrights carry weight. You shouldn't encourage people to ripoff others artwork. Even if somebody downloads and tries to use as their's a piece of line art they need to alter it significantly to defend it as their own creation in order to resell it. Plagarism is also a copyright infringement.
Thanks for such an informative video. I will be taking action on this business model this weekend. I hope to have an udate on my results soon. Thanks again
@ transcript mark 11:37 to 11:54, it was not at all clear which website you are referring to. You mention a download that was supposed to be linked on the TH-cam Channel and I couldn't find the link. Then, you just move on to referencing Canva. A whole bunch of info was left out (the web info was covered up by the captions). So it got pretty frustrating trying to follow after that.
Hey! Thanks for this feedback! Happy to pass it on to our Content Team! If you are looking for the link for the template, you can find it here:kdp.amazon.com/en_us/cover-templates
Thank you for your timely video. Of course I was considering to create low content books, but here you are sharing with us valuable information and tips for the medium content books. Many many thanks and God bless you and your channel! (new subscriber here)
@How I Win the Lottery Great job! Congratulations! ...Still learning and gathering my courage to go further even with the ISBN situation with Amazon.... so so much to learn.... Best of luck to us all new creators of low and medium content books 💪🏼”fighting!”
Hi great video, but one question. On 4:15 you show books on Amazon with under the listing author, nr of sales, revenue etc. I don't see that. How can I see that info too? Plse. Great explanation all together though 👍
A good review. He makes it easy for sure. That 392 sales/mth in the first year is good if it continues to grow, but with royalty only $1.00 or less, per book, less taxes, than @$392.00 a month… don’t give up your day job. Good side hustle. The idea is to have multiple books doing this. Not so easy but over time, possible. Good luck y’all.
That's the most significant aspect of it - you publish the book once and it continues to slowly generate revenue over the years. Then you can scale up to 10, 20 or even 100 books. It may take a few years to get there, but eventually, it will snowball into enough income to quit your day job for good.
I appreciate that he said $392/month. Most of these "make your own KDP book" are like "MAKE $20,000 A MONTH" and that's like... no way. I would bet Stephen King doesn't make $20,000 a month with just one book, and he's not a brand-new author who's only making word search puzzles on amazon.
The majority of KDP upload tutorials feature just two main themes . . . "Make money/live the life you want" - and/or - "Low/medium content books." Try searching for KDP toturials/demos etc. featuring HIGH content books (novels, poetry, scripts, non-fiction, DIY, Hobbycrafts etc. etc.) and you'll find yourself in a desert of almost nothing. There ARE a few, but the ones I've found either have unintelligible narration or muddled presentation. Even those who upload really excellent walk-throughs of KDP protocols and procedures virtually never feature high content books. It's always those same two themes I listed at the start. I'm currently working towards uploading and self-publishing a high content book so, once that's done, I'll make a note of what I've discovered (as a newbie to KDP) and then make a quick upload for my channel.
That's because those aren't called "high-content books". They're novels, poetry books, non-fiction books. There's an ocean of tutorials out there, just use the right terms. "How to publish my novel on kdp," "publish a poetry book on kdp," "how to write non-fiction," etc etc etc.
@@carriebartkowiak That's pretty well the point I was making. However, I wanted to be fair, so I gave your suggestion a try, and almost without exception, the results narrowed down to picture books. Obviously, a story book for children can easily be a picture book (I follow Jules Marriner who has a brilliant channel for that genre and just look at the books by Oliver Jeffers). I tried 'how to publish a novella for children on KDP. That had almost the same result. Indeed, quite a few videos for any genre of children's book actually proved to be just walk-throughs of 'how to upload.' One good point would be that in terms of publication procedures, there seems to be no real difference because everything boils down to a PDF of the text and a flattened PDF of the cover. However, for genres such as, say, scripts, comic-style storyboards, poetry, interactive books etc. the importance of font choices, setting up your word processor page settings to match book sizes and formats etc. all come into play. Those are the areas I've been thinking about for my own project. As for the best walk-through's of uploading that I've settled on as being really helpful (for me) Bethany Atazadeh's was densely informative (I took 2 pages of notes): th-cam.com/video/hieHzwxZX3g/w-d-xo.html and Craig of SPE covered most of the same information but with a couple of additional tweaks: th-cam.com/video/HZtfPsjxT74/w-d-xo.html As I said, I'm keeping notes of my own experiences with a high content book for children. I'll filter out all those that are common across all genres, and will then make my own brief video in which I'll try to at least fill in a few of the blanks for those who are interested in publishing for that genre.
So many of the KDP tutorial videos I've seen are like 10 minutes of hard-to-understand tutorials for how to generate a word puzzle on a separate website but then zero info about how to even construct the book, royalty info, how to make the cover, how to decide how much to charge, advertising, etc. I think the REAL money is actually in making tutorial videos.
@@FrenkTheJoy That last point is a very good one. I focused on (at the most) 3 tutorial videos that helped me complete my first KDP project. I soon realised that almost all others covered exactly the same content and it was just a matter of finding those who had structured their tutorials so that everything was sequenced and clearly explained.
Hello! Have you ever tried High Content Books? In our experience, it's much more profitable in the Short, Mid and Long term compared with Low or Medium Content Books
'This is the worlds worst boho book cover' omg haha you made me laugh!!🤣😂😂🤣 love this vid, ty for your help! I've been wanting to do something like this for a while with my own art and been looking for vids on how to finally start, and this is perfectly clear instructions! you are a star ⭐
Superb, I just follow the path and launched may first 3 Books, 2 are in Review and 1 in draft, Due to Cover template, 1 little thing please advise me, How I can delete that template behind over design???? any one please ????
I have a question about royalties and profit margins. If you price a book between $2.99 - $9.99, do you get 70% royalties regardless of how much it costs to print the book? Because you are not printing the book yourself, you don't need to think about production costs. How can you estimate what Amazon would need to spend to produce it to achieve the desired quality of finished product?
The 70% and 35% royalties are for ebooks. You have to look at what the cost of printing is to see what a print book makes, typically a lot less. Amazon will give you this info when you create your book.
Great video ! Could you please make a second video on how to promote a low content book once it is created ? With free realistic strategies and also paid ones. How to get out off the crowd and start making some sales with a realistic and doable strategies ?
I'm an artist & want to start making these types of books to sell on Amazon. But my question is, if I upload my own original art how easy will it be for others to steal my artwork? Or would I have to fight something like that if it does happen?
Thank you for this practical video ! I have a question : After you do all the steps and you publish the first book, how are gonna next books be like ? Are they in the same niche ? The same idea ? And what's gonna be different between them ? Thank you :)
Instructions/example for Dimensions on Canva: Cover 17.475 x 11.250 and Inside Content 8.625 x 11.25 . This is noted in the video at the 12:30 and 18:25 minute marks. Thank you.
Finally, someone that tells me to NOT touch the PINK line!! The thing about the coloring book interior, the differences of the lines puts me off and always looking to get some lines thicker or thinner, any advice?
I was thinking about getting into KDP and discovered your channel. I have a question about the Amazon account that I will be selling from - can I enter my personal bank account information now, when I am just starting and don't know if I am going to earn any money, let alone how much per month, and then change my personal to a business bank account if I get a steady monthly income flow? I do have a purchasing account. Thanks.
At about 5:29, compare the two books listed on the right 2/3 of the screen. Both are the same price. The left one has higher sales, while the one on the right has slightly higher Fees. Yet the one on the right reaps a much higher net than its better-selling counterpart and earns higher Mo. Revenue. How can this be?
True. Have you ever tried publishing Non-Fiction Books? Are much more profitable in the Short, Mid, and Long term. We've books published almost 4 years ago that still generate money..
I started publishing low content journals on KDP and was actually selling, when suddenly they terminated my account, kept all of my royalties, and claimed I had violated ToS, but literally refused to tell me what I did. So everyone beware of KDP, they will, and do, cancel your account and will steal your royalties.
Merch did that to me. Waiting for the kdp show to end any minute, likely once I start gaining more momentum lol. Fun fact, my bank returned the wages Amazon tried to take back after initially paying me. They deposited, then the deposit disappeared. Called my bank, they returned it! Who knew? But yeah, beware kdp and merch, they terminate with zero explanation
I am trying stencil design this season. I also explored stamps. But decided on stencil... 😮 Please update me if you decide to share your views on this. Thanks!
Great content!! I am just a little confused as to: is this an ebook or will it be printed (hence paperback)? also will Amazon take care of all the printing and shipping to the client? and is that price all included in 'Fees'? Also, can we use art drawings from google or other sites in our books?
Currently, it's digital and will be printed and shipped on demand. There's no physical product till an order is placed by a customer. Everything is included in your price and fees. You will want to make sure you are not using copyright or licensed images.
@@junglescout Thanks for the reply! Got it. So Canva's free elements are ok, right? Also in Categories do we choose 'Large-print book (content is 16-point font size or greater)' or we just don't choose anything?
As for Canva's free content, I recommend reviewing their terms here: www.canva.com/policies/content-license-agreement/ You can either print a large print version or the regular one separately. However, please do note that it may affect the number of pages due to font size, so this is something that needs to be considered. Here's a KDP discussion on this subject: www.kdpcommunity.com/s/question/0D5f400000f0Ac7CAE/large-print?language=en_US
Very useful video! Thank you! I am beginner and wondering: should we determine the type of paper for cover or inside pages for KDP and how to choose the price according to?
You don’t really get 60% royalties you get that minus the printing costs which you pay out of your share of the money received so depending upon the actual printing cost you can end up with net royalties of 25-30,
@@concordep2504 Yes I meant 60% of "remaining" amount. Of course you bear the printing cost 100%. This guy is advertising 70% which is completely false and they are more interested in making YT videos and get clicks than give any real-world experience.
@@prateekagraw You're absolutely right, Desi, I accidentally used the eBook royalty rate (70%) rather than the paperback royalty rate (60%) in this example. However, the same logic applies, and when scouting low/medium content paperback niches, you'd of course want to use the accurate rate per book type. Thank you for bringing that our attention 😀I hope you still found the video useful and can use it help identify potential opportunities! - Jake
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KDP doesn't allow the creation of magazines, periodicals or spiral-bound books.
@Jungle Scout, I am extremely a newbie wanting to start , I can’t check the sales rank or the no of sales to know if the product is profitable.. unless I buy plans from jungle scout ? Is there a way a beginner can check ?
If you will just check the sales estimate, you can use the JS sales estimator. You can use it for free but for a limited number of times only: www.junglescout.com/t/sales-estimator-v2/
Struggling to create a book that isn’t rejected due to something called bleed. I tried 3 times. How wide do you have to make the design so it’s not rejected. I’m tired of starting over and getting told to stretch the cover for bleed and I stayed inside the red and then outside the red border……HELP
This articles may help: kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GVBQ3CMEQW3W2VL6
kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834260
From what I know about Canva and speaking to their customer support, you actually cannot use their images and sell them as-is. You have to change it into your own design in some way by merging elements etc in order to resell.
Came here to say this! You have to create your own composition with custom art or multiple element pieces from their library.
@@shawnorrific so if you choose more than 1 of their elements and arrange them and change the colors, is that considered your own unique design?
You can't take ONE image and sell it as is. Making a composition is different
@@motherofnerdlings Correct. But in this video compositions weren’t created lol. A composition would have been multiple images and/or elements PER page of the book. U can’t put 1 unaltered image per page like that. Canva is pretty picky with their rules believe it or not. I went back and forth with them for specific answers, and trust me, even when you use the images/elements, they have to be combined into a new design.
@@MinReiSakato as long as it’s more than 1 element. Even taking 1 element and just changing the colors is not considered a new design to Canva support. So if u take multiple elements and/or images and combine them into a new design, then you’re good.
This is a great idea for me as an artist who can draw lineart for people and make coloring books for them. That'd be really fun!
same
Same here, there's a better chance of standing out too depending on style used compared to the boring generic ai generated ones.
I was scammed by over $3000 dollars by Amazon KDP Publishing. They advertised to put the book on amazon for $799. After submitting the book, Homoexternicus, The Direction of Man, they transferred me to the promotion department and they wanted $4,500 to promote it on Amazon. We agreed to $2,700 and I paid it. The book never appeared on Amazon with them giving me different excuses. Ray Davis was the agent.
Wow wow wow, this is one of those moments when u find something on TH-cam by fluke chance and you feel found treasure! What information. Resources, from marketing’s tactics to actually making things reality. This is king of channel deserves awards. So much education and information without wasting any time….Gratitude! Wish you grow exponentially.
I wish I saw this video sooner, it was very helpful.😁i love🥰 this video.!!!
I was scammed for close to 4 thousand dollars by Amazon KDP Publications
I've seen a number of low/medium-content book design videos. This one is the most comprehensive step-by-step book design video available! Thanks, guys! Very helpful.
You're more than welcome!
@@junglescout I really love your videos!!!😁I`m speechless😶 about how much you know
A very valuable insight into medium content book designs for KDP. One tip from me is to open an incognito window before searching as Amazon will track your searches and screws the results the next time you search.
Agreed!
Thank you for this!
Good to know!
I must admit. I never search Amazon. I just go on inspiration and what I preseive as a need in my community.
Very useful tip, thanks.
I am so glad I found this video. I was unaware that Amazon was no longer giving free ISBN numbers for low-content books. Thank you for this information!
You're more than welcome!
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this is the first video on creating the cover that included all of the information I was looking for. thanks for explaining things thoroughly. my graphics editor of choice is adobe express, but I was still able to follow along and understand how the functions work(i.e. transparency tweaking).
Loved this, I just helped my Daughter put images she created into a coloring book and we went live today with KDP publishing. Thank you for your videos, so helpful
Wow! That's awesome! 🧡
Hi did you make any sales
I did my first couple of low and medium content books and I have to point out, the thing with the pink frame (not allowed to get there) is wrong. I thought that first, too, stayed within the pink frame and ended up having my first sample print of a notebook with a pink frame around! So, yes, get to the OUTSIDE lines of the pink frame on the template. If I could post a photo I could prove it to you. Talking about the cover here.
Thanks for sharing this!
You simply needed to delete the pink frame after you were done using it as a guide.
Anything you left visible will print.
I don't understand why you think his example in the video of using the pink guide was wrong, because you did not delete it when you were done with it, and you uploaded it to Amazon KDP along with your book file.
That is obviously why the book printed with the pink guides.
I’m so glad to have discovered you, you are truly great teacher. Your style of teaching makes learning this with ease! Thank you for this!!
We're so pleased you've found our videos helpful!
I have been stumbling around trying to figure this out. Thanks so much for your easy-to-follow directions.
Great information, but it is clear to get all this info you have to purchase Jungle Scout. I think it's pricy if you're not pumping out a lot of books. 10 different niches. Since I'm not looking at a LOT of competition but high demand I'm going to wait for when I'm looking for a different niche.
Understandable Vicki! You can use the same tools for FBA Private label, FBM fulfillment, or even Wholesale :) The subscription gives you access to all the tools and our academy!
Thanks. This is my kind of learning phase. direct to the point and concise content. I've been wanting to learn but choosing the Niche is my most challenging one. Its why I need to know the methods to save time and effort to figure out if Im doing it right. Superb explanation. Cant wait for more content.
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firstly I would like to wish you well and to say a huge thank you for uploading these videos as they have been an invaluable resource to
You're more than welcome, #freedombuilder! 🙌
Wow!IThank you so much for sharing this with us man. I really appreciate this. I've been watching videos for almost a week all day and I decided to give it a go today and created my KDP account. I start doing this with zero expectations for now to see what I'll end up and I focus on creating really quality books. Keep you updated!
Keep us posted on how it goes! 🙌
@@junglescout I'll certainly do it.
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@@cengizmetin Bu sonuclarini bir ayda alabilecegin bir model degil. 15 adet kitap hazirladim. Daha yayinlamadim onlari. Yayinladiktan sonra ortalama 6-8 hafta aliyor onlarin Amazon tarafindan indexlenmesi. Ve iyi sonuc almak icin ciddi kaliteli icerikler uretmen gerekiyor. Su anda sadece ne yayinlayacagima odaklandim ve bur bir yapiyorum. Christmas zamani en hareketli zaman. Kisacasi 6-10ay suruyor bircok insan icin karsiligi bulmak.
At the moment, I'm trying to gather as much information on how to make money online as possible & I feel like, often creators "rush" through a video and really don't go into detail with it, what makes it rather hard to get started as a beginner - but you just provided such value and insight!!! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! :D
Thanks so much for your feedback! We're so pleased yo enjoy our content!
suryalua, When are you going to get out of the gathering information stage and just get DO IT!!!
@@bevfromnc6607 Because you actually need information before you can just "get do it"?? You can't just go out and make money online without ANY information.
Great video, lots of good valuable actionable content, thanks! 😀 However, there is one thing I need to highlight/mention/clarify/correct. At the 9.55 minute mark in the video you speak of royalty rates. 70% and 35%, based on the selling price. This is correct BUT only applies to ebooks, not print books. Print books pay 60%, no matter what the retail price. And since the example you are showing is a coloring book (which cannot be published as an ebook), I think it's important new publishers know this, otherwise, they may be unnecessarily pricing their book at $9.99 or under in the false premise they are getting a higher royalty.
So how much does Amazon get from the sales? whats their commission?
I was listening to you and working on my laptop so I'm using 3 screens I hadn't looked at your face and when I saw your eyes!! BEAUTIFUL!!! OKAY WHAT DID YOU SAY??
U are a natural.. Teaching is just effortless for U!
the way you teach is superb your energy level keep me awake... I am really going to be a fan of you.. Keep growing
Thank you!🙌🙏🧡
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This is golden information! I'm so glad that I came across this channel. This was so detailed and easy to understand. Will definitely be giving Jungle Scout and Amazon KDP a try! Thanks again!
Glad to hear you found this video useful! ☺️
I really like how you present all of the needed info, and you show the benefits of Jungle Scout without being pushy. Looks like a great program. I'm going to try making a few books in a niche that interests me, in order to learn, but I will likely come back later and subscribe to JS because the info on competition and finding a niche looks mint!
Has KDP worked well for you?
Amazon KDP scammed me for $4000 dollars and will not give me their corporate address, in fact they are reluctant to give anyone their address. This operation needs to be investigated.
This was the best step by step video I ever saw until now. Thank you so much ! 🙏🏼 You got a follower 😅🙏🏼💜
Hey! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂
This video came in at the right time, comprehensive yet straight to the point. Thank you, will be back 21 days after I publish my first one
Keep us posted on how it goes!
How did it go?
Thanks for this information! I've been searching for ways to make additional income, you've given me some really good ideas! Blessed Be!
You're welcome, #freedombuilder 🙌
What a great option for curriculum in so many subject areas and grade levels!
my thoughts exactly...and the great motivator if they do a really good job is the payout. My brother already brought this up at his school (local High School) with respect to Amazon FBA in Business Classes
Love this video man, trying my best now to grow my own channel and KDP business.
Thanks for your feedback! 😊
You have done such a beautiful job to explain in detail step by step. Very impressive. Thanks for the video.
We are so happy to know you enjoy our video, Fasiehul. 🤩
Your video was really helpful. I have a strong feeling that I’ll finally get some sales while following your steps. Thank you
Keep us posted on how it goes! Best of luck 🙌
Although I'm not likely to use your browser plugin, this high-quality video got you my subscription (and Like). Awesome analysis.
We're so pleased that you're benefiting from our resources, James!
Love how informative your videos are. Always packed full of useful info!
Thank you so much!
This video is by far the best ! Thank you soo much, you are a champ !
Amazingly well explained and in detail , thank you ! Have bean watching tones of videos for my first KDP publishing on Amazon and nobody were that generous with the information and efforts to help us start from the scratch' . Looking forward to watch other videos ... Happy 2023 :)
Hello, i hope you are doing well.
I am writing this comment here with a hope to get response from you. One thing i need to ask is about page numbers,
We don need to stick to the page numbers which we entered in calculator, ryt? Or can we go bit above and beyond?
Secondly, if i have entered 100 pages in calculator, does my front and back cover page count as 2 pages out of 100, or not?
Looking forward to your reply.
This is the first TH-cam Video I've seen ever till the end about this topic, and I really enjoyed your way across describing every single part of KDP low content books)) Thanks Jake ..
Hey! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂
Hi! I'm new to this process. Amazon shows the publishing author...does my name/business appear on each coloring book/activity/puzzle book I design? You don't talk about the description. Please do a video on those topics if you haven't already. Thanks so much!
Good Lord! My goodness. I was seriously dreading Adobe anything. Wonderful job of explaining this topic! Thank you!
You are amazingly well at explaining this - I looked a lot for someone that will be clear
That's awesome! 🙂 Glad the explanation worked for you!
This is such a great video Jake! Amazing content and awesome details. Keep on rocking brother!
Thank you for the wisdom you provided in this video. But I have to add... you have the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen!😊
hehehe LOL! Way to multi-task!😂❤
This is really refreshing to know what to avoid & what to do so we are not wasting our little resources to make a few dollars here & there to pay our bills! 🙏 Thank You So Much for the valuable guidances! You're a Good Mentor & a Good Man Jungle Scout! 🌷🌿🌎💖🕊
Thank you so much for the feedback! ☺️
I like you when you talked about your canva cover design. Thanks for the info this is very helpful youtube chanel.
You're more than welcome!
Your comment "this is the worst boho book cover ever" had me laughing so hard! 😆 🤣😂
WOW! This is great information. I will be trying this for my coloring book. Thank you.
Thanks! All the best to you and your Amazon business! 🙂
As an artist and a book creator all my own created images are owned solely by me and thats copyright ownership. If somebody on kdp rips off my images for their 7 minute book creations I would raise hell with Amazon & KDP and they would probably lose their account. I had an image I created digitally on another online selling site and it was pulled off because of the title and the image I created related to a company's product. I also got a cease and desist email from the company itself. So copyrights carry weight. You shouldn't encourage people to ripoff others artwork. Even if somebody downloads and tries to use as their's a piece of line art they need to alter it significantly to defend it as their own creation in order to resell it. Plagarism is also a copyright infringement.
I love your tips! We, as beginners, need a lot of these tips! Also very funny how you finish the video, showing us your funny mistakes😀😀😀
You're more than welcome
Thanks for such an informative video. I will be taking action on this business model this weekend. I hope to have an udate on my results soon. Thanks again
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@ transcript mark 11:37 to 11:54, it was not at all clear which website you are referring to. You mention a download that was supposed to be linked on the TH-cam Channel and I couldn't find the link. Then, you just move on to referencing Canva. A whole bunch of info was left out (the web info was covered up by the captions). So it got pretty frustrating trying to follow after that.
Hey! Thanks for this feedback! Happy to pass it on to our Content Team! If you are looking for the link for the template, you can find it here:kdp.amazon.com/en_us/cover-templates
Thank you for your timely video. Of course I was considering to create low content books, but here you are sharing with us valuable information and tips for the medium content books. Many many thanks and God bless you and your channel! (new subscriber here)
That's great! How's it going for you?
That's great! Well done 🔥 🔥
@How I Win the Lottery Great job! Congratulations! ...Still learning and gathering my courage to go further even with the ISBN situation with Amazon.... so so much to learn.... Best of luck to us all new creators of low and medium content books 💪🏼”fighting!”
@How I Win the Lottery how did you seel so fast please 🙏
Thanks Paul! This really useful. I really apphreciate your videos. You make complicated things easier to understand. 😊
That's awesome! 🙂 Glad the explanation worked for you!
@@junglescout just reading my typos!!! In my defense I'm in bed with COVID but still embarrassed! Thanks for being kind.
Feel better soon! Don't ya worrrry we didn't notice. 😉
So glad to saw your video. Great & clear explanation! Learned a lot! Big thanks!😊
Hey! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂 --Lenny
APPRECIATE THIS THANK YOU. I am working on my books and I decided to do everything myself now thanks to my canva account
Damn! Worked like a charm! Thank you soooo much!
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Hi great video, but one question. On 4:15 you show books on Amazon with under the listing author, nr of sales, revenue etc. I don't see that. How can I see that info too? Plse. Great explanation all together though 👍
Hi, can you tell me what specific info do you want to see?
What a video bro! Can't thank you enough! Thank you so much you made life so much easier!
Hey! Thanks so much; glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂
A good review. He makes it easy for sure. That 392 sales/mth in the first year is good if it continues to grow, but with royalty only $1.00 or less, per book, less taxes, than @$392.00 a month… don’t give up your day job. Good side hustle.
The idea is to have multiple books doing this. Not so easy but over time, possible.
Good luck y’all.
That's the most significant aspect of it - you publish the book once and it continues to slowly generate revenue over the years. Then you can scale up to 10, 20 or even 100 books. It may take a few years to get there, but eventually, it will snowball into enough income to quit your day job for good.
That's a great perspective! 🧡
I appreciate that he said $392/month. Most of these "make your own KDP book" are like "MAKE $20,000 A MONTH" and that's like... no way. I would bet Stephen King doesn't make $20,000 a month with just one book, and he's not a brand-new author who's only making word search puzzles on amazon.
Great video! Straight to the point. I found it very helpful to understand the basics.. thank you!
Hey! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂 --Lenny
The majority of KDP upload tutorials feature just two main themes . . . "Make money/live the life you want" - and/or - "Low/medium content books."
Try searching for KDP toturials/demos etc. featuring HIGH content books (novels, poetry, scripts, non-fiction, DIY, Hobbycrafts etc. etc.) and you'll find yourself in a desert of almost nothing.
There ARE a few, but the ones I've found either have unintelligible narration or muddled presentation.
Even those who upload really excellent walk-throughs of KDP protocols and procedures virtually never feature high content books. It's always those same two themes I listed at the start.
I'm currently working towards uploading and self-publishing a high content book so, once that's done, I'll make a note of what I've discovered (as a newbie to KDP) and then make a quick upload for my channel.
That's because those aren't called "high-content books".
They're novels, poetry books, non-fiction books.
There's an ocean of tutorials out there, just use the right terms. "How to publish my novel on kdp," "publish a poetry book on kdp," "how to write non-fiction," etc etc etc.
Thanks for jumping in for us! 🧡
@@carriebartkowiak That's pretty well the point I was making. However, I wanted to be fair, so I gave your suggestion a try, and almost without exception, the results narrowed down to picture books. Obviously, a story book for children can easily be a picture book (I follow Jules Marriner who has a brilliant channel for that genre and just look at the books by Oliver Jeffers).
I tried 'how to publish a novella for children on KDP. That had almost the same result. Indeed, quite a few videos for any genre of children's book actually proved to be just walk-throughs of 'how to upload.'
One good point would be that in terms of publication procedures, there seems to be no real difference because everything boils down to a PDF of the text and a flattened PDF of the cover. However, for genres such as, say, scripts, comic-style storyboards, poetry, interactive books etc. the importance of font choices, setting up your word processor page settings to match book sizes and formats etc. all come into play. Those are the areas I've been thinking about for my own project.
As for the best walk-through's of uploading that I've settled on as being really helpful (for me) Bethany Atazadeh's was densely informative (I took 2 pages of notes):
th-cam.com/video/hieHzwxZX3g/w-d-xo.html
and Craig of SPE covered most of the same information but with a couple of additional tweaks:
th-cam.com/video/HZtfPsjxT74/w-d-xo.html
As I said, I'm keeping notes of my own experiences with a high content book for children. I'll filter out all those that are common across all genres, and will then make my own brief video in which I'll try to at least fill in a few of the blanks for those who are interested in publishing for that genre.
So many of the KDP tutorial videos I've seen are like 10 minutes of hard-to-understand tutorials for how to generate a word puzzle on a separate website but then zero info about how to even construct the book, royalty info, how to make the cover, how to decide how much to charge, advertising, etc.
I think the REAL money is actually in making tutorial videos.
@@FrenkTheJoy That last point is a very good one. I focused on (at the most) 3 tutorial videos that helped me complete my first KDP project. I soon realised that almost all others covered exactly the same content and it was just a matter of finding those who had structured their tutorials so that everything was sequenced and clearly explained.
im gonna say , this video is a gem , and I am so so so grateful for it .
that's it
You're more than welcome! 🧡
thank you so much dude, you taught me a lot of useful technique i woudn't have figured out myself if it wasn't for you
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Hello! Have you ever tried High Content Books? In our experience, it's much more profitable in the Short, Mid and Long term compared with Low or Medium Content Books
We will think about it 😉
Very good content on the topic, finally! Thank you!
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'This is the worlds worst boho book cover' omg haha you made me laugh!!🤣😂😂🤣 love this vid, ty for your help! I've been wanting to do something like this for a while with my own art and been looking for vids on how to finally start, and this is perfectly clear instructions! you are a star ⭐
🤩 Glad you enjoyed it!
This video is loaded, I need to watch again and again 😊
😍 Hey! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂
Wow, thank you for such a great presentation. It was full of useful info and easy to follow. ☺️
Superb, I just follow the path and launched may first 3 Books, 2 are in Review and 1 in draft, Due to Cover template, 1 little thing please advise me, How I can delete that template behind over design???? any one please ????
I have a question about royalties and profit margins. If you price a book between $2.99 - $9.99, do you get 70% royalties regardless of how much it costs to print the book? Because you are not printing the book yourself, you don't need to think about production costs. How can you estimate what Amazon would need to spend to produce it to achieve the desired quality of finished product?
This article may help:
kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G8BKPU9AGVZSF9QF
The 70% and 35% royalties are for ebooks. You have to look at what the cost of printing is to see what a print book makes, typically a lot less. Amazon will give you this info when you create your book.
Wow! Great info and great tutorial for us beginners, Thank you so much for this!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂
Great video ! Could you please make a second video on how to promote a low content book once it is created ? With free realistic strategies and also paid ones. How to get out off the crowd and start making some sales with a realistic and doable strategies ?
Absolutely! We'll add it to our list!
Very, Very inspirational. Thank You, keith
Thank you so much!🧡
I'm an artist & want to start making these types of books to sell on Amazon. But my question is, if I upload my own original art how easy will it be for others to steal my artwork? Or would I have to fight something like that if it does happen?
This Amazon KDP may be helpful: kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200672400
@@junglescout Thank you! 🤘
I absolutely loved this video. So many valuable informations for free and you are super enthusiastic. :)
Thank you for your feedback! 😊
Thanks! I learned a lot!! Your video was great!!!
Your explanation was very clear and consise, thank you will definitely try this out!
Hey! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂 --Lenny
Great video! Really like how the host presented the material and how he stayed true to keeping creation of material free. Well done
Thank you so much for the feedback! 🙌
Top notch content and very professionally presented. Thank you!
We're so glad you enjoyed it! ❣️
Thank you for this practical video ! I have a question : After you do all the steps and you publish the first book, how are gonna next books be like ? Are they in the same niche ? The same idea ? And what's gonna be different between them ?
Thank you :)
Use your creative mindset... and trends you see ppl like its all mind game in this Matrix!
Thank you for you feed back and as product specialist welcome
Instructions/example for Dimensions on Canva: Cover 17.475 x 11.250 and Inside Content 8.625 x 11.25 .
This is noted in the video at the 12:30 and 18:25 minute marks. Thank you.
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Can you offer a video including grids in formatting? I am working on a workout/ diet journal. Thank you.
Great idea! I'll forward this to our Content Team to see if they can create a video about this.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Finally, someone that tells me to NOT touch the PINK line!! The thing about the coloring book interior, the differences of the lines puts me off and always looking to get some lines thicker or thinner, any advice?
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Excellent video thanks love the real step by step process layed out.
That's very helpful for the beginners like me! Thank you very much.😊
We're so pleased you found the content helpful! 🤩
What way to describe so easily 😍
Love the content 🔥❤️
Hey! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂
👏👏👏 thank you, and I laughed, snorting my tea, at the Amazon screen shot at the 26.30 minute mark ... what a hilarious title!
Yeah, can't deny it, that is an 'original' title 😂
I was thinking about getting into KDP and discovered your channel. I have a question about the Amazon account that I will be selling from - can I enter my personal bank account information now, when I am just starting and don't know if I am going to earn any money, let alone how much per month, and then change my personal to a business bank account if I get a steady monthly income flow? I do have a purchasing account. Thanks.
Yes, you can.
At about 5:29, compare the two books listed on the right 2/3 of the screen. Both are the same price. The left one has higher sales, while the one on the right has slightly higher Fees. Yet the one on the right reaps a much higher net than its better-selling counterpart and earns higher Mo. Revenue. How can this be?
Good catch! That may be a quick glitch but don't worry, I double-checked just now, the data for this ASIN B08HGTT1D7 is correctly shown now.
Insane information! Love the help! Definitely Saving this video and sharing with fellow aspiring side hustlers! Thanks!
Hey! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content! 🙂 --Lenny
True. Have you ever tried publishing Non-Fiction Books? Are much more profitable in the Short, Mid, and Long term. We've books published almost 4 years ago that still generate money..
thank you so much for this very informative video jake. im a new and aspiring book author and this video really helped me alot wth details
That's great to hear! 🤑
I started publishing low content journals on KDP and was actually selling, when suddenly they terminated my account, kept all of my royalties, and claimed I had violated ToS, but literally refused to tell me what I did. So everyone beware of KDP, they will, and do, cancel your account and will steal your royalties.
Could have been some copyright issues because they love to refuse elaborating when copyright issues arise
they hate being spammed with useless stuff nobody buys
Can you not instantly transfer royalties to yo account as soon as they appear in ur kdp royalties dashboard
Can you please tell me an free app or a site to make a journal ❤
Merch did that to me. Waiting for the kdp show to end any minute, likely once I start gaining more momentum lol. Fun fact, my bank returned the wages Amazon tried to take back after initially paying me. They deposited, then the deposit disappeared. Called my bank, they returned it! Who knew? But yeah, beware kdp and merch, they terminate with zero explanation
I am trying stencil design this season. I also explored stamps. But decided on stencil... 😮
Please update me if you decide to share your views on this. Thanks!
I believe that you've already decided on which one to go for.
Great content!! I am just a little confused as to: is this an ebook or will it be printed (hence paperback)? also will Amazon take care of all the printing and shipping to the client? and is that price all included in 'Fees'? Also, can we use art drawings from google or other sites in our books?
Currently, it's digital and will be printed and shipped on demand. There's no physical product till an order is placed by a customer. Everything is included in your price and fees.
You will want to make sure you are not using copyright or licensed images.
@@junglescout Thanks for the reply! Got it. So Canva's free elements are ok, right? Also in Categories do we choose 'Large-print book (content is 16-point font size or greater)' or we just don't choose anything?
As for Canva's free content, I recommend reviewing their terms here: www.canva.com/policies/content-license-agreement/
You can either print a large print version or the regular one separately. However, please do note that it may affect the number of pages due to font size, so this is something that needs to be considered. Here's a KDP discussion on this subject: www.kdpcommunity.com/s/question/0D5f400000f0Ac7CAE/large-print?language=en_US
@11:40 you talk about from here and download the template for your cover. I've been searching for that on the website and im unable to find it.
It's the in the description. KDP Cover Template: kdp.amazon.com/en_us/cover-templates
Or just get book bolt and they do all the research for you 💁🏾♀️
You’ve found success with low/mid content books on KDP?
Really? Interesting I have to check Bolt out more 😊
Yes, but then it’s not free anymore. I pay BB $9.99/month.
@@antoinettejohnson6251 so I have to renew it monthly?
I'm paying $19.99 a month
Very useful video! Thank you! I am beginner and wondering: should we determine the type of paper for cover or inside pages for KDP and how to choose the price according to?
You can check out this article for more info: kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834180
isn't the coloring books fad already dead ?
Great tutorial! Thanks so much! Do you have one on how to start/open your KDP account on Amazon?
We have lots of KDP guides, check out our TH-cam fore more here: www.youtube.com/@junglescout/search?query=kdp
Royalty is 60%...not 70....just shows how much real-life experience you actually have doing this.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention! We'll definitely check it out!
You don’t really get 60% royalties you get that minus the printing costs which you pay out of your share of the money received so depending upon the actual printing cost you can end up with net royalties of 25-30,
@@concordep2504 Yes I meant 60% of "remaining" amount. Of course you bear the printing cost 100%.
This guy is advertising 70% which is completely false and they are more interested in making YT videos and get clicks than give any real-world experience.
@@prateekagraw dude. Did you make the video. Appreciation goes along way. Hes not GOD. SMH 🤦♂️
@@prateekagraw You're absolutely right, Desi, I accidentally used the eBook royalty rate (70%) rather than the paperback royalty rate (60%) in this example. However, the same logic applies, and when scouting low/medium content paperback niches, you'd of course want to use the accurate rate per book type. Thank you for bringing that our attention 😀I hope you still found the video useful and can use it help identify potential opportunities! - Jake
Please what’s the name of the extension you used for the video, it’s so amazing 😍
It is the JS Extension. It is included in all of our current plans and packages: www.junglescout.com/pricing/
Awesome video! Thank you. How many coloring book pages fit in this size cover? Pardon the redundancy if I missed it. =) Thanks again. This is GREAT.