Okay so the manuscript templates thing is way less complicated than people make it out to be, but there’s like three different directions you can go depending on what type of book you’re doing. First thing – Word vs Pages. I use both honestly, depends on which computer I’m on. Word is gonna be more […]

Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday messing with InDesign templates for KDP and honestly the whole process is way simpler than people make it out to be but there’s some weird gotchas that’ll mess you up if you don’t know them. Setting Up Your Document The Right Way First thing – you […]

Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday setting up a hardcover template and honestly the whole thing is way less complicated than KDP makes it sound but there’s definitely some tricks you gotta know upfront. The Basic Specs Nobody Tells You Clearly So hardcovers on KDP are basically just paperbacks with a hard […]

Okay so the copyright page thing – honestly I was pulling my hair out about this when I first started because Amazon doesn’t give you a clear template and you’re sitting there like “am I gonna get sued if I mess this up?” Here’s the deal. Your copyright page doesn’t need to be fancy but […]

Okay so the whole KDP book size thing used to drive me absolutely nuts until I just made a spreadsheet and tested like 30 different formats over a weekend. My cat kept walking across the keyboard but whatever, got it done. The Most Common Sizes You’ll Actually Use Look, Amazon gives you like 40+ trim […]

Okay so I just spent like three weeks testing every KDP template type I could get my hands on and here’s what actually matters when you’re building out a collection. The Templates That Actually Sell Right so first thing – you gotta understand that “template collection” doesn’t mean throw every random design into one package. […]

Okay so the whole KDP cover template situation is honestly way simpler than people make it out to be, but there’s some stuff Amazon doesn’t exactly spell out clearly and I’ve messed this up enough times to know where everyone gets stuck. First thing – you gotta download the actual template from KDP itself, not […]

Okay so the official KDP cover template thing is actually way more important than most people think and I see so many books with bleed issues or text getting cut off because they just… didn’t use the template properly. So first thing, Amazon has this Cover Template Generator on KDP and you gotta use it. […]

Okay so the 6×9 cover template thing trips up literally everyone at first and I spent like three hours one night figuring this out because Amazon’s own template generator was down and I had a client deadline, so here’s what you actually need to know. The full wrap cover for a 6×9 book isn’t just […]

Okay so the 6 x 9 template thing, I literally just walked someone through this yesterday and they were making it way harder than it needs to be. The 6 x 9 size is pretty much the standard for most nonfiction books on Amazon, and honestly it’s what I use for like 80% of my […]