Category Archives: Amazon KDP guide

Guidelines That apply to amazon kdp book , including title, cover, description, size … including some free KDP interior templates and cover ready to upload

Free Book Journal Template: Reading Tracker Downloads

Okay so I’ve been testing like fifteen different free book journal templates over the past month because honestly my own reading tracking was a mess and I figured if I’m gonna recommend stuff to my KDP students, I should actually know what’s out there. The Basic Templates You Actually Need Right so there’s basically three […]

Flat Stanley Template: Educational Project Design

Okay so I just wrapped up helping a teacher friend design her Flat Stanley templates last month and honestly the whole process was way simpler than people make it sound but there’s definitely some tricks you gotta know. Starting With The Basic Template Structure First thing – you need to decide if you’re going physical […]

Flat Stanley Printable: Children’s Activity Template

Okay so I’ve been working with Flat Stanley printables for the past few months and honestly they’re one of those products that parents actually search for constantly because schools still use this book like crazy. The whole thing started when my niece came home with a Flat Stanley project and my sister was scrambling for […]

Example of Yearbook: School Annual Samples

Okay so I was just looking through some yearbook samples last week because someone asked me about creating one as a low-content product and honestly the whole thing sent me down this rabbit hole of what actually makes a good yearbook template… The first thing you gotta understand is that school yearbooks have this weird […]

E-Booklet Example: Digital Mini Book Samples

Okay so I’ve been putting together e-booklet examples for the past three weeks and honestly the whole “digital mini book” thing is way more nuanced than people think. Like everyone just assumes you slap 10 pages together and call it a day but there’s actually a method to making samples that actually convert. What Actually […]

Dust Jacket Template: Hardcover Wrap Design

Okay so dust jackets are honestly way easier than people make them out to be once you understand the geometry of it all. I was literally up til 2am last Tuesday figuring this out for a client’s poetry collection and my cat kept stepping on the keyboard but anyway here’s what you actually need to […]

Dedication Page Template: Front Matter Design

Okay so dedication pages are one of those things most people overthink but honestly once you get the formula down it’s pretty straightforward. I was testing like 15 different variations last month while my cat kept walking across my keyboard and here’s what actually works. The Basic Setup Nobody Tells You About So the dedication […]

Creative Biography Examples: Unique Author Bios

Okay so I’ve been helping authors rewrite their bios for like three years now and honestly most of them are doing it completely wrong, like they’re writing a resume instead of something that actually connects with readers. The biggest thing I see is people listing every single credential they have. “Jane Smith graduated from Harvard […]

Cover Book Mockup Free: No-Cost Visualization

Okay so I just spent like three hours last night testing free mockup generators because my cat knocked over my coffee onto my paid Placeit subscription receipt and I was like… maybe I don’t need to renew this yet. Here’s what actually works. The Ones I Actually Use When I’m Being Cheap Smartmockups has this […]

Copyright Page Sample: Book Legal Requirements

Okay so copyright pages are one of those things that seem super simple until you’re staring at a blank document at 11pm wondering if you’re gonna get sued for missing something, right? I literally spent my first three months on KDP being paranoid about this stuff until I figured out the actual requirements. Here’s the […]