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 […]
Okay so CreateSpace templates are basically this relic now but honestly I still get asked about them like every week because people are digging through old tutorials or they’ve got these files sitting on their hard drive from 2017 and they’re like “can I still use this?” First thing – CreateSpace merged with KDP Print […]
Okay so the cover template thing for KDP is honestly way simpler than people make it out to be, but there are like these specific quirks that’ll mess you up if you don’t know about them. I just helped someone fix their paperback cover last week because they didn’t account for bleed and yeah… Amazon […]
Okay so the copyright page thing trips up like 90% of new publishers and honestly I spent my first year on KDP just copying what other people did without really understanding what’s legally required versus what’s just… nice to have I guess. Here’s the deal – Amazon doesn’t actually require a copyright page at all. […]
Okay so CreateSpace templates are basically legacy now since Amazon merged everything into KDP Print back in 2018, but here’s the thing – I still get questions about this constantly because people have old files or they’re trying to figure out why their cover dimensions seem off. First thing you gotta understand is CreateSpace used […]
Okay so Amazon’s paperback templates are honestly way more particular than most people realize when they first start out. I spent like three days last month wrestling with a planner interior that kept getting rejected because I didn’t understand the bleed requirements properly and it was driving me nuts. First thing – you gotta download […]