Okay so the KDP paperback cover template thing is honestly way more confusing than it needs to be, but once you get it you’ll never mess it up again. I was literally up till 2am last week fixing a client’s cover because they didn’t understand the bleed and it got rejected three times. First thing […]
Okay so the KDP dashboard has way more features than most people actually use and I’m gonna walk you through the stuff that actually matters. Like last week I was helping this author friend figure out why her book wasn’t showing up properly and realized she had no idea half these tools even existed. The […]
Okay so I just spent like three hours organizing my template folder last week and honestly it’s a mess but a useful mess, so let me break down where to actually get free KDP templates that won’t screw up your upload. The Book Bolt Free Template Situation Book Bolt has this whole free template library […]
Okay so the whole KDP cover template thing is honestly way simpler than people make it but there’s like a few gotchas that’ll mess you up if you don’t know them upfront. First thing – Amazon has this Cover Creator tool built right into KDP and yeah it’s basic but for low-content books it’s actually […]
Okay so here’s the thing about KDP templates – most people overthink this way too much and honestly I did too when I started back in 2017. You don’t need fancy software right away and you definitely don’t need to spend hundreds on templates when you’re just testing niches. Interior Templates – The Stuff That […]
Okay so the whole KDP cover template thing is actually way simpler than people make it sound, but there’s like a bunch of places you can grab templates and honestly some are garbage and some are actually solid. First thing – Amazon’s official cover calculator is where you gotta start because the dimensions change based […]
Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday going through template options because someone in my mastermind asked about this and honestly the landscape has changed SO much since 2024. Let me just dump everything I know here. The Free Template Situation Right Now Canva is still your best bet for free stuff but […]
Okay so the biggest thing people mess up with KU is they think it’s just passive income you upload and forget but page reads are actually where you make real money if you do it right. First thing – KENP matters way more than you think. That’s Kindle Edition Normalized Pages and Amazon calculates it […]
Okay so I just tested this whole ebook-first approach last month with three different niches and here’s what actually works versus what sounds good in theory. The basic idea is you start with an ebook instead of jumping straight into low-content books because—and this took me way too long to figure out—ebooks give you actual […]
Okay so I just wrapped up analyzing my last quarter’s sales data and the genre-specific stuff is wild, you gotta approach each one completely differently if you want consistent sales. Romance is probably the easiest to crack but also the most competitive. Here’s the thing – readers in this genre are voracious. Like they’ll buy […]