KDP guides
Short, practical answers to the questions every Amazon KDP publisher asks before publishing a book.
How to find a profitable KDP niche (a step-by-step check)
A repeatable way to check a KDP niche before you write: demand, competition, prices and the books you would sit next to.
6 min read
What Amazon's Best Sellers Rank (BSR) means for KDP publishers
What BSR is, why it moves every hour, what it can and cannot tell you about sales, and how to use it to compare books.
5 min read
How to fill the 7 KDP keyword boxes without wasting characters
A practical method for KDP's seven keyword fields: what to put in, what to leave out, and how to avoid wasting characters.
6 min read
How to check trademarks before you publish a KDP book
Why trademarked words can get a KDP book blocked, how to read a trademark record, and a quick check to run on every title.
5 min read
How to choose KDP categories that give your book a chance
How Amazon categories work for KDP books, how to compare them by what it takes to rank, and how to pick categories that fit.
5 min read
KDP keyword research: how to find the phrases buyers type
A free, repeatable way to find keywords for a KDP book: where to collect phrases, how to judge them, and where to use them.
6 min read
How to write a KDP title and subtitle that buyers can find
What belongs in a KDP title and subtitle, how to use keywords without stuffing, and the mistakes that get listings rejected.
5 min read
Why your KDP book is not selling: a checklist to find the cause
A calm, step-by-step checklist for a KDP book with no sales: is it found, is it clicked, is it bought? Fix the right thing first.
7 min read
How to write a KDP book description that sells the click
A simple structure for a KDP book description, formatting that Amazon accepts, and a checklist before you publish.
5 min read