I Found The EASIEST Way to Make Money with Amazon KDP
Summary
TLDRIn this video, Sean explains how to make money by selling low-content books on Amazon KDP. He shares his insights on creating and selling holiday-themed activity books like word searches using tools like Book Bolt. He demonstrates how to research profitable niches, design book interiors, and covers, and publish them on Amazon. Sean emphasizes the ease of starting this business model and offers tips on pricing, outsourcing design, and leveraging upcoming holidays to maintain steady income throughout the year.
Takeaways
- 😀 Sean, the presenter, has built a seven-figure Amazon KDP business and is now building a new KDP account.
- 📈 The video discusses a strategy for making money by selling low-content books on Amazon KDP, particularly targeting upcoming holidays like Easter.
- 🔍 The importance of keyword research is highlighted, showing how certain Easter-related books with low ratings are making significant daily royalties.
- 📚 The print-on-demand model of Amazon KDP is explained, emphasizing that it handles inventory, shipping, and customer service, with authors only needing to upload a PDF.
- 💰 There are no sign-up or monthly subscription fees for using Amazon KDP; authors only pay a small cut to Amazon upon each sale.
- 🎯 The strategy is not limited to Easter; it can be applied to any future holiday, allowing for recurring income opportunities.
- 📈 The potential for high sales leading up to holidays is noted, suggesting that even short-term boosts can be very profitable.
- 🔧 The use of the tool 'BookBolt' is recommended for creating activity books, with features for research and book creation.
- 📝 The process of creating a book in BookBolt is outlined, including selecting templates, customizing pages, and using AI for generating word lists.
- 🎨 The video suggests using resources like Freepik and Creative Fabrica for free images and graphics for the book, with proper credit given.
- 🖌 Options for designing book covers are presented, including doing it yourself in BookBolt or outsourcing the task on platforms like Fiverr.
- 🚀 After creating the book, the process of uploading it to Amazon KDP is described, including setting up an account and entering book details for publishing.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video?
-The video is about making money by selling low-content books on Amazon KDP, specifically targeting holiday themes.
Who is the presenter of the video?
-The presenter is Sean, who has experience in building a seven-figure Amazon KDP business.
What is an example of a low-content book mentioned in the video?
-Examples include 'Easter basket stuffers for teens' and 'Easter word search' books, which can have basic covers but still generate significant daily royalties.
What is the appeal of using Amazon KDP for self-publishing books?
-Amazon KDP is appealing because it handles printing, shipping, customer service, and inventory, requiring only a PDF upload from the author.
What are the financial benefits of using Amazon KDP according to the video?
-There are no sign-up fees or monthly subscription fees. Authors only pay Amazon a small cut when a sale is made.
How does the video suggest one can capitalize on upcoming holidays for book sales?
-By creating and publishing books that are themed around upcoming holidays, which can lead to sales boosts during those times.
What tool is recommended in the video for creating low-content books?
-The tool recommended is BookBolt, which offers features for both researching and creating books.
How can one generate a list of words for a word search book as shown in the video?
-The video suggests using AI, such as chat GPT, to quickly generate a list of themed words and then creating a CSV file for use in BookBolt.
What are some sources for free graphics that can be used in book creation?
-Freepik and Creative Fabrica are mentioned as sources for free graphics, with the requirement to give credit to the source.
How can one design a book cover if they lack design skills?
-The video suggests outsourcing the cover design to freelancers on platforms like Fiverr, where various price points are available.
What is the process for uploading a book to Amazon KDP after creation?
-After creating the book interior and cover, one needs to sign in to Amazon KDP, create a new account if necessary, and follow the prompts to upload the book details, including pricing, and the book will go live within 72 hours.
What advice does the video give for pricing a book on Amazon KDP?
-The video recommends pricing the book competitively by looking at what similar books are selling for.
How can one track the sales of their book on Amazon KDP?
-Sales can be tracked by clicking on the 'Reports' tab in the Amazon KDP account.
What discount is offered for BookBolt if a viewer decides to use the service based on the video?
-A 20% discount is offered for BookBolt if the viewer uses the coupon code provided in the video description.
Outlines
📚 Making Money with Low-Content Books on Amazon KDP
Sean introduces a method for generating income by selling low-content books on Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform. He shares his experience in building a successful KDP business and encourages viewers to subscribe for practical publishing advice. Sean demonstrates how books with simple covers and low ratings can still earn significant royalties, especially around holidays like Easter. He explains the print-on-demand model, which eliminates the need for inventory storage and shipping, and highlights the benefits of targeting upcoming holidays for consistent income throughout the year. Sean suggests using competitor books as a reference for content and design, and recommends the tool 'book bolt' for creating activity books like word searches, which are popular during holidays.
🎨 Creating and Customizing Activity Books with Book Bolt
The script details the process of creating activity books using Book Bolt, a tool with features for both research and book creation. Sean guides viewers on how to select and customize book templates, including word search puzzles, and emphasizes the ease of generating content with AI tools like chat GPT for lists of themed words. He also discusses the customization of book pages, the addition of titles and images, and the use of resources like Freepik and Creative Fabrica for graphics. Sean mentions the option to design book covers within Book Bolt or to outsource the task to freelancers on platforms like Fiverr, providing examples of affordable yet high-quality cover designs.
🚀 Launching Books on Amazon KDP and Tracking Sales
Sean explains the final steps for launching books on Amazon KDP, including setting up an account, entering book details, and competitively pricing the book by researching the market. He mentions that books can go live within 72 hours and stresses the importance of monitoring sales through the KDP reports tab. The video concludes with Sean promoting Book Bolt, offering a discount code for the Pro Plan, which includes puzzle creation software. He also provides a list of resources and encourages viewers to take action on the opportunity, sharing their experiences in the comments section.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Amazon KDP
💡Low-content books
💡Easter basket stuffers
💡Royalties
💡Print on demand
💡BookBolt
💡BSR range
💡AI
💡Freepik
💡Fiverr
💡Evergreen topics
Highlights
Sean shares his experience building a seven-figure Amazon KDP business and offers no-nonsense publishing advice.
Keyword research reveals high-earning 'Easter basket stuffers' books with basic covers and low ratings.
The print-on-demand model on Amazon KDP eliminates the need for inventory storage and shipping.
Amazon handles customer service and printing upon sale, requiring only a PDF upload from the publisher.
There are no sign-up or monthly fees for using Amazon KDP; publishers only pay a small cut upon each sale.
The strategy is applicable to all future holidays, not just Easter, allowing for recurring income opportunities.
Targeting every holiday throughout the year can provide a steady income boost each time.
Spying on competitors' books through Read samples or A+ content can provide insights for book creation.
BookBolt is introduced as a tool for researching and creating books, including activity and puzzle books.
BookBolt offers templates and features for easy customization of book content and design.
AI can be utilized to generate lists of themed words for books, like Easter-related words for word searches.
Freepik and Creative Fabrica are resources for free graphics that can be used in book design with attribution.
BookBolt also allows for the creation of book covers, or outsourcing can be done through platforms like Fiverr.
Fiverr offers a range of prices for book cover design services, from as low as $5 to higher quality options.
Instructions on how to upload a book to Amazon KDP, including setting up an account and entering book details.
Recommendation to price books competitively by analyzing the market and similar books' pricing strategies.
The potential for beginners to make money quickly on KDP, even with books that are not highly rated.
The importance of improving book quality over time to achieve higher ratings and better reviews.
BookBolt's Pro Plan is recommended for its inclusion of puzzle creation software, and a coupon is offered for a discount.
A link to all resources mentioned in the video is provided in the description for further exploration.
Transcripts
so this might possibly be the easiest
way to start making money selling low
content books on Amazon KDP and in this
video I'll show you exactly how to do
this what is up guys welcome back to
another video so if you're new to the
channel my name is Sean and I've built
and so a seven figureure Amazon KDP
business and now I'm building my new KDP
account so if you want no BS publishing
advice from someone who's actually doing
it then make sure to subscribe so I was
just browsing Amazon doing keyword
research a couple days ago and this just
kept popping up Easter basket stuffers
for teens Easter word search One review
and making $57 to $75 a day in actual
royalties Easter notebook composition
journal for girls or boys five reviews
making $72 to
$104 every single day with a extremely
basic book cover Easter basket stuffers
Easter word search large print this book
has a horrible rating 2.2 out of five
only 13 total reviews a very mediocre
book cover and yet it is making
$273 to
$488 a day which is just mind-blowing
once again Easter basket stuffers for
teens Easter word search very basic
cover 25 reviews making $171 to $274 a
day and it's just never ending guys this
one Easter basket stuffer activity book
for kids is making
$696 to
$1,116 every single day in actual
royalties so so many books even books
with very low ratings is absolutely
crushing it and these books are all
self-published through the print on
demand model with the Amazon KDP
platform the beauty of this business
model is you don't have to store
inventory you don't have to deal with
shipping and handling once you make a
sale Amazon prints out the book ship it
to the customer they handle the customer
service they handle everything right so
you just upload a PDF and that is it
there's no sign up fees there's no
monthly subscription fees nothing right
all we have to pay is once we make a
sale we give Amazon a small cut for
doing all the work so I think that's
pretty fair so as you can see all these
books are targeting the upcoming holiday
Easter but if you're watching this video
and perhaps Easter have already passed
don't worry because it's not about how
to make money this upcoming Easter this
video is about the strategy behind it so
you can apply this in every single
future holidays you see even if you miss
Easter there's always the next holiday
and the next holiday and the next one
like Cinco de Mayo or Father's Day or
4th of July and of course Halloween
Christmas and so much more plus plus
next year you can repeat this process
all over again so I usually focus on
creating books on Evergreen topics so it
sells all year round but if you target
every single holiday of the year then
yes Easter might slow down after Easter
but then there's the next holiday so you
will get a sales boost there right and
the sales boost on the next holiday and
the next one and you do that enough
times of the year and your income will
be fairly steady throughout the year and
of course next year you're going to
capitalize on that holiday once again
and let's not forget the crazy amount of
sales you can make for a short short
period of time leading up to the holiday
so how do you actually make these books
well often times you can spy on your
competitor's books just by looking at
the Read sample or just by looking at
their A+ content it showcases the
interior or even looking at the reviews
sometimes people post pictures of the
book in the reviews in this case they
show the Interior right here so we can
get a good idea of how our book should
look like as well now during these
holidays activity books like word
searches sells extremely well and as you
can see this is a word search book the
easiest way to make the books is using a
tool called book bolt so this is how it
looks inside book bolt book bolt has two
features the research section and the
actual creating the book section so you
can actually research these book topics
within book b as well which is pretty
nice so as an example I want to see what
kind of activity books is selling really
well right now so I just put activity
books right here and I've selected the
BSR range to be roughly below 50,000
which is selling pretty good and just
like that we have all the bestselling
activity books on Amazon right now so
once again we got Easter try the laugh
challenge right and if you scroll down a
little bit we got Easter dot markers
Easter word search this is the one that
we just saw right so you can get ideas
directly within book bolt but you could
also go and create these books inside
book bolt as well so you just have to
click on the create tab here and go to
book bolt studio so let's start a new
project so I'll just do paperback
interior call this YouTube okay and for
these word search books you want to do
8.5 by 11 cuz that's the standard size
we're going to do black and white
interior and for the page we'll keep it
at 100 Pages all right so now we can go
and customize each Pages this is up to
you and how you want to customize it but
the best part about book bolt is that
they have a lot of templates that you
can go and choose from right so as I
showed you earlier there is a Easter
Journal selling hundreds of dollars a
day right if you want to do journals you
can literally select a journal here and
then pick how many pages you want and
then apply and you will have five
journal pages right so it's as simple as
that and from there you can customize
the interior even more but the best part
about bookboard is that you can also
create these activity books and these
puzzle books right so we got word search
Sudoku cross word you can even do Easter
crossword right or Easter cryptogram so
there's so many different types of books
you can go into but in our case let's do
word search and let's just select five
pages for now and you can customize the
fonts and the font size you can play
around with this what I would do is uh
you can choose the max words per page
like here as you can see this book has
12 words per page so I'll probably do
the same I would also add yes to the
diagonal words and the rest is really up
to you but the last thing you want to do
is you want to upload the list of words
now this is extremely easy nowadays with
AI so all I did was go to chat GPT and I
asked can you give me a list of 500
Easter related single phrase words now
it doesn't have to be a single phrase
word right you can do a longer phrase
like two three words that's fine but
from here you can see that I literally
got 500 Easter related words within
seconds so all I'm going to do is copy
this and I created a CSV file so you
just have to upload it here and just
like that that within seconds you can
see that I got my own word search puzzle
right here and after that we got an
answer page as well which looks pretty
similar to this so from here to
customize it even more all you have to
do is add a title text and some images
around the corner so what you can do is
make this a little smaller move it in
the
middle and you can come here to text put
heading move it to the
top
so enter your title and obviously this
is too big so you can make this a little
smaller so it
fits and from here you can add different
elements and different Graphics just
like this book did which if you have
your own Graphics then you can
definitely upload it directly to book
bolt and use that or if you want to know
where you can get different Graphics
then one is free pick so free pick is
where you can get graphics for free such
as this one this one would be perfect to
put in the book very very similar to how
this book is doing so free pick is free
but you just have to give credit to the
the website so you know you can put a
little line that says images from free
pick right at the end of the book make
sure to read the website and learn how
you can do that another option is to use
creative Fabrica so creative Fabrica is
a library of a ton of images that you
can use and same thing there are so many
Easter related patterns or different
images that you can download you know
you can either purchase alak cart so a
couple bucks here and there or you can
sign up for the membership and you can
download unlimited images so so next you
can actually create book covers within
bookboard as well so in this case I
started a new project once again YouTube
and you want to make sure that the size
of the book cover matches the size of
the Interior so we're going to do 8.5 x
11 once again and also match the page
count with the interior so our interior
was 100 pages so we're going to do
100 and you can go and start designing
the book cover now if you have some
design skills or if you want to practice
learning how to design a book cover then
you can definitely go and do this
yourself or if you're like me who has
absolutely zero design skills and you
rather just pay somebody a little bit of
money to Outsource this process then
what you can do is go to Fiverr so
Fiverr is a Marketplace of Freelancers
looking to get jobs right so you can
simply search for book cover designs and
they're literally 46,000 different
people that's willing to do this for you
for various prices right so some will
charge you 50 bucks some even $15 so
it's as low as $5 $10 $20 uh to get your
book cover designed so for me I rather
pay somebody else a little bit of money
to save me a lot of time but if you want
to do this yourself you can definitely
do that within book bolt if you do want
to Outsource this process I leave a link
below this video to a few gigs that I've
personally worked with like this one
right here uh she will design a low
content book cover like these ones you
can see that it's really really good for
just $15 and this is the other gig who
will do it for $30 but he is also really
good so once you create your book
interior your book cover is made as well
then the next step is to actually go and
upload it to Amazon KDP so if you don't
have your Amazon KDP account all you
have to do is go to kp. amazon.com
create a new account make sure you enter
your bank account tax information the
basic stuff so you can get paid then
what you want to do is to click on this
create button and click on paperback and
just follow the prompts and enter your
book details now you will have to choose
your book price so I recommend you look
at your competitors and price your book
competitively and that is all you have
to do your book will be live within 72
hours so in my opinion this might be one
of the easiest ways to start making
money on Amazon KDP just because there's
so many people looking for these types
of books related to the upcoming holiday
right so if you go and Chase holidays
even if this is your very first book and
it's not that good as you saw earlier
like books with a two star average
rating is making hundreds of dollars a
day so you can see that you can still
make money now of course in the long
term you want to keep improving your
skills and actually make a good book
that gets four and five star reviews but
as a beginner this might be the best and
quickest way to start making money with
KDP and once again this is not just for
Easter right you can do it for every
single holiday just look up upcoming
holidays in Google and you will see a
ton of ideas and when 2025 comes you can
go through the list all over again and
of course you don't have to chase
seasonal topics like this you can do
Evergreen topics as well so you
definitely have a ton of books you can
make another thing I want to show you is
once your book is live to check sales
all you have to do is click on the
reports tab here and you can see if
you've made any sales here or not if you
guys want to grab book bolt I'll leave a
link below this video now they have two
different price point uh they have the
Newbie and the Pro Plan just to heads up
that the Pro Plan is what you want
because it comes with a puzzle creation
software uh so that you can go and
create these kind of books now if you
use the coupon code in the description
you will get 20% off so definitely go
ahead and use that and I'll also leave a
link to all the resources I've mentioned
in this video Below in the description
all right guys so that is it for the
video hope you enjoyed it hope you see
the opportunity and if you do take
action on this let me know how it goes
for you in the comment section below so
if you enjoyed the video leave a like
subscribe if you haven't yet thank you
so much for watching and I'll see you
guys in the next one
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