My $15,997 Amazon KDP 'Success' Story with 1 Coloring Book...

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In today's video I take a look at the story and strategies behind making over $15,000 with just one coloring book on amazon kdp with a low ads budget. I published this book back in February and wanted to make this video on it's journey and include tonnes of tips and strategies you can use for your publishing business, whether that is low content or medium content books.
As a high-volume seller with over $5000 per month and hundreds of thousands of units in sales, Chris Raydog breaks down the TRUTH about selling coloring books on Amazon KDP and shares his exact, no filter results and strategies for launching profitable products through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
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[@benaziriqbal-ji6ki]

Thank you so much Chris. I ALWAYS learn something from your videos, I always do and I look forward to your long videos. I understand the videos are long because you take such care and explain everything to your audiences. ❤your work. A big fan.

[@Kalicool]

Thank you for all the work you do in offering education for KDP! I always get so much out of your videos.....(also love your commentating style, easy to follow..)

[@0Marbles]

Much appreciated. Measured, intelligent and, as someone says below, transparent.

[@Femalehustles-kp1fo]

I love the fact that you're so honest!!

[@bookswithmariel]

Hi Chris, thanks for another bold & transparent video on publishing! ( 11:00 - "Considering a niche's potential" - was a much needed reality check for me :D) Congratulations on the thoughtfully published amazing book!

[@ChrisRaydog]

Thanks Mariel! Keep up the good videos

[@selfpublishingempire]

Amazing work Chris. These long-format videos set you apart from anyone else on KZbin in terms of education and information.

[@ArtWovenBlankets]

Thank you, Chris. You gave me the strength to go forward. I've been on KDP for only a few months, so your video is much appreciated :)

[@kavyavani6572]

Are u generated any money from it

[@kerrykingcreates]

Thanks for this information! Solid gold my friend!

[@yourbeautiful8080]

Thanks for the marvelous insight to your way. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you.

[@writeequity1454]

Thank you once again for an informative video. The information you provided in one of your videos was responsible for my first sale.

[@ecomsrich]

As per a lot of comments here it’s really refreshing to finally find a KDP related channel that’s genuine, positive, real and has my best interests in mind when thinking about time, money and resources needed to commit personally into the KDP potential income opportunities and also really confronting the reality of success vs failure in what can feel like a monumental task and investment. This video is about 7 months old so looking forward to going through your videos and learning from the wealth of tried and tested processes you have clearly painstakingly endured and very generously sharing but without the bs as experienced on so many other channels around KDP on the tube. Thanks Chris, have liked and subscribed!

[@alinp6663]

Thank you for this video Chris!

[@CereneSmith]

Amazon KDP was the best thing I’ve ever done. Thanks for sharing

[@badfem]

Thank you for your help, Chris. Ive found your channel more helpful than any other in this space. I put up my second coloring book & was surprised to see it getting sales w/o ads. I'm hoping with an ad campaign it can reach these types of heights.

[@HanaArt-18]

Hy could you plz guid me about colouring book I have some confusions

[@Oskar-013]

Super valuable video. Many thanks for your effort brother!

[@ZenRenLife_]

I hit like and subscribed because of your final statements 'stay positive'. Mentality is key 🗝️

[@jessicaboulton8019]

Absolutely loved this video! thank you

[@tdormerqes3160]

Great info! Honest and educational It was also inspiring

[@grahamh9404]

Thanks, Chris! Great video as always, I would definitely join the discord!

[@happierus_]

Thank you so much! This was helpful. Will try this strategy roght away

[@anissatidi]

Thank you so much chris for this awesome information you give us for free and i hope you get better results from the next book ;)

[@taniayager3361]

What comes across to me as I went through your video was your stoicism - being true to yourself - having a philosophical outlook on the process within KDP!

[@israelatu-ih2rc]

Hello Taniayager361 How can I contact or connect with you? I want you to share your knowledge about kdp with me and several other.. Can I get your twitter or WhatsApp handle?

[@JustinSolo]

new course (as a guide) would be great, i will definately join. u seem the most legit out of all the youtube kdp guides out there.

[@MurrayHerts]

Thanks for the video, as someone new to KDP it is very helpful

[@deannacousin2339]

Thank you so much for your time and effort to help us. 🙏💞

[@meryemcs7613]

Thank you very much for this video, it was very helpful, it contains so much important information about KDP. 👍🙂

[@karizm5]

Really helpful. I will be looking forward to the discord group.

[@user-hz6vi7dt7g]

Thank you Chris!

[@batmanbillions]

man you just gave all value...u a great guy..best wishes for next ventures like dropshipping and fba....hope you will share them with us too

[@nickdoherty6900]

Great Video Chris!

[@omeryamak762]

Thanks very much for your videos. I see them as invaluable mentoring. I would love to join the discord group

[@wholisticwisdomtools2024]

Thank you , I apprecite you and your insights...

[@BeyonKasual]

At this point, you're the only channel I follow for kdp content. Always realistic and generous with practical advice and strategy. Applying your tips have greatly improved my kdp account. Thank you!!

[@ChrisRaydog]

Thanks so much

[@tishsharp7525]

I am in for the discord group and would love to learn more - currently I have 5 running with ads on Amazon and one on running on Pinterest and Amazon.

[@JonJackson-ex4gi]

I agree 👍

[@marieliswolfram9087]

Thank you so much for your content, it's very helpful. All the best to you :)

[@saadialegdani3569]

A master piece ❤

[@justinel1217]

Excellent video! I learned more from this video than i have watching loads of other youtubers tall about KDP! I think a discord group is a great idea

[@ChrisRaydog]

Thanks Justine

[@dennisofoni8329]

Clear information, thanks

[@heatherpears7625]

I learned so much from this video. Thank you for the awesome content!

[@tammylao4852]

You have the best content online how to do this KDP Business, I am so thankful that I found you. Thank you, Chris. There's a lot of gurus out there but you're definitely number one thank you again.

[@ChrisRaydog]

Thanks so much

[@PeerlessReads]

Bravo. Excellent video

[@wordsforprofit]

Good content. Yes, would love to see more info about a community, free & paid.

[@CootiePootieTootie]

Love to see the discord group!

[@Miranda.19]

I just made my first kdp sale through scrapbook paper so i am grateful

[@hyanov3838]

Good job and information great

[@Tsquared1]

Probably the best and most valuable KDP video I've watched so far in my journey. Very good and honest information. Thanks!

[@gitavares]

Hi Chris! This and the other videos that I watched on your channel are just so nice to watch. It's like talking with you after sharing all my thoughts about kdp, ranking, ads... lol. Nice! My story: in May I launched 2 coloring books - 2 weeks apart. The first (Book A) was selling OK, but with ads help (US and Canada) - In the US, some organic sales, and in Canada, several organic sales, and not much with ads. Book B, is the same way, but with much fewer sales. I started to decrease the ads bids and budget, as it was not profitable at all. And I began to work on other books. I was like: enough is enough, let's move on. At the end of June, the KDP team sent me a message telling me that I had not followed the rules for the books' titles, and asked me to unpublish in 5 days and re-publish with the correct name. They said "(...) Please remove the following descriptors from your book’s title field: ["Coloring book"]. Extra descriptive content in your book's title field that is not part of your book's actual title may be misleading or distracting to our customers. (...)". That was shocking because those ARE coloring books! How could it mislead anyone? Also, this name was part of my title correctly in my point of view. Oh well, book A had already some reviews (5 stars). I changed whatever they wanted, and re-published both. I thought, Ok, let's take it as a new start, work on those better this time as they will be as new releases, with better ranking positions, etc. On July 1 books A and B were on again. I created some high bids campaigns to get that start. Book A still much better than Book B. However, almost ZERO organic sales in both US and CA. Book A kept the ranking between 20k - 40k until last week when I decided to decrease the budget and bids. Book B, the best position was 70k. Since I decreased the budget, book A is right now 200k, and B is 800k. In Canada, there have been no organic sales. Only through ads, and only a few sales. I stopped all ads in CA, and in the US, I started new ones with a really low bid and budget. Just to let those have some impressions. And I'll focus on the US market for a while. Amz Ads is indeed WEIRD. For instance, Book A for a high-demand keyword was working with 0.66$, while Book B, even with 0.70$ bid had no impressions. For Book A, in Campaign X, the same high-demanded keyword had no impressions with 0.52 bid, while in Campaign Y, the same Book A and the same high-demand keyword, have many impressions with 0.21 bid. I'm stressed with Amz Ads lol I think that working with a list of subscribers (I have none yet), and social media will give me more results. My book covers are great :) Decreasing the price from 7.99 to 6.99 for Book A, the sales decreased! Moving back to 7.99, the sales were back. And I increased it from 7.99 to 8.99, and it continued to sell. However, book B works better with a lower price. I also worked better on the A+ content, and I could see the difference in sales. Oh well. I'll focus on the new books project. Again, thank you for your content!

[@samposampo9432]

Great information! Thank you! Would love to see that book you are talking about. Or another book as an example of non-AI and AI-generated.

[@user-zm1ks9cs3i]

Bravo. I truly appreciated the humble and direct tone, However, your comment about keeping it positive really resonated with me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and leaving out the "hype". I have published maybe 10+ books in the last few months and would love to learn more. The groups you mentioned on Discord sound awesome. Please let me know how to get in touch and iof that is still happening.

[@dora_hidora]

thanks for the help

[@bymarizen]

Congratulations in your success story. I also want to thank you to actually hire, and value the work of illustrators. I have been asked many times to create illustrations for coloring books but sadly many people just want to pay barely nothing (Not kidding, once I was asked $50 for 100 illustrations and they keep saying is not coloring its only outlines). I do have successful stories though. This month I decided to try on my own, and as right now I'm finishing two :) I hope your strategy works for my books. Have a great day.

[@lordousmane1502]

feedback ?

[@bymarizen]

I had to postpone it for a client job, but finally one of my books is out lets see what happens @@lordousmane1502

[@RichardTeahon]

Thanks mate for another great video. It put a lot of hesitations I had about KDP to rest!

[@globalselfpublishing]

He’s Back!! Great to see your videos again Chris!

[@ChrisRaydog]

Thank you mate!

[@ChrisRaydog]

Congrats on 20k btw :)

[@RachelMacdonald-hh1ro]

Hi Chris, just watched this video. I am in one of your case study groups and have a book to publish but revisiting the videos to ensure I have followed the process first. It would be great if you created the discord group. Please do.

[@rankeren3166]

Thanks Chris for this thorough video! One question - how do you know if a sale was generated from organic sale or from your ads campaign? What tool do you use. Thanks!

[@histrus42]

Congrats on great sales! Can you actually advertise swear coloring books?!

[@Foodworld1139]

Waw amazing 🎉

[@christopherarmstrong2222]

Great video! I’m just starting my KDP journey. Is it better to use a tool if you have it as opposed to not having one?

[@EnglishAudioBooks33]

very nice.

[@user-kb6xn6ig7k]

Very informative video. A question: when you state to implement the keywords in the book title & subtitle, do you mean the title actually on the live book cover, or the title/subtitle which we type into the KDP wizard ?

[@robinhart1390]

Thanks for the great information! I don’t think it’s hippie wishy-washy to be positive minded by the way. Like attracts like so the more positive you are the more good you feel and create. I think it’s good that you added the positive mindset to your video.

[@fithos1367]

Just discovered your channel after starting my KDP journey. Subscribed! Have some question regarding ads, what would you suggest for someone on a tight budget? could still be worth it to set maximum bid of 0.20 and daily budget of 2$ to run for 10-20 days or do you think that will just be a waste of money and one should better rely in organic sales and releasing more and more books (aiming for quality books of course)

[@KimberleyLittleLearningHub]

I have a coloring book ranked on page 1 for a really popular search term thanks to following your methods Chris, so thank you!

[@medomohamed4033]

This is an Outstanding video, I wish you released it earlier, the discord idea sounds great, I'd love to have a discussion about ads especially now as I'm noticing an increase in competition for ads itself where I don't know if a 50$ launching budget for 2 weeks can work in a high demand nich

[@ChrisRaydog]

I think it's possible, because it depends on the keywords in your ads. You'll still get ranked even if you get sales for keywords that aren't in your title etc, if that makes sense

[@medomohamed4033]

Thanks Chris, This is encouraging

[@vladimir.zlokazov]

I can relate to the experience. I have created my first adult coloring book in February this year (and it was AI-generated) and had success with it without too much of ad spend, especially in the UK. Here's the luck part: this book didn't really take off in the US but had a 3-digit bsr in the UK for a month. The same book! In late April I had my ads suspended due to sanctions so I couldn't advertise anything until late June when I had them unsuspended. So the book was selling for 2 months without any ad support and was quite successful. I used this book as a platform to start building an email list and got around 90 contacts so far. I use a monthly freebie of coloring pages to keep people signed. However it seems that the list is at the moment too small to have any effect on book launches. When my ads were down I tried launching with the newsletter but didn't see any meaningful results. As for AI coloring books I have converted to a hybrid strategy - making sketches with AI and then reworking them with human illustrators. Makes a great difference to the quality. One thing to notice about ads is that in my 2-month absense from Amazon Ads brand campaigns seem to have changed for the worse. Previously the clicks on them were cheaper than on usual campaigns and the acos was very good. Now the clicks are completely overpriced (especially in the US) and the results are very mediocre. Another thing that bugs me with ads are 'dead' campaigns. Sometimes when I create a campaign even with high enough bids (way above the suggested level) there are simply no impressions. It's really frustrating - starting it and after a day or two seeing that it is not working.

[@ChrisRaydog]

From all the comments I've read from you, our experiences are very similar :) keep it up

[@vladimir.zlokazov]

@@ChrisRaydog seems like it :) after that initial success I've decided to concentrate on coloring books for adults since I very much needed some streamlined process for this business rather than being all over the place. so far so good :)

[@ChrisRaydog]

@@vladimir.zlokazov Good place to be!

[@vladimir.zlokazov]

@@ChrisRaydog I'd add that the tricky part with ads is also in keeping that balance between under- and overspending. I have some leeway because there are established profitable book but still I would like to see some profit at the end of the month rather than spending it all on ads.

[@JulieMana]

I've never heard of anyone having their ad account suspended. Was it in the UK? Would you share what caused it? Thanks in advance!

[@WriteOn1986]

Thanks for this video Chris. It's informative. I have to say that much of this seems to come from the POV of a person who jas disposable income to invest. Any tips for people who don't? Thanks again.

[@ChrisRaydog]

I completely agree - I am going to start publishing more books with a lower budget in mind so I can document that pursuit too

[@JeanettVeronica]

Seeing all my swear word coloring books in your video was very satisfying, haha...And they are all hand-drawn btw!

[@lailor5743]

what chrome addon do you use to see all the info? TIA :D

[@user-fn1mz2xt9k]

1. High Demand

[@dreamofstuff9125]

Are you an artist? Also, are these physical books or just kindle drawing books?

[@merianne]

Thank you for making this video. I appreciate all the good info!

[@zombiemillionaire6397]

Would you offer mentoring on setting up and running ads? this video is great but I'm looking for more.

[@moodyhumor]

So I have a question. my budget is literally 0 but I’m still giving KDP a try and since I enjoy amateur design I think I can manage that part on my own. I know I have a good eye. I also have done a ton of niche research and with your no nonsense common sense help I think I have some decent ideas for books. The niches I’ve chosen are medium like you suggest, high traffic and some are even a bit low in search (under a thousand). I don’t have any money for ads at all since I’m in a pretty bad spot with my life circumstances. I think my books will be good even with my limited tools because I am someone who likes to make quality things and I’ll spend extra time to do it. My question is will anyone see my books if I don’t have any money for ads? Can I run ads to them later if I make money down the line? They are sought after niches and I’m also good at making things just a little different to stand out. Do I have a chance?

[@marieliswolfram9087]

Just go for it and give it a try, you sound like a hard working person. I don't have experience yet in KDP yet, but in life. If you do something with love and hard work it always pays out. All the best to you!!

[@rickarcha470]

Hi Chris, I couldn’t make out what plug-in you use for the BSR displayed for the books. Could you post it here please? Thanks for the great content! New subscriber here 👍🏻

[@ChrisRaydog]

Welcome :) It's an extension called DS Amazon Quickview - the only niche research tool you'll need :)

[@besprutad]

I still did not fully understand how you selected the nische. How you know it is low competition. Like, the swear word has 600 bsr but 10K results. How do you analyze this? What's a good BSR and how does it relate to how many results you find. Thanks

[@macauleyliamcurran2925]

Anyone know what plug-in/extension is used to see the products ranking on Amazon is?

[@maureenmatthes]

Hi Chris! I just finished listening up to your content creation section. Well, all I can say is you have highly motivated me regarding no AI art and original art /design for my potential coloring book. I will do my own designs. Would it be possible for me to buy your coloring book that you are talking about here on Amazon? Thanks! I think it would provide even more inspiration. And my second question: I do have an Amazon KNP account and I published a children's story that I now realize dies not have the right keywords! Can I go back and change them on my account? Thank you for your very intelligent presentation. I am learning a lot. PS I am mainly a singer- songwriter, but I also got the drawing gene!

[@israelatu-ih2rc]

Hello Maureen I would love to contact you so we can share knowledge and thoughts on kdp...

[@israelatu-ih2rc]

Can I get your twitter handle or WhatsApp?

[@tochukwuekwueme5451]

Please one question is how did you advertise it. Please

[@hriven7392]

I use TikTok for my KDP coloring books and have sold quite a few that way!

[@jihad_story]

Hello, can you explain to me more?

[@travv88]

Yea this is something I've been considering as well.

[@dimondimonovich1227]

I don't remember if it was mentioned in the video but i am really curious is it necessary to spend money on ads? Is it possible to make a trending book absolutely naturally(without ads)?

[@meganoleary584]

Do you think you could do All of this from I Pad

[@user-cg4mv2ld8u]

what can i use to see the rankings on books ?

[@Financetrapper]

How do you feel about using freelancers on FIVERR?

[@Truthseeker373]

If you run multiple ads simultaneously, eg manual, auto etc.. is there a chance that your ads compete against each other and cost you more?

[@iartol]

I think I would join the Discord

[@theagathokakological3052]

Anybody reading this. This is your lucky day: how much is amazon kdp production cost, verses everyone else? Will your coloring book have a competitive market price? How much does Amazon kdp make and how much does the individual make??? Go find out.

[@natanova-1314]

Can I do research another publishers royalties without being signed ?

[@masterprog48]

wow

[@sushmitanaik1577]

Am not getting setting option in Payoneer dashboard, I did everything but couldn't fill import and export code because I don't have it. Due to this am I facing issue? Or my account getting verified and wil take few days?? Please reply 🙏

[@Oskar-013]

Do you think now its possible to make good coloring book by midjourney for example?

[@julieshaffer7140]

How do you run ads on swearword coloring books? Is there a way to run ads on Amazon? I've had mine rejected.

[@PapaU81]

Are these coloring books digital that are printed up? Or they hard copies that are shipped

[@DjSkooby254]

Hey Chris, how is your bidding strategy? Do you start small and then go high, or do you start with high bids and then go small

[@ChrisRaydog]

On that book I started small with lots campaigns being tested, but the last couple I've just gone higher in auto -- depends how you want to approach it

[@davidrosbo4519]

I would be interested in a discord for like minded individuals to get help and bounce ideas off of each other

[@Foodworld1139]

What to do brother

[@apriltheInvincible]

Thank you, very generous of you to share the info and this much of your time :) Cheers from Nova Scotia!

[@KarolinaFerro]

I wanna watch a video how you create title and subtitle for book. I am shocked how low budget you spend for ranking this book for page 1!😮

[@larryneagu1180]

where can I buy this success book of yours? i looked up your name on amazon but nothing came up

[@annielin2894]

Chris I lost my job at 49 this summer I just can’t find a job I really don’t know what online business I can do? I don’t have extra money to invest.

[@analyst1777]

Do you advertise all your books at once?

[@CC-vj6dd]

I did not watch the whole video yet but I already want to ask: did you outsource it? I'm new to KDP, I've done a couple of books that did not sell. I honestly don't have the time to invest in learning graphic design, at the moment. Could you give us some tips about outsourcing? How much do you usually invest in a good book? (Don't tell us exact amounts, just between such and such would be great for someone who knows nothing about it). How do you recognize a good graphic designer? Do you have the idea yourself and then describe exactly what you want? What if the design does not turn out how you want, do they do a new one? (Sorry, a lot of doubts, I honestly would like to do the designs myself but it would take me years and eons to make something with good quality). Thank you!

[@ChrisRaydog]

That's right yes -- the interior was and the book cover was a combination of my efforts and theirs

[@ChrisRaydog]

just seen you edited this -- I will make a video for it

[@royaltywizard]

​@@ChrisRaydog Awesome video Chris! I'm halfway through... On this comment, I'm also looking forward to an outsourcing video from you 🙂. I've got a VA, but not at the level I want. Would be great if you can make a detailed video on this topic and what skills to look out for in a designer.