How to Create Cool KDP Interior Designs with FREE Tools That SELL

[@alihussain6432]

No click bait. No unnecessary info. Everything on point. Thank you Mr Paul

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome. 👍👍

[@prettygirlzprintz3317]

I am so glad I saw your interview with Ryan. Your channel has so much great content. Thanks for everything you share.

[@paulmarles]

Thank you too for watching. 👍

[@ShowtimeRI]

I've been watching you for 3 weeks now and you sir are AMAZING! All of your videos are gold! I finally am live with 7 notebooks, I know I'm probably not going to do well sales wise with them but I know each time I've learned a whole lot more by creating and uploading them! Now I'm about to finish an awesome sudoku book (very proud of this one as it took 13 hours to create) and I couldn't have done any of it without your help! THANK YOU!

[@paulmarles]

That’s great! 👍 Glad you found the videos useful and well done for putting the information into practice.

[@iabram8993]

Mark Laporte, Just watched Paul's video (probably for the 3rd time so info sinks in properly!) and just happened to read your comment as you are the top comment. I'm still a newbie and haven't completed my first book yet but was just wondering as it was a year ago you wrote this message, on how you have done with your KDP journey. How did your Sudoku book do? :)

[@priyankadubey5444]

Paul, Thank you! I started KDP exactly 12 days ago and already got 2 sales. It's only because of your videos. Thanks again!

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations! That’s great. Hopefully more will follow.

[@YuaASMR]

Hii! Love the video! Also if anyone is looking at this and following the same routine always. You can click the image instead of dragging it over, it will apply to the page you're hovering over, then right click and set as background and it will use the "blue border" to fill the page, so everything is still within the lines :3

[@taranjeetkaursra1650]

Thank you so much for your valuable content. I literally had no idea about kdp but watching your videos gives a confidence i can make it work for me. Thanku so much once again😊

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome. Thank you for watching. 😊

[@liveforthenow]

I am loving your videos mate, easy to follow. Helps make the process less intimidating. I recently published my first self help book, where i ask people to get a journal because they are amazing tools for peoples mental health. Now i can create my own journal to compliment the book. Thank you

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations! That's great to hear. 👍

[@growingtomatoesfroms]

I can't believe you are giving this information for free, you are a god.

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome. Thank you for watching. 👍

[@mama--rua]

First vid I've seen made in a boat 👍👍👍👍

[@ifeomajane6879]

Your the best, I published my first book from your video. Thank you so much

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations! That's great. 👍

[@limegreenlotus]

I made two published books so far with your lessons! Thank you so much it was a lot of fun.

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations! That's great to hear. 👍

[@TheJemmaGrl]

You and your son have inspired me so much over the last few weeks. I do have some creative skill and have started making my own adult coloring books. Also have about two kid counting/writing interiors I’m working on. I’m being a bit ADHD about it right now lol... anyway - I’m going to make the adult pages non-stop, I think, and then sell unpublished on gum road or Etsy, etc. Thank you for the inspiration and push to be creative and unique.

[@paulmarles]

That’s great. Glad we have inspired you to move forward on your journey. 😊

[@VirtualChurchTV]

Great channel I have watched about 20 of your videos and really find your channel to be helpful. New subscriber here!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. Glad you find it useful.

[@yusradztranslator696]

Thanks Paul. That's exactly what we need.

[@danyangli2786]

Always informative , straightforward and very well explained. You are simply wonderful. Thanks for all the selfless help you provided for us new starters. X

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Glad you;ve found it useful.

[@aliwilson7364]

Thanks, will be there Sunday!

[@bonarka87]

Hello Paul, awesome Job. This interior looks greate! Could You make a video how You make for exampe gratitude journal? Which program do You use for that, canva or power point?

[@paulmarles]

I’ll put it on my list.

[@anneunger995]

Great info, thanks Paul. However, as a specialist teacher, KDP may be missing an opportunity! Interested to discuss?

[@kevanembleton2030]

with a paid Canva account you can upload fonts, but another great video Paul, thanks so much for your time

[@paulmarles]

👍

[@natalielenton3575]

Always brilliant - thank you so much, Paul!

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome 👍

[@ThatHolisticMom]

Great video, can you please upload more keywords that are updated on different niches on gumroad?

[@pushismano77]

I do this all the time, I use corel draw to create interiors (just because I'm used to it😊).

[@3PairDesigns]

Paul, you are so wonderfully awesome! Thank you so much for you generous time and effort to share this stuff with us! I have one question. I, like you make my interiors in PP and will use a variety of design platforms for the artwork. I feel this might be a dumb question but, why do we want a box in which to put the little Santa or Elf graphic? I have generally just put these "on top" of the lined page. Just curious because maybe I have been messing up my own work, or just been lucky that it appears to have worked, LOL! As always excellent video! Thank you so much! 👍😉

[@paulmarles]

Because some graphics have transparent backgrounds and some graphics don’t have the background dimensions that look right on the page. Also makes the page look more symmetrical.

[@ThatHolisticMom]

Can you please make a video talking about the tools you use as a youtuber, including if you use a keyword tool to rank videos?

[@paulmarles]

Good suggestion 😆

[@parsoova]

Hi Paul, could you please create a video (tutorial) about the strategy of amazon ads, such as bidding, when changing bids, how long should run it to get the result, and which one automatic or manual is more useful and,... I hope you get what is my mean. marketing is crucial than other parts now! at least say who has the best course for that, Thanks...

[@paulmarles]

Good suggestions. 👍 Have you checked out my playlist on Amazon ads?

[@parsoova]

​@@paulmarles Thanks, Paul for your videos. those are very helpful although I have hope to go more deep into bidding and times and signals for changes in some case study (maybe), I know create it may bother you but it is also crucial for the writers next to create a book, too.

[@paulburgess4954]

I think if you upload an interior with colour but specify black & white in the upload process, Amazon will show it as with colour in the 'look inside' feature on your listing but actually print it black and white. End result being unhappy customers.

[@saschaboguslawski9135]

I have seen that also better directly in black white upload

[@paulmarles]

Excellent point Paul. That’s good to know 👍👍

[@artbosma9985]

Thanks Paul!

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome.

[@kathleenanderson1718]

Hi Paul, thank you for putting yourself out there on KZbin! I love your videos and have found them very helpful. I do have a quick question about custom interiors. Canva will only allow you to create 100 one-sided pages. How do you create a double sided page in Canva or will it automatically upload as double sided in KDP? Thank you for your time

[@paulmarles]

It will automatically upload as double sided. Page 1 is the front of the first page and page 2 is the back of the first page etc.

[@hannahsutherland5518]

@@paulmarles thanks to both of you 🙏🏽 I was just about to ask

[@hannahsutherland5518]

@@paulmarlesI want to be💯 percent clear. If I create 60 pages of interior in Canva and upload it to KDP it will automatically be 120 pages because it would be double sided?

[@paulmarles]

You would need to create 120 pages in Canva.

[@hannahsutherland5518]

@@paulmarles Thanks for the speedy response. Canva stops at 100 pages. How would I do the 120 pages?

[@SherryXshi_]

hi, thanks for the videos. I watch 20+ of them & subscribed. btw, my friend wrote a book in word format, a total of 115 pages & 92 pages. how to figure out how many pages it will be when convert to a 6"x9" size KDP paperback?

[@paulmarles]

You would have to format it into 6x9 pages and choose a font size to find out.

[@tamararene5679]

Thank you!!

[@hka1625]

Than you for the great video

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome 👍

[@Vows_Views]

Thank you so much

[@barthennin6088]

Excellent video! QUESTION... In Canva you expand the image to full page size... won't this cause an error in KDP since there are zero margins? Thanks in advance!

[@mrunknowne0970]

Thank you very much my friend

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome. 👍

[@mour2]

you re awesome thanks

[@paulmarles]

Thank you too.

[@ليلو-ه4ن]

Thank you,greeting from Kurdistan

[@paulmarles]

Thank you for watching.

[@ismail-rz8nc]

Hi paul, I hope you're doing great, I have started KDP one month ago and I'm wondering how many books should I upload per day. (Assuming that all books are quality books and in good niches)

[@paulmarles]

There’s no set figure.

[@fessybrookes8370]

Thank you

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@luceforma2256]

i have a question - canva allows me to create only 100 pages max. how do i create interior pages for a year long planner? (365+ pages?) do I download the 100 pages as PDF and transfer it to Pages (working on MacBook) and then add the rest of the pages there?

[@paulmarles]

You could do it that way or create multiple pdf files and join them together with a tool like simple pdf.

[@dishakarnataki8648]

Hi paul, thank you for the detailed explanation.. I had a doubt: I want to use colored interior (few images as you have used in example + few fonts) partially in my book. Will there be different interior settings I need to use for partially or fully colored interiors?

[@paulmarles]

No, the settings will be the same but it will cost you more to sell.

[@drpat22]

Paul, can I make your logbook template into a 6x9 format? I don't want it to be 8.5x11. It is possible to re-size it?

[@paulmarles]

Yes, you can resize it. You’ll need to make some adjustments to make it look right.

[@drpat22]

@@paulmarles Paul, can you take pity on me and give me a hint about HOW I can resize it? Thanks. BTW you rock w your videos!

[@earningintheknowledgeage9946]

Thx 4 vecteezy....if uve got an affiliate link, I'll b glad to sign up thru it.

[@paulmarles]

I haven’t at the moment but thank you for the thought.

[@messaoudabdelbaki3940]

Thank you Paul, could you please give us a video about the new added tool to kdp ( new series or add series) how we manage the books and so on Thanks in advance

[@paulmarles]

I will once I learn about it myself. I don’t think it would reallybapply to low content books.

[@giorgiosecli8336]

Hi Paul, thanks for your great content. I'm a beginner and I'd like to commit my first low content book to a graphic designer or a writing company. Do you know any paid service that could be a good fit for me? Thanks.

[@johnsonjan]

Hi. I’m loving your videos and I’ve bought some of your interiors and keywords. I’m severely disabled and also have cognitive dysfunction. My brain works really slowly when it actually does work. Anyway. I “work” lying down on my bed. I become exhausted very quickly. Long story short I can’t use a laptop but I’ve found I can manage to use iPad and iPhone ok. My questions? Can you do some tutorials that only use IPad or iPhone to produce and/or adapt bought templates, covers, download to Amazon etc? I know this will be difficult for you because the iPad versions of things like Word, excel, etc are much more limited than the full desktop versions. Please think of this as a new year challenge to help those of us who aren’t skilled with computers or don’t own one but who are familiar with their smartphones and tablets. Hey, there’s an idea for another series of videos. After you look at IPad and IPhone you can do a series on Android Please forgive me if this is too big an ask. I know I can do this. But I need help. Many thanks for reading this

[@paulmarles]

I will certainly look into it. 👍

[@englishinsixtyseconds]

Paul.you really should look at Postermywall....best design features. The you can move it to PowerPoint.

[@paulmarles]

I’ll take a look.

[@englishinsixtyseconds]

@@paulmarles Great. I love it....better than Canva. You can take a shape and place it over your whole picture, then reduce the opacity to create a filter. And there is a masking tool. ....even a words masking tool. The only thing you can't do is flip the pic. And if you are really skint, there are ways of masking out the Watermark, although they are such a great resource that you will want to pay!

[@tinghsuanlee]

I have followed along with your video, however, I can't find the so-called dotty in my PPT font. Do I need to download them ? If yes, where can I get it from? thank you

[@paulmarles]

IUt's a dotted font. There is one called Raleway which you can just search for on Google. Or you can purchase dotted fonts from fonts4teachers.com

[@eaminrajofficial]

Hey Paul... I want to know about the KDP research software tool Book Beem. please review this

[@paulmarles]

Never heard of it. Will look into it.

[@Inzideartist]

which do i use to upload in kdp if i publish a sketch book? ebook , paperback or hardcore?

[@deromoona4352]

Hi Paul I've created a book s few days ago snd all the sales comes from UK any suggestions to sell as well on .com

[@paulmarles]

Yes - wait.

[@KirkCallender]

I started using Canva and I was able to upload fonts

[@jessicasmith6938]

How can I find an interior for say a Christian notebook. I want to include a scripture in each page for example

[@paulmarles]

For ready made interiors the best place to look is Creative Fabrica.

[@amiromre693]

Hi, can u pls tell me how to put the subtitles in writing format? Does each word needs to start with a capital letter (in the sentence) ? And if I separate the words with " , " in between, then how should it be written...for example: "Amazon, Top, Brandings"... or "Amazon top brandings" ...or "amazon, top, brandings" 🤔

[@paulmarles]

Amazon Top Brandings.

[@maricelaguerrero2136]

In power point how do I switch it from slides to not a slide?

[@JeanettVeronica]

Hi Paul. Just wanted to add that you can make the tracing pages in Canva as well. I do that. There are different templates in the worksheet section you can choose from and also use a trace font :-)

[@paulmarles]

I could my see a trace font but it may be hidden in there!

[@JeanettVeronica]

@@paulmarles It is. I wish I could post a screenshot ☺️

[@shashikantpatel2120]

I make journal from your video and i published on kdp. Now. I wana make amazon ads can you help me?

[@paulmarles]

Yes, watch my Amazon Ads playlist on my channel.

[@stephaniesanchez5443]

On canva how do I make sure that I don't pass the margins KDP has if I'm making a coloring book?

[@paulmarles]

You would have to create a rectangular template and position it.

[@dianapilozo3807]

Why only in this video I can´t put subtitles??? :(

[@paulmarles]

I’m not sure. I will try and look into it.

[@ceedkay]

You have to put a price in for gumroad - it won't let you use $0

[@saschaboguslawski9135]

i use only powerpoint

[@paulmarles]

👍

[@beckinaylor1851]

Covers are my issue

[@paulmarles]

They are the thing that stops most people from getting sales.

[@Quesofrito100]

hu

[@manhmc8008]

Thank you

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome.