Is KDP Out to Get You?

[@juliamascardo638]

Honestly, when I was seeing people say that they were using AI to make and upload hundreds of books a day, I wondered if it was the end for me. I *know* that my books are better quality, since I take the time to make a quality product. But if I'm buried under hundreds upon hundreds of new books a day, it would be hard to get seen to gain traction. I also felt so ovewhelmed with how many I "should" be trying to upload to keep up, that I ended up not uploading much of anything on a daily basis. Instead, I'd wait until I had a huge backlog of stuff and then went through the upload process. At 3 books/day, that is a very doable goal for me -- 3 KDP books, 30 Teepublic designs, 30 Redbubble designs, 1-3 Etsy listings, and so on, makes it a very easy-to-plan workload. But I can see why spammers would be upset..... and GOOD. Getting them out of KDP will be better for everyone (except them, I guess).

[@ifeanyiraphael7647]

I'm an amateur publisher. Could you help me on the categories to work with?

[@mehfimtx1753fd]

All publishers who are using Ai their End coming soon

[@dobbythefreeelf9638]

Dude I use ai myself. But how on earth does someone manage to publish 100 books a day even with ai?!!!! I'd be lucky if I managed to published 12 books a month

[@rohvanah]

I’m just starting KDP. I’m glad they made the changes. I was overwhelmed with the whole AI stuff going around because I am an artist drawing my coloring book from scratch. I also was a little overwhelmed with the possibility of publishing books all at once. Too many anyway, unrealistic for most people. Now I don’t have to worry about that anymore. Thank you!

[@xocolifestyle]

Friendly reminder to be patient with sales.

[@denisesanders5452]

I’m still new to this, but actually think these changes are good. Those uploading 100s a day cannot be producing quality products. And you’re right…it’s the equivalent of spam. I’ve added to my workflow, A+ content for every book. That way people can see the inside and at least get an idea of the quality of each book. The spammers can’t do that. Now! To generate traffic to my coloring books!! 😅 still working on that.

[@LiveLifeBeingThankful]

A+ Content for every book is great. I thought the same and do this for every book. As a customer I want to see what's inside the books. So I think it sure is something that will help us all in the long run. If a customer see's your A+ content, it might make them curious to see our other books.

[@alicec.6195]

I really liked the daily limit for publishing. Publishers that value the quality of their books instead of quantity will get an enormous advantage.

[@paulmarles]

I agree. 👍

[@Telltalesign]

I started my KDP journey because of this channel. In all honesty, I am a novelist and was looking to do self pub, then I accidentally stumbled on this channel while searching for ways to format my novels to KDP. I also started publishing educational books that became one of my bestsellers. I think spamming books in one day is actually a bit too much. I used to publish one blank notebook per day then 1 medium content book aka educational books once a week, and one full length novel per month but never more than that.

[@candid0111]

I am a novelist as well. I have a really hard time selling low content and medium content books, but my novels, even though I only have 3 so far, always get found organically and sell. whereas if i advertise my other books, no sales.

[@Telltalesign]

@@candid0111 once you get the idea on which book sells and which one doesn't in medium content books, you'll get the hang of it. I only have 5 novels so far and though they are selling organically, they are pretty slow in my case. One of my novels are doing pretty well on Kindle, then I got one star with a novel like length review on it, then after that the sales on it goes really low. I probably need to work on that. I guess we all can't have it all, or we can have it all, but only if we work hard for it. 😅

[@AudreyStar17]

Hey. Any chance you could share id you found how to format a novel in KZbin and if so, where/how? I am ready to start a long format/high content book, but am not sure the specifications KDP requires ( was hoping I could just write it in Docs)! 😵‍💫🤦‍♀️

[@Telltalesign]

@@AudreyStar17 You should be able to find one. I didn't look it up in YT, more like I published lots of low contents with the help of this channel and then learned from it. Yes, I use Microsoft words. Please make sure to purchase the fonts you are going to use in paperbacks and hardcovers as it is a pain in the ass to redo the formatting it if you happen to use the one in Microsoft word that is not licensed.

[@paulmarles]

Thank you for sharing.

[@mrc7593]

In my opinion, all these changes are for the best!

[@MrsChybowska]

I think this is normal when get-rich-quick channels made it look so easy to make fast money with shitty content, this was expected but sadly it affects people who worked hard too

[@DeputyChiefWhip]

Im glad. Theres very few quality books on the bookstore. All the people that have very little skill are following videos by kdp content creators using midjourney and templates to flood the market with garbage.

[@LiveLifeBeingThankful]

Thank you for all of your help always. Because of seeing one of your videos in my recommended videos, I started my KDP journey in May. So far I have sold 26 books. I bought 6 of the coloring books I created at author price. They are beautiful and it was a great way to see some things I wanted to change. I changed a couple of things on three of the books. Thanks for all this new info.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. I'm glad you've made a great start to your publishing journey. Hopefully sales will continue to increae over time.

[@chefdon459]

I’m just starting out and I have always believed that quality over quantity is the way to go. I am building a brand and not in this for my sole income. I enjoy creating content and I am working on publishing evergreen books for the long haul. Thanks for all the videos… they’ve been a great help!!

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. That's a great approach to take.

[@sunshineandraintoday5995]

I think that assessment is spot on. I'm a recent beginner, hardly any sales. still learning the ropes, but I think getting rid of spammers will clear the path for people like me. On the review time point in particular, I've noticed an immediate improvement; before the upload limit I was waiting up to 12 days to get published, now it's 24 hours. Updates to existing titles that were taking days to review are now going through within an hour or two.

[@paulmarles]

That's good to know. 👍

[@AliceHenry-r4o]

I am really happy with the changes. I am new and felt pressure to use these methods just to keep up. Now I can breathe and build my business at a reasonable rate. Also, Amazon is a business and they have a right to quality control measures. I was surprised they hadn’t done this before frankly. I am sure there will be more measures to keep people from overwhelming their marketplace with nonsense. This creates a poor experience for customer and people hold them accountable.

[@Dr-Kotoo]

Make Amazon KDP great again 🎉🎉🎉

[@paulmarles]

😆

[@Wclyde1969]

I just had one of my coloring books blocked(I have made the sametype book in series and was fine) this one got blocked, then i got am email saying interior needto be fixed height width , i called them cause how can i fix it if its blocked, was told it was mistake and that block would be down, then got email saying suspended, and needed to reply with words saying i read content guidelines and that i would not publish anything like this book, they said in email they were not sure if i had right to sell my image.(if i did not reply with exact words they told me to write I would be banned) I sent them a copy of midjourneys paid member section saying I havethe right to use images i create, they then sent me a message sayin after review this book meets out content guidelines, no longer do i have to fix interior as they first said, i just need to repubish. needless to say that book is still waiting on me to republish which Im too scared to. ( i have 60 awesome coloring books)

[@TheLovePsychologist7]

Can you tell me which email you send your proof of midjourney to? So I can reach out to them as well

[@shannagohlke4293]

Paul, I appreciate you advice and honesty. I'm just starting out and enjoy your videos as they are very informative

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. Glad you found it helpful.

[@LMCEK]

Two words: Amazon Basics. They are absolutely into cutting out small time competition and selling ideas/products as their own (my very detailed comment got deleted)

[@HellenaHanbasquet]

Im just starting and have seen a lot of the upset over the new rules. Honestly, im happy for it. Im hoping it will mean fewer junk books for readers to wade through to get the quality (hopefully my) books. I dont see a point in releasing 1000 books a day and while I do use AI to organize my thoughts, i dont have a problem admitting that. Its a tool and a good one if used properly. Anyone worried about AI, i suspect isnt using it as a tool but a replacement for creativity or a shortcut. Now if i can just get the hang of all this and get some books on the market to sell, ill be happy❤

[@ionaleah]

I have always Published one book in 10 days or a month its over a year not Published any those that sell thats it. I focud on selling my art in creative fabrica i dont see how some can go on publishinh crap and puts us with quality work at a loss i think people who create videos on such topics should change their agenda stop people from doing such enormus publishing in fact maybe create educstional ones of course your videos are excellent paul everyone that publishes makes a video more people get into the band wagon and spoil it for others who genuinely do good stuff.

[@Swav.Zielin]

Seriously 3 booms a day is a lot already, good change. I haven't even published one book yet. I wish I discovered this years ago

[@philwilliams9542]

Thank you, Paul! I appreciate your measured thinking and approach. Thanks again for your sharing your wisdom, insights, and experience.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@rw9866]

Quality is always better than quantity I produce one book a week and have number one sellers for three books so I’m happy and I use AI all the time

[@paulmarles]

That's great to hear. 👍

[@MGRam-ie3uh]

wow thats great..can you tell me how you do niche research and keyowrd research..can i have a chat with you?

[@ipoiarif1515]

​@@paulmarlesHi Paul, if we use grammar checker (powered by AI) while writing a book, is it considered we are using AI in our book content?

[@selfpublishingempire]

It's just trying to cut the mass produced crap out, which for serious publishers is a good thing!

[@paulmarles]

I agree.

[@selfpublishingempire]

@@paulmarles Thanks Paul!

[@DanielGarlin]

Gotta say I agree with your ideas, although you are wrong about one thing. Amazon IS in the business of making product. Now they haven't done anything in publishing that I'm aware of, but they do now produce thousands of products across the art supplies category and electronics. They have put low price producers of those products out of business. I don't think we have anything to worry about as we do not produce hard goods as such. We produce intellectual content and you can't exactly open a factory and mass produce creativity.

[@blueskyalldayeveryday]

These changes are all GOOD if you are a serious publisher. They are BAD if you think KDP is a ‘get rich quick scheme’. Amazon is merely trying to weed out crappy low quality or duplicate content. Nice, common sense vid as always.

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. 👍

[@valerieramirez9028]

Since the new changes took effect, my book was approved and published the very next day. 🤩

[@marymontgomeryclifford5924]

Thank you for your clear explanations.

[@martysamuels]

My account got banned. No reason. No explanation. Now, they won't respond to me. I'm fuming

[@anastasialockhart]

Did it happen after the changes ?

[@martysamuels]

@@anastasialockhart yep.

[@as-1982]

Did you knowingly violate their rules?

[@martysamuels]

No, I had only been doing it 2 months at this point.

[@b3rt33]

@@martysamuels have you accidentally used a trademarked term in your title/subtitle? I was terminated after a couple of months but appealed and found out that a very generic mandala term I'd used in the title is trademarked. They reinstated me but blocked that particular book. I'm more careful now and check everything more thoroughly, but I still expect to tread on a KDP landmine in the future and end up waving goodbye to my account. Hope you can get it back.

[@smileysel7113]

I think these changes are good !! I use AI but i mention in the cover of my book that the illustrations are made with AI !! so it's not a problem, i don't make journals and low content books anymore so i don't care about the daily limit, as long as i can change my prices i don't care about the fees changing ! And that's it ! I love the changees

[@quytunhata1312]

i wonder how they can make 100 books per day. i spend 3-7 days for a book😅😅

[@paulmarles]

I know!

[@bakrhelka532]

Recently, I had my KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) account blocked twice, and it was all by mistake. I was able to get the account back each time because it was just a mistake from the system. However, I have become afraid to publish books because I think my account can get blocked by mistake again next time.

[@basedinbox]

Actually, all the newest books I submit to KDP are being published rapidly, one of them was published in just under a few hours!

[@aristo70]

Hello, thanks to your wonderful and very descriptive videos, I wanted to take a step into this business. I have a question for you; For example, I uploaded a book to Amazon KDP and it rejected it. Can I put the same book for sale on ETSY or another platform?

[@paulmarles]

Yes, you can sell your books on other platforms.

[@TheLovePsychologist7]

They are blocking my books for no reason after uploading 5-6 books every other coloring book I post is getting blocked don’t know what’s the reason and I’m really confused same thing happened with my friend’s account 😢

[@handanoz]

No more chatgpt writer. I support this idea with all my heart!

[@dr.shawnsoszka4438]

Great information as always!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. 👍

[@starkieable]

I have one book that had some errors, mainly the width and height of the pages and cover. Every time I would upload a revision, It would be put back into draft within hours. On the other hand, I had other books submitted that would take 10 to 13 days to be put back up. I'm still not sure why my one book took so little time, my thought is maybe I just have the right keywords or something.

[@analyst1777]

It feels like I am loosing ownership rights to my books on KDP

[@NeetuBajpai7799]

Thanks Paul. I have learned a lot from you. When I went to edit details I was asked the AI question.

[@NeetuBajpai7799]

I am a serious author of medium content book. If you were in US, I would have tried to meet you. Is there a way to talk to you?

[@TheEwashere]

These changes are good for Amazon. They need to maintain a good quality standard. This is good for all of us in the end.

[@m2mdohkun]

Thank you for this video. I appreciate the logic and advice and moral support and eye opener. And yes, I can confirmed the max amount is three. I emailed KDP support and Ty replied me with a yes. It also the same answer in KDP forum.

[@paulmarles]

Thank you for letting me know.

[@jakemorden8544]

I think soon people have to apply to get in, just like Merch by Amazon.

[@karen27649]

I think the changes are good actually

[@supersaiyan7149]

All of these are reasonable Rules in my opinion. I´ve thought about them myself and as amazon i would´ve taken very similar actions. It is a very fair competition. Writing this before having watched the video

[@2012NDC]

Much appreciated Paul

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@mogincrina3096]

Hello. I published my first 3 books, but I have a problem. Could you help me understand why on Amazon doesn t appear the back of the cover and one page of my book interior? Plese help me understand how I can fix that. I know I can show the interior withA+ content but I want the back side of the cover to be seen there up. Thank you.

[@paulmarles]

It sometimes takes a bit longer for the back cover to appear.

[@yahia91154]

Please, Mr. I want a video that explains this topic clearly Page Bleed and Double Page Spreads for Books

[@diamondgold1984]

Thank you for your videos Paul!! I watched one of your previous videos on how to make sure kdp account is set up correctly, you mentioned that we’d need to provide a unique tax number so that Amazon does not withhold 30%, this may be a silly one, but how do I get a unique tax number? I thought it was the National insurance number I needed to put in 😭 if anyone can help let me know please (I’m based in the UK)

[@albamariapipoli164]

Hi, I put my nin as well because when you register and fill the form on kdp, it asks for a TIN. I went on google and apparently tin is our nin. I hope I’m not wrong 😮

[@StanislavMorozov69]

Hello, this might be off-topic, but how can I get the first reviews and generate traffic? I couldn't find this video on your channel. Thank you. Best regards.

[@paulmarles]

Here is a book I've done on marketing which may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2mxnH-aq8qip5I

[@AL6198]

I love all the changes which were long overdue! Prices going up, well everything does. Fewer categories, good may be this will end the madness of people listing themselves in utterly irrelevant catagories just to get that Best Seller Badge unfairly. AI generated, I wish they went further by stating on the book page itself if AI generated so the customer knows. And the upload limitation..... finally, I am sick of people using those listing tools to upload loads of crap.... It's all good!

[@SisiBisi-zh1cj]

Thank you so much❤❤❤

[@xocolifestyle]

I ended up increasing the price of some of the better selling books and it turned out those books sold even more.

[@paulmarles]

I've found the same.

[@xocolifestyle]

@@paulmarles alas, my sales have slumped. lol but it has given me more than my stock dividends this year hahaha

[@fr33domsak]

Also paying for shipping an authors proof and copies

[@SuburbanPhilosophy]

Limiting number of books is a good ideea.

[@Darkworld1399]

Can you make a video on how to start with digital products I don't have a idea about it please guide sir

[@sherpya]

3 books per day is a lot for me even using AI, I don't known how people does 10 or more

[@waqmanime]

3 books per day i would say max should be 5-10 3 is a random number. Although i dont upload 3 anyway

[@dallasj22266]

Anyone know if there’s a way to remove a snarky review from someone who didn’t even buy my book? They just made a comment on my A plus content because they were in a mood and have no idea about my book at all.

[@Ismaeel-NSA]

Sir please if i Use canva to complete MY coloring Book can i click Ai or Not?

[@youssefbourqouqou3766]

thank you

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@FredKimmel]

All well said, except that Amazon traffic isn't really free. Well, in theory it is of course, but it in reality you can not get anywhere without paying for ads.

[@mrc7593]

The truth is: you are correct. So many people talk about organic sales, and that organic sales are the ideal kind of sale, but in my experience, without Ads, your book, however good, will fall by the wayside and never get seen. I’ve learnt, over the years, that you have to set yourself a monthly budget. That budget is the amount of money you are prepared to lose. Your aim should be to produce enough books that sell at least 1 to 3 copies a day (or 30 over the course of a month) to cover your set budget. Once your budget is covered then you can start to add more books that exceed your advertising costs, and thrust you into a profit. However, if you cut back on your budget, cost per click, then your sales will fall off as well. That’s been my experience. I set a budget of $350 per month. That seems to be the sweet spot for me.

[@trueLuminus]

@@mrc7593 So you're not using the Lottery System. What's your budget for one book per month?

[@paulmarles]

That's not been my experience.

[@Jackasama]

he who holds the key to a platform holds all the power and can do all kinds of fuckery unfortunately - also known as moving the goal post during the game a dangling carrot if you will - always chasing the dream

[@julesm9081]

I feel like people who use ai for the whole thing are cheating, I’d rather design from my own creativity...

[@gogi931]

Paul ❤

[@baskethead12345]

I'm not saying you are wrong when it comes to books. But I wouldn't put it past them to use AI and put authors out of business. On the marketplace side they have definitely cloned good selling items and made their own version.

[@as-1982]

Those changes wouldn't have happened if sellers had followed the rules.

[@poetryandpurpose]

thanks!

[@Joseph.L809]

It can not upload books made with AI already??

[@AL6198]

NO, just listen.

[@baskethead12345]

3 a day is a reasonable limit.

[@meta4482]

Well, well, well ! Looks like even those who churn out low-quality stuff in bulk might finally stumble upon the secret recipe for a proper book. Or maybe, they'll just continue serving up their 'questionable' content at a snail's pace! 🐌 With all this AI wizardry, I'm half-expecting our beloved niches to turn topsy-turvy. Brace yourselves, folks; the ride's about to get hilariously bumpy!" 😄✨

[@hayleyholland]

Agreed, I'm glad that they are finally doing something to tackle the spam and absolute rubbish that has been put out there by those just trying to make a quick buck without any of the hard work!

[@HistoricHistoryHaven]

I think book limit is good. take time to make your book. stop flooding poor quality stuff.

[@chakirechakibe4862]

So, artificial intelligence should not be used to create coloring books Amazon will suspend the account

[@paulmarles]

That's not the case.

[@Despairnot]

👍

[@RichardSalinas-yx3op]

It's no longer a story that the world is experiencing a global economic downturn, I'm so happy that I've been receiving 64k from my 15k investment every 8 days

[@PopooChannel]

you are very lucky because in France KDP is dead

[@AL6198]

Pourquoi???

[@AnwarImrani]

1😂♥️

[@retrotechnerd]

Please lose the cheesy stock video footage clips This isn’t a faceless video and they are annoying and detract from your presentation.

[@paulmarles]

Thank you for your feedback but I'll create the videos I like to create.

[@IcarosImmortal]

Even 2 books per day it would be OK . Why ? they would be checked and published faster, than taking upt too 72 hours or more sometimes. And are more than enough IF one wants to go on this pace it is still 720+ books per year.

[@daddyrobinson6940]

How many books can a writer write in one day? 😅 If i want an AI book i just go to an online AI generator and make my own? I did that and the result was something i wouldnt be happy paying for

[@Reviewers-j5r]

Hello sir. I just text message on ur Instagram. M hopeing for ur reply. As soon as possible