Create a Journal to Sell on Amazon KDP for FREE with Canva and AI

[@SeanDollwet]

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[@wiolaramsey-stott6153]

Hi Sean, I have followed your steps and created first two journals. One is live on Amazon and I have already got at least one copy sold. I'm working on a low content book right now. Would you help us all but creating similar step by step colouring book creating video? I'm grateful for all you share.❤

[@JanieRecipesNah1vs9]

Hi Sean I have found this very helpful. I would like help creating a similar journal. My name is Jane kindly give me way forward. How can I reach you?

[@wiolaramsey-stott6153]

3 colouring books up and two journals.... Just trying to do tick-tock promotion

[@MediaViewGlobal]

i want to gift you canva pro educational version, waiting for your response

[@CapaUno1322]

Hi Sean, so when you do this, these journals are print on demand? I'm a newbie to all this....just wondering, thanks for the video ,subbed! ;D

[@sharbaripurkayastha6032]

AMAZING video. I made a journal today (and submitted both paperback and ebook for publishing) in one sitting, lunch to dinner. THANK YOU! This is going to be my go-to video for the tonnes of journals and books I'm going to create :)

[@jzealmedia]

Best Amazon KDP video for me ever.... my journal got approved without errors. Thanks

[@o_o6295]

how are your sells going?

[@ThatOneWeirdGal]

Are you selling any?

[@solg1391]

How are sales going?

[@audreychou5498]

How's the progress?

[@thought3781]

What's the reason my title gets blocked? This is the second time it's happened to me. I don't know what to do.

[@simplybridge888]

I've uploaded two journals so far in a few days, and I just want to thank you. May you be BLESSED beyond measure.

[@Pranitgholap]

How much revenue you earned, just curious?

[@ldsjim]

@@Pranitgholapyeah I want to know that as well!

[@zxluv]

Yeah! I want to know tooo🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@simplybridge888]

@@Pranitgholap In a month, I sold 36 journals, and I'm still going.

[@rubalcavabros8475]

@@simplybridge888 Hi! Did you do ads or marketing? Congrats on the success!

[@simplytina710]

Thank you for making this video. I made my first journal and I am waiting 72 hrs for it to be approved. 😊

[@TexasRose682]

I watched and re-watched your video. Then the 3rd time through, I followed along step by step and my very first journal is awaiting approval! It took some time, but that's only because it was my first time. I love how thorough you are with the entire process. Thank you so much! I will be checking out more of your videos for sure!

[@jesuschrist2268]

how did it go?

[@ShakilMahmud0909]

what's the update?

[@2800Asim]

How did it go ;)?

[@mushtaqkhan2]

Update?

[@SusieBrewer-Adams]

I just created 4 journals that have been approved and live! Thank you for this video showing me how to do it properly! I used my own personal photos for my journals!

[@whunter369]

I know its only been 2 weeks but have you got any sales?

[@SusieBrewer-Adams]

@@whunter369 I have gotten a few, but Amazon has my account on hold since July 5th and they haven’t done anything to fix the issue. I am not able to sign in to see my account to give you a clear amount of sales at this time. I do not expect miracles on high volume sales this early in. All my journal covers are original and from my personal photo collection.

[@Bewusstmitherz]

i also would like to know that :D

[@SusieBrewer-Adams]

@@Bewusstmitherz I have only made a few sales thus far. It’s definitely not a make instant money. I suppose if I was to pay big money for ads my sales would increase, but I am not doing that.

[@Bewusstmitherz]

@@SusieBrewer-Adams thank you for the feedback ☺️

[@JessicaSmith-tj6pv]

After watching this month I could finally upload my journals to Amazon KDP after 6 months of trying. Thank you for your video, it helped me a lot. Looking forward to learning more from you

[@imperfectbutterfly56]

Watching this on TV and phone. I already started with journal making on Amazon and I really enjoyed your tutorial. I learned a lot from you. I actually sold.... Drumroll 🥁.......2 books because my sister was showing support and I was so excited. So to everyone this is an awesome video. 🦋🦋🦋

[@ratnarahim7256]

Question from a Noob. Before I get it to Amazon, how can I get my journal be printed and delivered to my home first?

[@nainish_nanda]

@@ratnarahim7256just order for author When u publishing u will see the option there

[@imperfectbutterfly56]

@@ratnarahim7256 once you've completed your journal the kdp will ask if you want to publish or you can get a proof. Don't hit publish because once you have the proof , you can still make changes to your journal.once you're happy with it then click publish .I hope this help.

[@ihavenoideawhatimdoinghere6285]

​@ratnarahim7256 I'm also a 'noob' but I read that you can request an authors edition when submitting to Amazon KDP. I have not published my book (yet) but I'll be getting mine for sure.

[@ROXELL]

@@ratnarahim7256you can either request for an author copy which you pay for, or you can get a free proof instead.If you choose the free proof, they will not publish your book until after you get your proof.The proof you can’t sell and it’ll say that on there, but the author copy you can sell and it’ll look just like what a customer would order.The proof is basically to make sure that the quality is good and everything is correct

[@Jachu0687]

Short, full of good content, no bullshit. Thanks man, God bless

[@mandyrhandum]

This tutorial is FANTASTIC. I have been trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong and this answered all my questions and touched on my issues. Thank you so much!

[@edytab7477]

Just published my first journal! Thank you for amazing tutorial!

[@soulifycreationz7132]

This is what you call an outstanding video…watching it and got my first idea for journel…😊all thanks to you😊

[@ElizabethJamison]

Thanks! Your videos are the best out there, and have continued to inspire and teach me. I really appreciate it and look forward to more. Just finishing journal and puzzle book number 1-2, as I embark on my first non-fiction book. I'm an educator and want to share what I know!

[@SeanDollwet]

Thanks so much! Glad my videos are helpful!

[@DigitalEscapeArt]

Thank you for this brilliant video, just liked and subscribed. I wonder if you can or have made the template for the interior/gutter margins for the 6x9" journal available for download? It would really be super useful to use. I want to start my own journal selling business and your resources and information is going to help me big time!! I can't wait to get started!!!

[@JonathanRegier]

Dude thank you for this video! Your clear step by step approach helped me to create a journal in a few hours and learn this process! Gonna check out your other videos now...

[@lucassilvaoliveira6064]

Money is not meant to control people rather it is meant to be put to work producing more money for you. You cannot build wealth without putting money in its rightful place.

[@tijaniahmed1843]

This is probably the most straight forward explanation about this niche

[@happybookowl]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I've been struggling to understand what I've been doing wrong in trying to create my journals, and I finally got one completed by following along with you. 😄

[@tariqzafar-n4s]

Thank you for a complete video from soup to nuts.... as they say. I was not only able to complete the design but finish and upload the book as well all following your clear and concise instructions. Very professional and right on the money. All I have to do is make some money now.

[@IndyCure]

Thanks for having extremely helpful videos with clear step-by-step instructions! I have been considering selling a cookbook on Amazon for ages, but didn't really think of selling anything like journals or colouring books (something I love doing, so why not make them!), plus I haven't worked in a while due to medical reasons, this could be the perfect way for me to earn an income. I have already created a few journals that I will be putting up on Amazon soon, to see how it goes, while I work on a colouring book (and my cookbook, which is for pets). You are really easy to follow and listen to!

[@Dulsanea]

Great video and guide! Thank you! Question: How do I put an inscription on the inside cover?

[@createwhatucrave]

Hey Sean, thank you for your brilliance. I am wrapping up my first journal, and have a number of covers that I can put on it. Can you put multiple covers on a journal with the same internal content and produce multiple journals?

[@PressureMatsTeam]

Thanks for making this very helpful. I followed along throughout the video and just published my first journal; I hope it goes well.

[@brookiecookiebutterfly6985]

Hey this is a fantastic tutorial which completely de-mystifies the cover and page set up for KDP for beginners! Thank you so much!

[@TheJtj18]

I finally made bulk sale after having mine up for a while! Motivated me to put more on my account which I’m currently working on!

[@cynthiarobinson1087]

@@TheJtj18 wow how did you do a bulk sale it must have felt amazing

[@TheJtj18]

@@cynthiarobinson1087 I don’t even know how that happened. I’ve had mine up for a year and finally someone bought a bunch! Just motivated me to make another one! Hoping it works out again!

[@arfakhan1180]

How much you earn per month

[@zahrasbookclub5818]

Hey, I created 3 Journals after seeing this video. It's super helpful. Thanks alot.

[@SorayaBerjayaIndonesia]

Hi, have you received any sales from your book on Amazon KDP?

[@matamorfosis]

Hi, have you received any sales from your book on Amazon KDP?

[@denisebrown825]

Hi Sean, I wanted to give whoever is reading this a heads up. I’ve been publishing KDP books on Amazon and have had some success. I recently found my books, as well as other books, being sold on TikTok Shops with the price marked up higher. I’m pretty sure what they are doing is buying the books on Amazon, which is cheaper, and then reselling them on TikTok shops at a higher price. Because of this, I will no longer be selling any books on Amazon and have unpublished my books, which broke my heart. I think you should do a video about this and let other authors know what’s going on with TikTok shops. This is a major problem and I don’t think a lot of authors are aware. Thank you.

[@terryrl]

So someone was buying your books? That’s good. Why do you care if they are reselling them. If you were fine selling at that price to begin with, then think of it as a distributor buying from you and increasing your reach. Unless you have another point on this that is not clear. Another way to think of it - would you rather sell 10 books at the price you asked with no Tik Tok resales, or 30 books with Tik Tok resales? I’d take the latter.

[@denisebrown825]

@@terryrl I don’t know if your a troll or if you yourself are stealing people’s ideas or books and selling them as your own and profiting from them but let me tell you one thing, I make very little to nothing on the books I sale. I was trying to build a brand so I can eventually sell more copies and in turn finally make a decent profit. When someone steals from you and just copies and paste your words and makes a bigger profit off of what you created off, that is not acceptable!!! Please do not respond back because I will ignore you!!!!

[@shabnamabbas2824]

​@@terryrli agree with your approach..... its online world. it happens. lets accept....

[@Horripilati0n]

It's okay they are buying it from you and reselling. Up your prices in Amazon

[@DigitalEscapeArt]

If people are willing to pay the mark up price of the books resold on TikTok, maybe up your prices to match them? This would deter the thieves and you can carry on selling.

[@CamiBerberi]

I loved this tuturioral. I finally made my own inside journal pages. I was mostly finding crap on Creative Fabrica. Mine look great now. I made some possibly funny journals. Going to sign up for Pubby this week. I would love more tutorials on making great content, whether it be low, medium, or books!

[@lanatedford3569]

could you do a video on how to use fiverr and go through the whole process. that would be very interesting. The whole process probably take a few days but you could tape a bit each day and then put it together. I think many would be interested in this. Thanks again for all your amazing videos.

[@thecreativekatstudio]

Excellent video explaining how to do KDP!

[@70agrr]

Nice, not assuming massive sales, but this has got me published, and a LOT of the grunt work out of the way, so I can now concentrate on more creativity and polishing my publications.

[@ConnectGrowThrive]

This was really good man but the only thing i got confused about was at end you mentioned how to market and sell the journals or books which im def gonna watch and appreciate however at the beginning of the vid u showed us your earning and mentioned u made it without marketing or advertising at all "just sitting there making money peer passively" at 0:33 seconds or so.

[@TK-qn6ds]

This was very thorough and indepth tutorial. Appreciate it!

[@EasySideHustles91]

Your the only person I watched about this stuff!! Thanks for all the help man!! I've created nice things following.. Just need to figure out how to sell..

[@Miranda.19]

Most of my sales of came from gag gifts and they do so well during the Q4 period. I never tried with journals but I just publish 2 so let’s see how that goes 😅

[@waffletoffle9326]

how is it

[@letssolveitten1728]

Great videos as always. Please make a video on how to bundle books. Thank you so much ❤

[@Pack-a-Bag]

Yes please. I was looking for that too

[@sharlaleeshults]

This is an awesome video! The only issue is the set up being used via Canva is not the same today as when this video was made. Any way to get assistance? I am stuck!

[@stevencox4557]

Thank you for going through the entire process step by step. So many times people leave out key steps... this was a nice refreshing change. Thank you for being so straightforward.

[@annekeretief1414]

Thank you. Awesome video. You explained all the steps in detail. Will watch all your other videos

[@LesMotsDeVie]

Here is the message from KDP for 3 differents Journals that are BLOCKED. Based on our review, we won’t be accepting your submission for publication because the book(s) might result in a disappointing customer experience. Despite i followed step by step this video. For Sean : Thank you very much for the efforts and clear tutorial.. but i think that KDP don't accept this kind of paperwork anymore.. or may be i am missing something.. For those who have the same problem, please tell us how to fix that or what is the secret

[@OpulentOutlook]

Same for me.

[@NicoleCap23]

This is nice! A good beginner & budget friendly! I created a few journals, so fingers crossed. I just have to tweak them.

[@zxmira.361]

hi how long did it take you to see results

[@terri-lynnflynn9353]

I made my first two!! Words to Reality: The Affirmation Journal & ABC's Coloring Book. Looking forward to seeing if it sells at all. Thanks for the video!

[@TheLifeOfNurse]

Any update?

[@ssabeen1]

Yoy are the only person who made me creat and upload the book so far. Thank you for the most appropriate video tutorial.

[@jcelphick]

Thank you for sharing your informative video. It's a great help so I can start to make a journal. :-) I've been watching most of your video to learn more info about KDP.

[@KhadeejahHasmad]

Very easy to follow. Thank you for this video. I've published my first journal while watching and following closely this video. Waiting for Amazon to review and approve

[@ana_one3927]

Thank you Sean! super helpful video to understand and get ideas! Looking forward for more

[@JaneNewAuthor]

Canva Pro is worth every cent. Huge array of extra stuff.

[@ZyctArtistry]

For the manuscript, I guess I didn't understand. You uploaded an empty manuscript with interior design so my question is would that be the place I write my story too? I got confused sorry

[@Voidlessghost]

I will be honest I never thought of making a journal, I have a KDP account, but only ever thought it was only for books only. Well I have some Journal name Ideas, I been floating around. will see how it does.

[@Beautyspeaksinside]

How is it going so far

[@inegbenoiseogbeifun4640]

Woh You made that much on journals. 😮 I thought journals were all over amazon I mean saturated. I can do this, though there should be more touches to make it better.

[@victoriangwatwana1326]

Hey Sean, just to let you know that my very first journal is live on Amazon, thanks so much and i found your channel lastweek

[@florcuevas4792]

Can you update us when you sell one?

[@ChristyGranger-b2d]

I have three books on Amazon. One is a journal. This might help me get seen with different ideas!

[@qausainmanzoor]

Thanks for the video.. you entered wrong width 9.52 instead of 9.25 in canva!

[@laurieparr5731]

yes! that's why I was having a hard time fitting the template perfectly in the canva box

[@MiaBerg-rs6pb]

is 120 pages counting each side, or is it 120 sheets of paper in total? thank u! great vid

[@franckcondello4826]

Hello I just discovered your video and I wanted to explain my problem to you. I created a 50-page e-book with Canva, which took a lot of time and effort to get a neat layout. However, when it came time to publish to Amazon KDP, I discovered that PDF was not supported. I tried to convert my file to MOBI and EPUB, but the result absolutely does not respect the layout I had designed, which is really frustrating. Do you have any tips or solutions to help me solve this problem and successfully publish my eBook on KDP while maintaining the quality of my layout? Thank you very much for your help!

[@GoOnTravelGetLost]

Sean, Thank You for posting this video. I try to learn something to help advance my skills every day. Today, you showed me a few things I could do in Canva that I was not aware of. Thank you for that! Also, a massive "Thank You" for the entire video as it has renewed my drive to get my KDP journey started. I am hoping that by the time I watch your next video, I will have uploaded my first journal into the KDP space.

[@AnneFescada]

I love your videos. This one was especially helpful. Thank you so much!😊

[@tuffsarahb]

This was a great video Sean! But my only question is don't you need a lot of clout online like you have in order to make ANY sales?

[@senizkaraman3912]

This was exactly what I was looking for 👍very understandable explanation 🙂. Thanks for making it easier 🌺

[@ShiftYourFear]

This video has fantastic step by step details, thank you. I will say it's a little too fast paced though, I had to keep going back a few seconds, pause, and listen again, etc. And some of the things you have set up already (like the ruler showing), is something not everyone has set up, so I had to pause the video and google how to get it to show. When I went to go back each time in spots that were too fast, it showed a pop up that said something to the effect of a lot of people rewatch this part, so it may be something to take a look at. If it wasn't so detailed, the pace would have made me click off and find another video, but I stuck with it because you do have every step included. Just wanted to share some feedback :)

[@Letter2Mgmt]

You can adjust the playback speed of any video

[@ShiftYourFear]

@@Letter2Mgmt Thanks for the suggestion, I appreciate it but that wouldn't have helped in this situation. I was offering feedback for the creator for future walk-through pace, not looking for solutions.

[@Troy-uv9ov]

Awesome content Sean. Your my go to source for kdp.

[@KellyBritton-w8c]

This is a fabulous video and very helpful! The only small thing I do not understand is how to delete the template from Canva. Can someone let me know how to do that? Thank you!

[@TripleZAdventures]

Great! a very detailed tutorial. I am excited to try this now.

[@BethWhite0417]

thanks for this tutorial hope I'll be ready to make my first journal.🙏🙏 thanks

[@DanielMaq-db7vm]

Thank you so much! Super Helpful. I really appreciate the insight and step by step walkthrough!

[@lostoffgrid8927]

Your channel is amazing. I am blown away and a new fan of yours. Is there an option to make a journal with a spiral binding? I personally find it hard to write in a normal paperback bound book.

[@tjjefferson1721]

Super helpful!! I just got my first journal up!

[@VirginiaTaylor-kf2jv]

Did you actually buy the journal or go through a company. How do they get a physical product

[@renel7303]

​@@VirginiaTaylor-kf2jv perhaps you don't know what Amazon KDP is. It is Kindle Digital Publishing. You follow Amazon's rules, upload your book and Amazon does the rest. It is print on demand. Amazon prints the book after it is ordered and ships it directly to the customer.

[@moalialmir8516]

Thank you for the information, Simple and straight to the point!

[@dennisduyan8460]

It's a good tutorial, but you completely skipped over the categories. What categories are best for independently published notebooks and journals??

[@desreeisibor5855]

Just published my first book!!!!!!

[@aquestforhome]

This was so good. Thank you! :)

[@pyramids2334]

Hi sean. I am a beginner in kdp, I have tried to upload 3 books that were blocked . I have decided to follow you in my career at KDP, last I followed you as you instructed me to make a journal but this book was also blocked. help me, please

[@VincentPeh80]

Why do we create our journal under this category "Literarure & Fiction > Humor & Satire > Satire" while all journals in Amazon can be categorised under "Office Products › Office Paper Products › Notebooks, Writing Pads & Diaries › Notepads & Memo Books"? There is no such office product option in KDP.

[@danielbrown4361]

canva custom numbers are 12.520 x 9.250 not 9.520 this slight mistake cost me a lot of time but even though thank you so much for this video

[@cynthiarobinson1087]

So I am sure that you have covered this before. What is the truth about using Canva for KDP I am in a group where the host says out right that you cannot use any Canva elements and upload to KDP. I get so many different people saying different things I am stuck

[@mommyscribbles]

You have to have a minimum of 3 canva elements per page in order to use them for kdp

[@cynthiarobinson1087]

@@mommyscribbles so why is that hard? if you use shapes and things right. I was about to pull all of my books because I used Canva elements. so if on my journal pages I add little images on the corners of each page that is ok or do i have to use the 3 elements together to make a 4th (new)element.

[@raragotlucky]

I seen the same thing. Good question

[@jameswalker985]

You can't use just the templates,but if you change them you can

[@cynthiarobinson1087]

@@jameswalker985 that makes so much sense CB more sense I don’t just don’t want to have to draw all those lines lol everything else gets removed and I add my own images

[@jennycins]

I'm confused about deleting the template before we download the final artwork. When you say delete the template, what are we clicking on to delete the template?

[@mrs.faithfamily101]

Position on the top will show you all the layers he is referring to the instructions he added on the 1st layer. You can delete previous layers by going to position at the top of the page.

[@OskarTheCleverMind]

Super informative video. Do you recommend gaining some reviews on beginning the same way as with high-content books, with Pubby for example? Did you do that for your journals? Or just to leave them as they are?

[@Bellicose_13]

What if you just want to add your own images? And how does that work with ownership and canva if you just use your own images?

[@DeepInsightsDoc]

Sean, Is it OK to use Canva for KPD? There have been some copyright concerns. Thank you

[@bethk1280]

Super helpful tutorial. Thank you so much! I have a question about the pen name. Is this something that should be the same name on the author's page and be relevant to the character of all my products?

[@leo2873]

That was an excellent video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@CamiBerberi]

Thank you Sean! I'm going to try this out. I'll keep you updated. ,Cami

[@JoanneDianeGutierrez]

Great video!! Music trips a little bit 😂 (kept thinking it was my phone )

[@sidehustletoceo]

Sean, you're such a blessing! I appreciate you 🙏🏽😊

[@msfaithwarrior]

How many KDP accounts can one have? And why do more than one? Thanks for your videos. Super helpful. 👍🏻

[@Topdoginuk]

Very interesting. I'm a total newby intrigued by this use of Ai, KDP, Canva etc to make a £million+. Ill start with zero and let's see where it goes in 12 months from today 16 May 2024. I'm near retirement age so, I've got 5 years to test this system out. If I gain a £Million+, I'll support other newbies via a video of 100% genuine advice that states the pitfalls or benefits.

[@renel7303]

Well? It's been over 3 months. How many books do you have up? How are they selling? We're all curious.

[@shaafia7862]

hello, I have followed your ways of doing this whole amazing thing but I have just got this one question. Can I order a copy for myself as well? and does amazon make u pay for the cost of printing?

[@thesoulpath]

hi, I just saw your comment and I asked myself the same question, you can order a print proof and up to 5 copies, however they are not for resale and will have a watermark as such. There are shipping costs according to the number of books you order, but they are different from the book price.

[@shaafia7862]

@@thesoulpath ohh Okk thanx

[@18missmarch]

|Thank you for such a detailed great step-by-step tutorial! How would it work if someone wants to have a printed copy as preview? Ordering the product once it is approved?

[@ziomek11s]

What do you mean delete the template before downloaning..?

[@deirdreridden4253]

Such a detailed video tutorial, thank you so much :)

[@hoddy007]

Another great video! Thanks Sean. 🙂

[@lanatedford3569]

One more question if you don't mind. If i write a book that has alot of my own writing and some journal areas. is it still considered low content?

[@dan-k79]

Hey Sean, I was wondering if the journals in your account are on brand with the other high / medium content books?

[@j23TVOfficial]

it's very helpful for us who is a beginner

[@NYCelebrity]

you said enter 9.250 but you entered 9.52 ? what's the correct size to enter? thank you

[@lifelonglearning616]

Hi Sean! Thank you so much for all your helpful videos. They are truly fantastic. I have a question regarding left handed publishing though, I am having trouble moving the barcode to the other side. Am I missing an option in KDP to do that? Or is it even possible?

[@the_mindset_master]

Please 🙏 do a video on A+ content 🤲🏻

[@lanatedford3569]

Excellent video. Can you use those ei titles and descriptions? they are not considered stolen?

[@Crits-Crafts]

Ive just started designing a dnd player journal for kdp. Thanks for the information. This is going to help me get off to a better start. Even if it doesnt sell at least ill get practice