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[@reneefclancy]

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[@mcshmurty8255]

I started Amazon KDP back in December, and have only published 18 books under three different pen names. I was running ads on one of my kids colouring books from December until March and was only seeing about 30-40 sales per month, which was still a decent accomplishment, but I was spending so much more money on ads than I was making in return so was losing a lot of money. I decided to just stop running ads and lost hope in KDP (already!). But then when I randomly went back to KDP in early May just to check how things were going, I actually noticed I had a LOT more sales on that one colouring book!! Despite having stopped running ads, my book had become a best-seller and I sold 120+ copies in just May alone. My BSR is currently sitting at just over 16,200. Mind you, I do absolutely no promotion of this book whatsoever. I think after having run ads for a few months, Amazon had pushed my book out there enough that it has started selling on its own. It's now reignited my enthusiasm to create more books.

[@reneefclancy]

That is so amazing! And congratulations! Maybe I’ll go try some ads again in the next couple of weeks. Will you share the link to your coloring book so I can check it out?

[@Ayman-sk4zd]

Congrats! Can you tell me how much you did you spend on ads for that coloring book ?

[@reneefclancy]

@@Ayman-sk4zd I spent a total of $25, probably $4 of it was just for the coloring book, I spread out the money among all the books.

[@MohamedRahim]

Congrats! Can I ask if your ads were auto or manual

[@reneefclancy]

I did manual ads, but I need to try it again. I got distracted my new Etsy channel :)

[@MegganAlexander]

I just started my KDP not even two weeks ago so I'm really new at this, but I'm not giving up until I figure this out. Your video has been the most honest, refreshing, inspiring video I've watched.....And trust me, the last few weeks I'VE WATCHED A LOT! LOL. I'm so excited about this and I can't wait to follow your story and thank you so so so much for making this channel and doing these videos, because I think for a lot of us, we really don't know who's legitimate in these videos or if they're just trying to make money doing affiliate marketing. I really appreciate you allowing us to watch your story and letting us know what has worked and what hasn't. I had no idea until tonight that there was something called Book Bolt! I can't believe how much time I've spent in Canva lol. Thank you and God bless!!

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you! That means so much to me - please keep me updated on how it goes!

[@rlmiller007]

Thanks for being right atthe top of the list for clear ideas for KDP. I've spent hours watching hard to understand/rambling KDP videos.

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you!

[@barrygeorgioukdp]

Great video! I'm happy to see more and more people promoting KDP. It's literally the most beginner friendly business you can run from your computer. It's the business that has allowed me to live a life of financial freedom and help others do the same. Thanks for the video Renee :)

[@reneefclancy]

Couldn't agree more!

[@daniabinns3634]

Hi Barry.. I learn alot from your videos as well.. Keep up the great work..

[@barrygeorgioukdp]

@@daniabinns3634 I appreciate that. I'm glad I was able to provide enough value to help you out :)

[@lindanolasco3918]

Thank you so much for the information. It is awesome!

[@reneefclancy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@juliegnorris]

Thank you so much, love these insights!

[@reneefclancy]

You are so welcome!

[@francinem4944]

Glad to find you Renee Clancy appreciate the honest review.

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you!

[@unclederrick9666]

I'm glad you post sean dolwett. He is super great on kdp low and medium content book. I also follow book launchers, mandi lynn, and m k williams. And of course now you. And i think one or two others i cant remember. I have a non fiction book I'm working on.... formatting and indexing now. But i have several CAD programs and corel draw pro and one specialized for just mandala. I want to do coloring books and other activity books simialr to highlights but for adults. But kids books are good too. And a variety of contnet in one book is good too. This is an excellent channel. Thanks for your content.

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you so much for your words! I know I still have a lot to learn, but I’m having fun on the journey. Let me know how your journey goes also!

[@ShellysCreativeLife]

Thank you so much for the great tips! ❤

[@reneefclancy]

You are so welcome!

[@Rochelle-mf5wm]

I truly enjoyed your awesome amazing interesting informative video. Thank you very much.

[@reneefclancy]

So nice of you!

[@DianasReviews]

Thanks Renee 📚 just found your channel and a new subscriber now!

[@reneefclancy]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@sgvscott]

Keep up the good work. I too have just stated at KDP. My name is Scott Holsey. Keep making content. Wish you all the success

[@reneefclancy]

Thanks, you too! Let me know how your KDP adventure goes

[@TheGracefulMeadow]

I’m a new follower. Love your explanation on KDP. Also, the idea of purchasing author copies…

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you so much!

[@Garpot]

Great video - and Sean is great help!

[@reneefclancy]

Thanks!

[@wonderlilydesign]

Thanks for your insight! Much appreciated. I started KDP again in March. Right now, I have a coloring book but I am going to promote a little differently. I am planning to color my designs and grow a little following that way. I have had a blast doing some online classes, learning what colors work and how to use alcohol markers. Hopefully, it all goes well. Best wishes to you!❤❤❤

[@reneefclancy]

Let me know how your journey goes! I’m still learning so much every time I upload!

[@reneefclancy]

I hope you don't think this is odd - but I see you're from Roatan! I lived in La Ceiba for a year, and we visited Roatan when we could. Living in Honduras was an amazing experience.

[@wonderlilydesign]

@@reneefclancy Thanks 😊 ! Will do.

[@wonderlilydesign]

@@reneefclancy Oh how cool! Yes, I was born on the island and still live here. It’s changed a lot, not always for the best, but it is home. 😂😂

[@cypher0014]

I'm a new subscriber and i must say im happy that I found you out.... I started publishing on Amazon back in 2021 but I've only over $90 but i believe I will get more sales

[@reneefclancy]

Good luck and let me know how it goes!

[@cypher0014]

@@reneefclancy I would like to learn more from you

[@drivingdaily582]

I have to admit i did create a journal...im working on a couple of more involved projects now, but i will say that I do use the journal to encourage people to write down ideas so they can make them a reality. The maze looks cool.

[@drivingdaily582]

I forgot to say I wish you the best with your books

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you - you too!!

[@selfpublishingempire]

Amazon KDP is most definitely a long term venture. I've found that pumping out lots of lower quality books will result in hardly any sales and it's important to do research into competition and niches before hand. If you do that, you've got every chance of making really good money :)

[@reneefclancy]

Great advice!

[@ur1trzr]

Great, professional content! Thank you!😊

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you so much!

[@samp4050]

Great tips, thanks Renee. I'm a debut author trying to find a literary agent, but in the meantime I need to get some money in, lol. I'm going to try this, and yep, I admire Sean Followers tips too, he's a genius as far as I'm concerned. 😊

[@reneefclancy]

My only advice to navigating both an agent and self publishing is that most agents prefer manuscripts that have never been published, like on KDP. It's been a LONG time since I've looked for an agent, so maybe things have changed, but when I did look they all wanted to be the first to publish. Good luck on your journey!

[@YAKUBUYUSUF-zm4ch]

That's awesome and meaty.

[@reneefclancy]

Thanks!

[@gamingcafe2058]

the video was very good and you have a new subscriber👍

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you so much!

[@royalccs]

Thanks mam. I started publishing now. I have book bolt and canva. I am still in learning process. From South Africa

[@reneefclancy]

Good luck on your journey!

[@user-kg7vf6vq9n]

I am also from south africa, starting my journey on kdp. So much to learn but enjoying it.

[@vovoonally]

Hi. First of all, thanks for the video. I have a question regarding the reviews. If you give tour friends the copys, can they write a review? Dont they need to buy it from amazon to review it?

[@reneefclancy]

This was brought up in the community member forum on KDP too. The authors there said it will just not have the 'verified purchase' next to your review. Hope that helps!

[@Raj_11110]

Very informative videos mam ❤😊

[@reneefclancy]

So nice of you!

[@MunnyRaja]

how to rectify the errors of uploaded storybook or any documents in kdp amazon

[@reneefclancy]

Great question - and from my research, you are not able to change any part of a book once it's been uploaded. I tried to change the description on one of my books, and I was unable to find out how to do it.

[@rlmiller007]

Another idea I had was to buy author copies and give them away to nursing homes. Hopefully visitors will see them too. My thought is that any place that has a waiting room. I'll probably buy a roll of stickers that will say "If you like this you can find more at: XXXXX" and paste them on the cover.

[@reneefclancy]

That's a GREAT idea!!

[@sheilaflores5608]

Thank you for this input. I've published book in 2016 and it appears the company is out of market, how do I get details of how my book have done so far after many years.

[@reneefclancy]

Do sorry I can’t help here!

[@andreeaflavia8944]

Hello, i have two books on kdp and one is a medium content (travel journal). There are almost two months but nothing yet. What can I do to have at least a few sellings?

[@reneefclancy]

Hi! From my research, a great strategy is to purchase some author copies, and then gift the copies to people and ask if they would be willing to write a review on Amazon. I just received my copies, and I'll be passing them out this week! I plan to add a QR code to the inside of the books so people can submit reviews easily. If this doesn't work to move my books to the top of the list, then I may try some ads - we'll see!

[@rlmiller007]

I thought I would buy some author copies and give them to some of the mom & pop bookstores to give away.

[@reneefclancy]

Another great idea! I'm going to try this!

[@marcias134]

Great advice, thank you! Wondering though, if you give a book to someone to review, how are they able to leave a review on Amazon if they didn't buy it through Amazon?

[@reneefclancy]

When you scroll to the bottom of the page, there is a space to leave a review. It just will not say 'Verified Purchase' next to the review.

[@marcias134]

@@reneefclancy Good to know, thank you!

[@ljc.youtube]

with the gifted author copies, can they write a review without actually purchasing your book? thank you for the info

[@reneefclancy]

Great question! According to the published authors in the KDP member area, they said yes, someone gifted a copy can leave a review, they just cannot be noted as a 'verified purchase'.

[@nothinghere6848]

I'm a fiction author but I also write some non-fiction and I dabbled at low and medium content books. When I started putting the low and medium content books in my library under a different author name, Amazon tried to pigeon hole all of my books into low and medium content. Is this a normal issue with them? Thanks

[@reneefclancy]

That’s a really great question! I think you should ask that in the member forms and let me know what they say. There are a lot of different types of writers and authors in those forums, might be a great place for you to get your answers

[@riaanwilmans]

Where can I see the hundreds of books Sean Dollwet reportedly published on KDP? I cannot find it.

[@reneefclancy]

Sorry - can't help you there. I do appreciate his advice though

[@6et6stude]

I have been very encouraged. Thank you so much. Since my book on Amazon was just published, i have no sales yet. I have gifted books out but never knew i could have them review my book on Amazon. Their rule is that anyone can review without purchasing a book as long as they are at least a $50 customer within the past year. My problem is i can't see a pop-up that says "Write A Review". Can you help me?

[@reneefclancy]

Great question! I’ll look into it ASAP.

[@reneefclancy]

I found it! You have to scroll to the bottom, but there is a spot that says "Review this product" then "Leave a customer review". Hope that helps!

[@6et6stude]

Problem solved. Thank you for your posting.

[@francescaferrario3157]

how do you create maze and words puzzles? Is there a web site that creates them? Many thanks in advance

[@reneefclancy]

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[@bleuchoji5726]

Everyone keeps talking about research though before creating books to upload and sell. Does research really matter as much as they say??

[@reneefclancy]

I definitely think so. For example, I made a couple of mandala coloring books before I did some research about them. I learned after looking at the data that there are so many of these, it is now best to be more focused on a specific theme, such as mandala animals, or mandala circles, etc. And, I never would have though to make a cocktail recipe book, but when I saw the data that there were not many being made, but lots of people purchasing them, I went ahead and made a few. Hope that helps!

[@jasoncooke6336]

I wrote and self-published a book in 2012 which was a 10 year account of my e-commerce journey. 230 pages, 70 images, 66k words. Apart from faffing about selecting a title and domain name I didn't do any research. Wrote from the heart and put my direct email in the book. I lost count in 2015 at 25k copies sold at average £3.50 profit per book over both formats. It sells only a few copies a month now being 12 years old. Reviews topped 200 in both US and UK. Obviously non-fiction but no research apart from using my gut.

[@reneefclancy]

@@jasoncooke6336 That is amazing! I know that's a huge accomplishment - congrats!

[@valuablebusinesstips2578]

Of course it is, to minimize negative reviews

[@sarimshuja3018]

Yes research matters...it depends on the quality of the book you are uploading to sell ..y its unique...it's like u setup a store , keywords what makes your products unique, Ur searches try uploading it in a market where the search results is less than 1000, Chances of Ur book coming up increases, then see what u r good at , aim at branding and niching down....u will get untapped niches ...

[@mariygv3371]

But the Amazon rules say that it is forbidden to receive reviews from family and friends... reviews will be deleted, your account may be blocked. So what to do?

[@reneefclancy]

From my experience and research they are looking for reviews or purchases that come from the same IP address to avoid one household spamming the reviews. I can stop by dad or sister who live in another house from buying a book… nor would I. I published a novel 8 years ago on my same KDP account, and I can promise you that ONLY my family and friends bought it! 😂But it did not get flagged.

[@mariygv3371]

@@reneefclancy that's interesting but still a little bit scary 😁

[@mariygv3371]

​@@reneefclancy Excuse me, I was thinking about your answer and another question came up. By "come from the same IP address" do you mean that Amazon is looking to see if reviews were sent from the same IP address that the book was published from? Or is it simply looking to see if many reviews have been sent from one IP?

[@reneefclancy]

@@mariygv3371 Here is the note from Amazon: "Amazon's Community Guidelines prohibit users from creating, editing, or posting content about products or services offered by friends and relatives." I also found "A family member or employee of the seller posts a review of the seller's product or a competitor's product." But they don't explain how they know it's a family member. In the end, it will be up to you how you proceed. My two friends in another state bought my book and left a review, my sister did too. It's been on the platform for about 6 years now. You'll need to research more on your own and decide what works best for you.

[@mariygv3371]

@@reneefclancy thank you! 🤍

[@DreamStudioCompany-Mark]

Can you help me with marketing my book??

[@reneefclancy]

There are lots of ways to market a book… start posting on social media about it, join forums, give free copies. You could have a book signing event at your local coffee shop! It’s okay if only your family and friends show up. It’s a lot of fun and is another opportunity to promote on social. Good luck!

[@scloftin8861]

Sadly, I've got two novels in process ... that's not low or medium content And I really want to publish stories, not the cool kind of thing you're doing. Sounds like you're headed in the right direction for your products.

[@reneefclancy]

That’s a huge accomplishment! Congratulations! Keep promoting it!

[@Mr3andrew3]

Sometimes you just immediately like a presenter... Thanks, *A.

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you!

[@myrevival4325]

Where does one find the member forums?

[@reneefclancy]

In KDP, select the Community tab

[@myrevival4325]

@@reneefclancy ty!

[@annerockstar9851]

I have a question. I want start publishing ebooks on kdp . But i also want to do some planner on kdp . Should i just use the same account? Is it fine to do that ?

[@reneefclancy]

Two accounts will get you banned from KDP. I think you'll notice it's pretty easy to keep them organized within the same account. Good luck on your adventure!

[@annerockstar9851]

@@reneefclancy thank you so much for clarifying. Publishing novel book later on won't be a problem then ?

[@reneefclancy]

@@annerockstar9851 Not a problem at all. I actually started my KDP account years ago with a novel I published, and it's been great!

[@annerockstar9851]

@@reneefclancy thankyou . May I know the name ?

[@reneefclancy]

@@annerockstar9851 Sure - I really think only my family and friends purchased copies! I didn't promote it at all - by the time I published it, I just wanted to be done and move on with my life! It's called Elemental Magic

[@KINGTHEYORKIE]

I saw you have a image behind, but the paper is licks to the back…

[@reneefclancy]

I'm not quite sure what you mean

[@cheezehead12]

When you order samples, Amazon is putting “not for resale” on the cover, so that doesn’t quite work.. at least that is what they did to mine…

[@MarinaArtDesign]

Thats different. You have samples before publishing and author copies, author copies are after you publish book and you order them after you checked proof book.

[@reneefclancy]

That does seem odd - my author copies I ordered do not have that on them

[@christian5707]

Only the sample books have the “not for resale” on the cover. Author copies are not sample copies 😊

[@Phoenix11119]

U are very magnetic

[@reneefclancy]

Thank you!

[@maroun2]

Be carfull about review from the familly, that is forbitten in guidelines.

[@reneefclancy]

Definitely agree you need to be careful with this one - but the numbers are so small, I'll risk it. And it makes me so happy that my family supports all my crazy adventures! Thanks!

[@JackVasu]

Make video how to make books that sale

[@reneefclancy]

Medium content books is the way to go!

[@JackVasu]

@@reneefclancy show how to make interior and beautiful book cover tutorial.

[@naturalwonders803]

unfortunately my success doesn't long in kdp one blocked book ruin the whole kdp career my kdp account terminate and no royalties I am not happy and depressed with kdp amazon 😢

[@reneefclancy]

I'm so sorry that was your experience with KDP!

[@naturalwonders803]

@@reneefclancy thanks for your's considering

[@vonauxmelody1]

@@naturalwonders803what happened?

[@naturalwonders803]

​@@vonauxmelody1 my kdp amazon account terminated and I am not able to earn from this.I am really dishearted from amazon kdp policies

[@Deceptikhan]

Don't waste your time on low content books. Nobody is paying for those. MAYBE medium...but KDP is not the platform for making you money.

[@reneefclancy]

Exactly - that's why I talk about doing medium content books only. I agree, even though I've made low content books previously, the market has shifted, and medium is where it's at!

[@alicecellia]

oh please...

[@reneefclancy]

I'm happy to answer any questions for you if you have one?

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Hi @Reneeclancy glad to discover your portal , seems like I have got what I was actually looking for , I want to have mentorship training or doubt clearing session with you so that we can build up our side hustle . 😊