No Content Book Publishing Controversy: Amazon KDP Weighs In

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Dale follows up his ‘death of no content publishing’ video with new information on IngramSpark policy changes rolled out February 25th covering no-content books and third-party mass uploaders. He interviewed IngramSpark founder and director Robin Cutler, and explains IngramSpark sits under Ingram Content Group alongside Lightning Source, which he says fulfills KDP expanded distribution print runs, so Ingram changes could potentially affect KDP expanded distribution. He reports Cutler walked back a blank-content threshold from 10% or greater to 90 percent to a hundred percent, recognizing legitimate workbooks and activity books. Dale, who says he has published no-content books since 2015, also sent KDP an open letter; KDP replied that feedback on categorizing no-content books was forwarded to its business team and was being looked into, with no further details — which he calls a canned response. He states KDP account terminations are real and usually tied to repetitious or misleading content, warns that flagrant abuse with trademarked or copied material invites crackdowns that could cause collateral damage, and recommends unique interiors and exteriors and honoring the no-more-than-90-percent-blank guideline.

Key takeaways

• IngramSpark’s February 25th policy changes addressed no-content books and third-party mass uploaders, not just one category
• Robin Cutler reportedly walked the blank-content limit back from 10% to 90 percent to a hundred percent to protect legitimate workbooks and activity books
• Lightning Source, under the same Ingram Content Group umbrella, fulfills KDP expanded distribution, so Ingram policy could have wider reach
• KDP acknowledged the categorization feedback and said it was forwarded to its business team, but provided no details on if or when changes would come
• Best practice per Dale: use unique interiors and exteriors, avoid repetitious or misleading content, and keep blank content to no more than 90 percent

Episode details: published March 5, 2020 · 12:09 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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