Publish Low Content Books on KDP in 10 Minutes

About this video

Note: summarized from the Arabic caption track. Dale explains how to self-publish a low-content book on KDP in under 10 minutes. He defines a low-content book, citing a KDP Help article, as having little or no content on interior pages that are usually repetitive and designed for the user to fill in — examples include notebooks, planners and journals. Activity, puzzle and coloring books are generally not included because they do not have repetitive content on every page, so publishers of those skip one later step. Preparation requires a formatted interior and a cover; KDP’s Cover Creator is optional but he recommends making your own or hiring a professional, and he offers more than 32 free templates via dalinks.com/template. In KDP, choose Create then paperback, fill in title and subtitle, skip series details because they are not allowed for low-content books, use edition number only for major changes, pick a suitable pen name or brand name and stick with it, avoid keyword stuffing in the description, write a keyword-rich description, fill the seven keyword slots (50 characters maximum each), choose two categories, and tick the low-content book box and the adult-content box if applicable. Next, leave the free ISBN option selected unless using your own, choose print options — he picks black-and-white interior on white paper, a 5 x 8 size, bleed, and a matte or glossy finish — upload the interior and cover, run the previewer and fix any print issues. Finally, keep all territories selected, choose your primary marketplace (his is .com), and set prices just below a whole dollar, e.g. 14.99, 4.99 or 9.99 dollars, watching the cost figure that includes VAT. Low-content books are not eligible for expanded distribution. Publish, then repeat for hardcover, which currently has fewer size options.

Key takeaways

• Low-content books have minimal, repetitive, fill-in interiors such as notebooks, planners and journals; activity, puzzle and coloring books are treated differently.
• Prepare a formatted interior and your own cover beforehand; Dale offers more than 32 free templates.
• On page one: no series details for low-content books, fill all seven keyword slots (50 characters each), pick two categories, and tick the low-content box.
• Choose print options deliberately — interior colour/paper, trim size, bleed versus no bleed, matte versus glossy — then upload and check the previewer for print issues.
• Price just under a whole dollar across all markets, account for VAT in the cost shown, and note low-content books are ineligible for expanded distribution.

Episode details: published June 13, 2022 · 5:12 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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