Amazon KDP Low Content Books - Creating Covers That Sell

About this video

Note: summarized from the Arabic caption track. The creator explains how to make a cover that sells for a new Amazon KDP niche, using sourdough bread books on Amazon as the example. Research comes first: study what covers in the niche look like and whether those books sell steadily. The selling covers he walks through are strikingly simple — a photo of sourdough bread, text at the front, and a small box, circle or badge element such as a recipe count — with images obtainable from stock sites such as Freepik for commercial use, some requiring a paid subscription. Back covers may preview the interior or promote the author’s other books, which he suggests as self-promotion. He notes an example published in July 2020 that, in his account, sells several copies a week, and repeatedly reassures viewers that such simple covers are within their ability: do not overthink the cover, because the simplest things sell. For interiors, he mentions his own template library, which he claims offers more than 150 researched interior templates usable in tools such as PowerPoint, InDesign or Affinity Publisher and as PDF. He demonstrates a cover tool that generates a template from trim size, paper colour and page count and lets you design inside it, speeding up the manual sizing work. Finally, he advises joining Facebook groups in the niche, reading what members discuss and want, and using that for book, cover and interior ideas to stand out from competitors.

Key takeaways

• Research the niche first: study the covers of books that sell steadily before designing your own KDP cover.
• Keep covers simple — a relevant photo, front text and a small badge or box element are the pattern on the selling examples shown.
• Use commercially usable stock images (for example from Freepik) and consider a back cover that previews the interior or promotes your other books.
• Use a cover tool that builds the template from trim size, paper colour and page count instead of calculating dimensions manually.
• Join Facebook groups in the niche and read what members want, using their discussions for book, cover and interior ideas.

Episode details: published May 4, 2021 · 9:57 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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