KDP Paperback Custom Interior

About this video

The creator shows a physical copy of one of his own KDP paperback books to demonstrate what he means by a custom interior. The book is a 6x9 paperback in the camping niche — a camper journal / RV log titled around camper life — with a matte-finish cover, detailed illustrations, and about 120 pages. He warns that artwork placed too close to the edge can get a book rejected, so he plans to bring one element in slightly. Flipping through, he shows the interior is not generic lined pages: a ’this journal belongs to’ page, a page for coloring in camping dates, a camping tracker, camping reservation and campground amenities pages, a shopping list, family camping and supplies checklists, a camping meal planner, camping activities and a Monday-through-Sunday journal with highlight of the day, camping memories, a fishing expedition page for recording what was caught, and hiking checklist and journal pages, after which the sequence repeats. His central argument is that a niche-specific, custom interior differentiates a book from competitors and helps get more sales, and that understanding what a niche needs is how to take a KDP book to the next level.

Key takeaways

• The example is a 6x9 matte-finish KDP paperback in the camping niche with about 120 pages, not a generic notebook
• Its interior is custom-built for campers: trackers, reservation and amenities pages, shopping lists, and family camping and supplies checklists
• Activity-specific pages include a meal planner, Monday-through-Sunday journal, fishing expedition log, and hiking checklist and journal
• Being different from the competition through a custom interior is presented as the way to get more sales
• Keep cover/interior elements away from the edge, because designs too close to the edge can be rejected

Episode details: published July 3, 2019 · 9:05 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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