5 Amazon KDP Niches That Are PERFECT for Beginners

About this video

Sean presents five beginner-friendly KDP niches. 1) AI coloring books: he shows a Kite Fox Publishing book at about 8,000 BSR which BookBeam estimates at 19–23 sales a day and $47–$57 a day in royalties, and demonstrates a Midjourney prompt for minimalistic adult coloring pages, advising starting with nature scenes and relaxing patterns, removing grayscale, and noting the low barrier means more competition. 2) Activity books (word search, mazes, puzzles, dot-to-dot): he cites an anxiety relief word search making an estimated $52–$62 a day in royalties; make puzzles with Book Bolt (about $20 a month), add a text box/quote, and use backgrounds from Creative Fabrica or Freepik; test many themes, then build series from winners because of repeat purchases. 3) Adult gag gift books: funny covers with blank/journal interiors, strong in Q4, sold on volume; he gives examples making from about $30 a month to $47–$56 a day in estimated royalties, with ideas from ChatGPT, Pinterest and Etsy. 4) Guided meditation books, focused on Audible audiobooks: write an 8,000–10,000 word script (using ChatGPT as a starting point, not copy-paste), then use ACX auditions; narration takes on average one to two weeks. 5) High-content non-fiction/fiction books: higher barrier, more formats (eBook, paperback, hardcover, audiobook) and other platforms and translations; he suggests ghostwriters via Upwork or The Urban Writers and covers via Fiverr or 99designs, citing a productivity author making over $30,000 a month in revenue across formats. Throughout he stresses making high-quality books customers enjoy.

Key takeaways

• AI coloring books: generate pages with Midjourney prompts for minimalistic black-and-white scenes, start with nature/patterns, and clean up grayscale before publishing
• Activity books: create word searches with Book Bolt (about $20/month), add quotes/prompts and Creative Fabrica backgrounds, test many themes and build series for repeat purchases
• Gag gift books pair a funny Canva/Fiverr cover with a blank journal interior; they sell especially in Q4 but need volume since each book earns relatively little
• Guided meditation is mainly an audiobook play: write an 8,000–10,000 word script, then hire a narrator through ACX auditions (typically one to two weeks to narrate)
• High-content books cost more time/money via ghostwriters and professional covers, but can be sold as eBook, paperback, hardcover and audiobook, on other platforms and in translation

Episode details: published October 9, 2023 · 14:00 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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