Amazon KDP MISTAKES Preventing You From Making $2000/mo

About this video

Sean reviews subscriber-submitted KDP books and diagnoses why each is or is not selling. A type 2 diabetes cookbook (21 reviews) gets praise for its cover, description, and A+ content, but he says its subtitle is far too long, suggests a shorter version built around flavorful meals, a 28-day meal plan, and a lifestyle guide, and advises raising the price above $10.99 as reviews grow so there is margin for more aggressive Amazon ads. A superhero fiction series is criticised for reusing the same face and unclear covers; he recommends a genre-typical sci-fi superhero design, a subtitle that states genre and audience, and a professional designer he names. A gut health and fasting book cannot run Amazon ads, he says, because its subtitle claims to heal a chronic gastrointestinal condition — health books must not claim to heal or cure — so he advises unpublishing, removing the claim, and republishing while preserving its 50 reviews if possible, or using TikTok/social marketing instead. A bodybuilding log book, despite a 406,000 BSR in the UK, sits in a niche with little demand, so he suggests pivoting to fitness tracker log books and a subtler cover. Other fixes repeat throughout: simplify an overstuffed coloring-book title, expand thin descriptions using a hook, credibility, bullet benefits, objection handling, and call to action, build 3 to 5 A+ modules instead of one, and get more reviews. A Halloween coloring book that made 25 sales with no reviews he would leave until next Halloween, and a photographer’s book is faulted for being autobiography rather than reader benefit — people buy what is in it for them — and for a cover that does not instantly communicate its subject.

Key takeaways

• Most books reviewed are held back mainly by too few reviews and weak marketing, not by the interior content
• Health subtitles must not claim to heal or cure illness, or Amazon ads will be blocked; fix the claim and republish if needed
• Titles and subtitles should be short, clear, and state genre, audience, and benefit instead of stuffing in adjectives
• Descriptions should follow a structure — hook, credibility, bullet-point benefits, objection handling, call to action — and A+ content should use 3 to 5 modules showing the interior
• Check demand before persisting: a top bodybuilding log book still had weak sales, so pivoting to fitness trackers was advised; seasonal books should be revived near their season

Episode details: published April 8, 2024 · 17:39 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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