How to Create Low Content books That ACTUALLY Sell (2024)

About this video

Sean Dollwet argues low-content KDP books fail mainly on quality, not niche. He says his own low-content titles, presented as creator-reported results, have each earned from a few hundred dollars to over $2,000 in a few months, typically $50-$200 a month. The first mistake he identifies is a cheap-looking cover: beginners make their own in Canva without design skill, while top sellers in a niche like prayer journals for women look professional. He recommends learning design properly or outsourcing, citing a Fiverr option he has used at $30 for a cover plus interior, and frames the cost as recoverable — at a $4 royalty, eight extra sales repay $30. The second mistake is a weak interior; he advises giving a freelancer very specific page-by-page instructions to avoid duplicated template content, and says he outsources covers, interiors, ghostwriting for guided-journal prompts, illustration for coloring books, and uses Book Bolt for puzzle books. He also prices low-content books at $9.99 or higher, never below $7.99, so higher royalties leave room for profitable Amazon ads. Above all, a quality book, he says, solves the specific problem or entertainment need the buyer searched for.

Key takeaways

• Cover quality is presented as the single biggest factor in whether a low-content book sells
• Outsource cover and interior design if you lack design skill, and give page-specific instructions to avoid duplicate template content
• Judge design spend by payback: a $30 cover needs only eight extra sales at a $4 royalty to break even
• Price low-content books at $9.99 or more and never below $7.99, to raise royalties and leave headroom for ads
• Research what buyers in the niche actually want and build the book as the solution to that need

Episode details: published January 16, 2023 · 16:41 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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