I Fixed REAL Books on Amazon KDP to Show You How to Make More Sales

About this video

In this subscriber book-review episode, the creator critiques several struggling listings and finds the same root problems repeated. A children’s book subtitled only ‘inspired by true events’ tells buyers nothing about the story, its audience or its benefit; because a published title is hard to change, he suggests unpublishing and republishing it with a fuller subtitle, after thickening the cover title. Two books from another author are priced at $13.99 — roughly double the $7.99-$8.99 he cites as typical for coloring books — with zero reviews, which he says cannot work: a premium price needs social proof, and ads or social marketing before reviews is wasted effort. One of those books also confuses its offer by mixing journal, coloring book and stained-glass styling with almost no usable keywords. A startup memoir wastes its subtitle on slogans and all-caps text and is positioned as the author’s own story, which he argues does not sell unless the author is famous; the subtitle should instead name the customer’s problem and desired outcome. A neon-themed coloring book’s title and cover reveal nothing, while its actual stated benefit — art therapy for ADHD, anxiety and stress — belongs in the subtitle. A comedy novel has a good explanatory subtitle printed tiny on its cover but no subtitle on the listing itself, plus zero reviews, so he again recommends republishing it properly titled and then gathering reviews.

Key takeaways

• The subtitle is where the book is sold: it must state clearly what the book is, who it is for, and what the buyer gets.
• Zero reviews make almost everything else moot — get reviews before spending on ads or other marketing.
• A premium price (he cites $13.99 against a $7.99-$8.99 norm) only works with social proof and a genuinely better book.
• Do not position a book around your own story unless you are famous; buyers care about their own problem and outcome.
• If a non-selling book has a broken title and no reviews to protect, unpublish and republish it with a clear title and subtitle.

Episode details: published June 6, 2025 · 13:54 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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