If You're Doing This, NO ONE Will Buy Your Book (Amazon KDP)

About this video

Sean reviews subscriber-submitted KDP books and diagnoses why they are not selling. For ‘A Walk through Bayonne,’ a compilation of watercolor paintings of Bayonne, New Jersey, he says the paintings and A+ content look nice, but page one for ‘watercolor paintings’ is dominated by how-to books — he cites one beginners book he says makes $131 per day in royalties — not compilations, so he suggests wall art on Etsy instead. ‘A Little Philosophy of Life’ has a vague title, a blank subtitle and only 22 pages, which he links to its bad ratings from two reviews. ‘Human Nature and Conduct’ has zero reviews and a generic, hard-to-read text-based cover; he says text-based covers can work for bestsellers if contrast and spacing are right, and recommends hiring a designer, mentioning a gig he usually uses at $30, with $20 and $10 options. ‘The Key to Success,’ subtitled as a guide to lifelong learning and self-mastery, is criticised as too vague — people buy to solve a specific problem. By contrast, ‘Winter Word Search Large Print’ is praised as a perfect keyword title with audience and benefits in the subtitle, with 22 reviews; filmed in October, he urges restarting marketing for Q4. ‘Serenity in Nature,’ a mindfulness coloring book, has only 12 reviews in a broad, competitive keyword and a cover that does not look like a coloring book. Its follow-up ‘Wild Patterns’ is, he says, unfixable because AI images have unconnected, fading lines that will be hard to color and will draw negative reviews; he advises having Photoshop experts clean AI images rather than copy-pasting them.

Key takeaways

• Check demand first: top sellers for a keyword may be how-to books, not the compilation or passion project you made
• Make title and subtitle explicit about topic, audience and problem solved — vague, fancy titles do not sell
• Text-based covers can work, but need strong contrast, big clear text and professional spacing
• Stand out in competitive niches by uniqueness, a standout cover, or many more reviews
• Do not publish raw AI coloring images with broken lines; get them edited or expect negative reviews

Episode details: published January 21, 2026 · 15:14 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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