STOP Wasting Time! Here's What Actually Sells Books (Amazon KDP)

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Sean critiques submitted KDP books to show what wastes time versus what sells. A Big Sisters coloring book for a new baby sibling (mazes, matching, tracing, dot-to-dot for girls ages 2 to 3) has a clear title, a strong cover with big readable text, 22 reviews at 4.9 and about 98,000 BSR earning $1-$3 a day; his fix is price — raise it by $1-$2, trying $7.99 then $8.99, because a comparable sibling coloring book priced at $9 makes about $8 a day / roughly $270 a month, and low royalties per sale prevent profitable ad spend. A stroke recovery activity book for seniors (46 reviews, 4.8, about 100K BSR, $3-$6 a day) has a good title but a cover that does not fit seniors; he says to copy bestselling competitors’ clean, simple covers showing brain improvement or the exercises. A 75 travel hacks/gadgets book with QR codes illustrates checking demand before creating a book, and he warns that linking inside a book with an Amazon Associates affiliate link is against guidelines and could get you banned. A Galactic Adventures kawaii coloring book fails to execute the ‘bold and easy’ style on its cover, and a manifestation book omits the keyword ‘manifestation journal’ from its title, losing SEO discovery. A T-Rex coloring book for adults priced at $10 with zero reviews exemplifies the biggest waste: making a book on a topic with no proven selling books — he searches and finds no T-Rex coloring book below 300,000 BSR.

Key takeaways

• Test higher prices on proven books: creator suggests raising a low-priced coloring book toward $7.99-$9.99, citing a $9 competitor making about $8/day
• Match cover design to the audience and to bestselling competitors — for seniors, clean, simple and benefit-focused beats a colorful exploding-brain design
• Verify demand before creating a book: if no books on the topic are selling well on Amazon, do not make it
• Put the main search keyword in the title (e.g. ‘manifestation journal’) or Amazon cannot rank the book and organic traffic is lost
• Do not put Amazon Associates affiliate links inside a book — creator warns this violates guidelines and risks a ban

Episode details: published February 7, 2025 · 16:09 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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