Why Your KDP Books Are FLOPPING And How to Fix It Fast (Amazon KDP)

About this video

Sean reviews subscriber-submitted KDP books to diagnose why they are not selling. For a food and snacks coloring book in a crowded niche, he says the cover is subpar, puts a large logo in the middle that customers do not care about, and fails to showcase the interior or why the book is better than top sellers; he notes comparable subpar covers still make about $25-$28 a day, and even a 1-review book makes $30 a day, so he recommends borrowing a fresh design idea from another niche and outsourcing a cover, citing a Fiverr designer at $15. For ‘Greek gods for kids’ he argues the keyword should likely be ‘Greek mythology for kids,’ which has proven sellers, and that reviews are still needed. A Catan strategy book with 97 reviews, about 58,000 BSR and $14 a day is praised; with only 24 results and weak competition, he urges testing a higher price than its current $13. An alphabet workbook has no reviews, which he calls the sole blocker. A ‘fruit of the spirit’ coloring book (444 results) is deemed unvalidated because no books on the topic sell well. By contrast, an axolotl fact book for kids making over $100 a day / $3,000+ a month with 31 ratings at 4.9 stars and a bestseller badge is held up as the quality standard.

Key takeaways

• In a crowded niche you must beat existing covers; ask honestly if your cover is better than the top sellers or customers have no reason to buy yours
• Do not put a large logo on a cover unless established; the cover should showcase the interior and why the book is awesome
• Validate the exact keyword before publishing — e.g. ‘Greek mythology for kids’ has proof of concept while ‘Greek gods for kids’ and ‘fruit of the spirit coloring book’ do not
• Without reviews nothing else matters; a book with zero reviews will not sell regardless of other fixes
• If you dominate a low-competition keyword like Catan strategy (24 results) with far better reviews and cover, test raising the price

Episode details: published January 17, 2025 · 15:53 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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