One Interior Many Covers? - KDP Account Terminated
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- One Interior Many Covers? - KDP Account Blocked #lowcontentbooks #kdppublishing
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Can you produce many books or create many KDP covers with one KDP no content or low content book interior? If you do, you could seriously jeopardize your account. However, there are some situations where it is ok and acceptable to do this. Creating a publishing business and earning money can be hard and there are many mistakes someone new starting out in this business can make. Some of these mistakes could cause you to lose your valuable Amazon KDP publishing account and lose your online business. Let me show you when it is ok to do this and when it is not ok.
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I just uploaded 25 line paper books … September 4th 3 am -6pm est
My books are still up for 72 hour review
Will this effect my account….
I wanted to make a 'journal guide' with different colored colors. I love the colors so I decided to offer colors that are lighter or darker and they are gorgeous. But I just wanted to give different options. I only have 4 colors. But not more than this. I honestly didn't want to upload multiples but I didn't see an option to group the books together since again my only purpose was to give customer options. I'm hoping KDP groups them together as different options for the same item. I tried to do it as a series but they really didn't like that!
To the last issue you spoke of I can't believe someone would plagiarize like that. No way.
The end game is an excellent customer experience 🙇🏽♀️
I feel that if you are serious you will put the effort in to make each book unique to the niche.
Exactly.
First sale today! Paul, thanks.
🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Well done!! 👍👍👍
Wow
Well done!
Awesome
My head is about to explode with all the information I have crammed into it the last couple of weeks. I am all fired up and ready to start creating with lots of ideas but when I watch your videos on all the ways you can get your KDP account shut down I get cold feet because I am sure I will do something wrong. Got to get past this fear of doing it all wrong.
You’ll be fine. It’s just common sense. Don’t let fear hold you back, just go for it and get your first book created.
Same here Rita Lee. I’ve been selling digital art for 17 years. Yet I get all fired up (bought Book Bolt) and study more then I see videos that scare me Lol.
Did you start selling??? Dying to know.
You will make it and be successful at it by all your knowledge your intaking will be a win ❤
Lol I see that it has been a year now and you may or may not have created your self publishing fruit 🍎 hopefully all is well,I’m now on this journey with getting knowledge now so may your May and life be full of love and light
@@kelli8923 Hi Kelli did you start?
Thanks for this. I never tbought of the same person buying a second book to find the same content! Great valid point!
Thanks for this, it would be awful to spend all that time creating books/covers only to have your account shut down!
Exactly.
Happy to read your comment here. I have been following your videos too and they are helping me a lot.
Thanks so much for the clarity and transparency... so hard to find but sooo appreciated!👍
You’re welcome.
Thank you Paul for the valuable informations that you provide us ❤️
You’re welcome.
You are amazing
I followed your video step by step and published my first journal on Amazon. I'm now on my second. Thank you very much. You are one of the few people that explain with descriptions. I'm going to watch all your videos, especially on how to make sales im determined to make this a side hustle.
Congratulations! I’m glad you found the content useful and was able to take action on it.
May 2nd, 2021 - The day I found your YT channel. I've always wanted to start and you will be a great mentor!
That’s great. Good luck 👍
I get what he saying nobody wants the same puzzle book they already did makes common sense
Glad I saw this--Was thinking of creating a few covers for the same word search book....I do see the logic now of not doing it.
I'm jumping in feet first into this industry, and this is a question that's been heavy on my noggin - thank you so so so much for such a clear video on the topic :)
You’re welcome. 👍
I am a little late to the game, but have been loving your videos, and learning a lot. Thank you so much for creating and sharing!
You're welcome. Thank you for watching.
You're a kind guy Mr. Marles. Thanks for that
You’re welcome.
thank you so much for this video. you really cleared up this subject
Thanks for the info because I was about to create different covers with same interior on activity books.
Thank you Paul, its interesting video 🙏
Very helpful Paul. I've been doing one of the 1st choice No Content Journals and have seen a little traction. I decided to do multiple covers with the same lined pages and your vid really hit home.
Thank you. Glad you found it useful and are getting some sales.
Thanks this answered a lot of questions I had
Great Avice Paul for this beginner loving these videos Baz
Thanks. I was just about to do many log, journal, etc. And Thanks for the interior
You're welcome.
Amazing work for public domain. Thank you for informations 🙂 information is a gold .
You’re welcome 👍
Thankyou. New kdp creater and following you and your helpful tips.
Welcome aboard and thank you for wathcing.
work with ethic and quality that´s all, thanks for your tips , greetings from México
This was very helpful - Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome.
Paul Marles, I did two versions of a book within a niche that could be called a grey area, though as you stated in your sport example I changed the heading and the interior does cater to a niche within a niche. Even the cover I place a different image on it.
Thanks sir, I appreciate it I'm still looking up to making my first sales.
Good luck 👍
Very good info and advice. Thanks!
You’re welcome 👍
I was watching this video and had just watched your video on keywords and was taking your advice while watching and changed keywords and categories to reflect my description and when I checked and typed in a search phrase two of my books came up as sixth and seventh on the page! The Lord is answering my prayers as always and in unexpected ways! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
That's great. Well done. 👍
Thank you very much that very helpful
Interesting video as ever Paul. I started in May making Journals and had success quite quickly with one particular title. Sales increased month on month and I was expecting a good Q4 with it but the opposite happened - sales nosedived. It turns out one "author" copied word for word my book description, including the highlighted words and phrases but my interior was cut and pasted as well, again word for word including the layout. He had done this and put 3 different jackets on my work.
Then, to my utter astonishment I found another "author" who had done exactly the same but he had put 20 different jackets on my work! The one page he had configured himself/herself had numerous spelling mistakes and obviously English is not his/her first language, hence copying my work.
I have reported both these authors as it is one thing to use interiors you have created lawfully as you described in this video but another to blatantly copy another persons work.
Tonight I have found another "author" who has recently copied my books description word for word but the 'look inside' feature isn't enabled on his 3 journals so I will keep checking on his titles!
I know. It’s very frustrating when you find this. I’ve had it with my books. It’s easy to become consumed by it but in reality there is very little that you can do. You’ve just got to keep creating. Learn from it and just keep producing books that sell.
I'm so sorry it happened to you.
Hopefully, as you create more content, you will see exponential growth!
@@paulmarles Hi Paul. So there is nothing we can do as creators to stop the imitators from harming our "brand" we are trying to build?
Thanks Paul!
You’re welcome 👍
It's a really helpful info. Thanks Paul~
You're welcome. Thank you for watching.
I have made two books so far using your advice just waiting for approval, I do hope amazons approves them I would be thrilled. And as a new content creator, I agree to respect them and be mindful which books to put out.
Congratulations! That's great to hear. Well done.
Good video as always. It would be interesting to have a video where some of your followers show their progress, especially to break the myth that "success always belongs to others" so that the progress of those who learn through your videos can also be appreciated.
Good one! I agree 100%. Would be nice to see somebody's progress from the first month of publishing. I started from scratch, I didn't know anything. I watched Paul's videos many many times and after 3 months I am not sure if I am doing okay...I mean I am happy with the progress but still,I am not sure if is that fast enough...
That would be good. I’m not sure many would want to do that though.
@@lydia2964 I took the plunge with Amazon Ads based on a Paul’s videos. Getting slightly better results now, but still not making much money. I’ve had a couple of market ‘leaders’ review my books etc., and nothing obvious stands out. Covers are ok. Niches about right. Have used Paul’s keyword lists in a few instances. I’m inclined to think we are all too impatient - and maybe with reason given today’s financial climate. Books just have to age a bit. I am also following another’s advice of a steady social media and website content presence and hope to see a difference in a few months.
@@SylverZone Yeah...impatient...that's true...I think I am not impatient with money, somehow I know that money will come but I would love to see some story "from zero" because most people start making videos after they made some serious monthly income. It would be good motivation, I think.I know every story is different but still, I wish I can see how start looks like for others.
@@lydia2964 You have a point. Maybe I’ll start recording mine a bit more seriously.
You are my inspiration, sir
Thank you 🙏
Good information. Thank you!
You’re welcome.
Exactly what i was questioning. Just recently uploaded 4 lined notebooks, 1 i had to put the words notebook on and the other 3 were approved just a couple of hours ago.
Different niches, but still you wonder if you're not doing too much and putting your account in danger.
Thank you for the video. You answered my question.
The information provided by you is very valuable. Thanks a lot..
You’re welcome.
@@paulmarles Had one doubt in mind. Is it fine if we create a blank sketchbook interior with just a border and upload it with multiple book covers. Is there a chance of getting banned for this.?
That’s exactly what I’m talking about is the problem.
Got to say Paul, I'm amazed that people even try the last of the three you mention! Surely it is an obvious conclusion that if you wish to give good customer experience and build a customer base you just don't do it! Even the bought interiors should be edited, altered, changed to suit your brand and style, and ensure they are not the same as anyone else's. It is so simple to do really. SMH.
Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t see it that way! 🤷♂️
@@paulmarles which is rather sad for the industry 😔
Good information and advice.
You’re welcome.
Your videos have been helpful and encouraging. Thank you. I was wondering if you could make say a journal, then offer different covers the same way as Amazon offers different colors of clothing all on the same listing and you choose the color or design you like.
Thanks for warning us
You’re welcome.
Thanks Captain
You're welcome.
Thanks for the advice, this is important info when you sell on KDP.
You’re welcome.
Thnx for sharing 👍👍👍👍
You’re welcome.
I get 4 sales thanks to you, thank you so much 🙏
That’s great work. Congratulations.
thank you 💓
You're welcome.
Tnx broo . I know meny gays making like that i found it like a spam also . Tnx for your helpfull video .
You’re welcome.
Hi and thank you for all the useful content. I have just started following you.
I would assume that doing the opposite: using the same cover design for 2 books but with different interiors and titles, like one with simple lined pages and the other with a frame for sketching or dotted, should not be a problem? Or same cover but different sizes?
No, that’s not a problem at all.
In my opinion, dot grid, blank Handwriting, graph paper, isometric paper, etc are all no content books- just like a lined journal, that should all fall in the first category.
I couldn't imagine duplicating a coloring book. It takes 2-3 hours for me to make the inside of one and another hour or so for the cover. At that point, you gotta trust your key words
I agree with you. I journal, and I only buy dot grid books for my writing. When I need a new one, I like to get a new color or design. So yes, in my experience they would fall into the first category as long as you’re creating unique covers.
Thank you
You’re welcome 👍
The repeat of a book with a different cover but same internal content happened to me. It was very disappointing.
kdp removal does scare me, perhaps i should remove some books and do one log book per niche, trouble is you don't know what covers will sell.
I normally do 3 maybe 4 per niches, each one focusing on a different keyword in the main title.
Hi Paul, I’ve been binge watching your videos, just wish I’d found them sooner! I just wanted to ask, would it be ok to list a budget planner book, something that would be for the customer to complete themselves but list different colour covers with the same interior?
Yes, you can do that.
I always do for coloring books, one interior, and up to ten different covers with different titles so I can be found for each title. you have to look at it like this, for example. a Christmas coloring book with 60 pictures many people get from creativ fabrika, we have e.g. 100 people who have the same interior and all have different covers, now a customer comes, buys 3 books from different publishers and has the same book with different covers. if I publish ten covers and 2 to 3 are sold, then I am happy because I have that in Germany England, and the USA and I sell different covers.
Ok. Good luck with your business and well done for the sales.
@@paulmarles i sell a lot of coloring books but few christmas coloring books but tonight someone bought exactly 23 christmas coloring books from me at once, that's incredible, earn 45 euros
thank you
You’re welcome. 👍
Think u
I did get my account banned for not having correct titles. but KDP rep was nice and made me type ( I will not upload contact that may confuse costumers) once i did that they let my account go up and all i had to do was remove all the books there were in review. lucky:D wish i watched your vids then haha
Well done in getting the problem sorted out.
Need to get someone to proof read check your work. I also think you mean ‘contact’.
Here's a question: Can I create books with the different interiors but the same cover - like 'matching' products?
Yes.
@@paulmarles hi, one question: Is it ok if I have the same cover design and pattern but with different colors, for different interior contents such as (wide-ruled lined, dot grid and journal lined)?
@@cloudmonte4406 yes
Hi Paul! I am a newbie with all of this and find your tutorials extremely helpful. I currently have 4 medium to low-content books published following your suggestions. I am very excited and hopeful to continue with this new venture. My question is that I am hoping to take partial interiors of 1 offering and blend it with of the other books so that the customers can have an option of experiences, depending on their goals and visual wants. I feel that this would still be considered "not spam" but would like your perspective. Thanks for everything! Lisa
That sounds like it shoud be ok.
I didn't know an account can be terminated. I wrote and published 8 books on Amazon. One called "1 BADAZZ BLACK SHEEP." which has my picture on it, along with a 7-book series called "P.U.S.H. N PLAY FOR LIFE." All of them have different colors. I have a 9th one in the works. I put my heart, sweat, blood, and tears into these stories. I love to write💯
@The Vignesh I made a decent amount, with the other books, although sales have been slow these days. I just published the 9th book as of 1 A.M this morning.
@The Vignesh Yeah, a whopping $20 😂. Better than nothing I guess.
@The Vignesh Thanks 💚😇. I'm not sure what you mean by uploading the covers. I have been thinking about changing the covers of some of the books. I have colorful covers.
@The Vignesh I'm not too sure about that. I did all of my work on word. I don't have paperback covers. I have just ebooks. That's a good question, though.
@The Vignesh Yes you can you a notebook interior with multiple distinct covers. The man in the video has stated as much.
Hey Paul Really good instructive content, congrats What is the situation on a limited company doing this and what are the tax implications in uk?
Yes, you can create a limited company to do this. My advice is to talk to an accountant re. tax.
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Hi Paul, thanks for this video! Just a question - how about the same cover and interior, but different sizes? is that allowed? Thanks
It is common sense
So far I have had one book that has gone live but I made a revision on it and now it is blocked for some reason (a blank handwriting notebook). Amazon also would keep automatically sending one of my books to a draft mode. There is for sure some software that is used to detect anything.
Cool thx
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Hi, personally I have created the same notebook in French, English, Spanish etc. I prefer to create the same notebook in several languages in order to target several markets. I wrote to Amazon who confirmed to me that it was possible.
That’s a great idea. No problem there.
What about guided journals. People love having the ability to choose the cover they want. In my guided journals, in the description I tell them that the journal comes in multiple covers and color combinations and they can click on the book series to choose which cover they want? Just like when people buy branded guided journals with different covers and they gravitate to the cover they love the most. I am going to email Amazon to confirm this because cover choice for women is really important and if you tell them they have lots of colors and covers to choose from they would know before they bought.
Sounds like a good and original idea. Would be interested to know if this helps with sales.
@@paulmarles Well I just started and I am not doing the 'pen name' journals. I am doing a branded model so it's very different to the Low Content volume model.
@@PamBrossman what was the resolution? Did they agree?
@@SharpBladeML2 Yep you can do it you just have to tell them in the description that the journal comes in multiple covers and tell them where they can choose the other covers and they can pick
@@PamBrossman how do you do that? How the customers will be able to choose the cover? Do they have to click your author name or just click choose color.. sorry im new
Hi Paul
Hello! I'm just starting on this. In another vid, you mentioned using AI to generate a prompt list for a miod tracker journal. How would this fit into the AI content disclosure? Would you still copy paste the prompts? Thank you!!
Thanks paul! A different question if I may, what sales report you prefer? And if using get book report or kdp champ could be dangerous for the account because of the cookies issue
I don’t use any 3rd party software at the moment, just KDP book reports beta. I have used book report in the past which worked welll.
Thanks for the great video. Didn't know about those things. I have a question: I created a lined interior with motivation quotes on every page. Is is possible to publish the same interior many times with different covers or do you think it might get me in trouble?
He basically stated, if there is unique content in the book, you CAN NOT make different covers, since the customer won't want two of the same repeated unique content.
Well I have alternative covers such as the Modern and Vintage designs.
Guys just make sure to keep the interiors totally different from the previous books you have created
Could you make a video using the 3-5 main payment pages for images / vectors (Creative Fabrica, Freepik, etc.) and tell us in each one, if it is possible to use the images without problems, or if they have to be modified, or if they can use but not as main element (Freepik) etc?
I’ll look into it. But all that information is in the licensing terms on each site.
Hi Paul, you're video was very informative, wish i'd seen this before I joined kdp..I previously joined kdp and managed to publish 3 low content books. 2 of them have the same interior since it's only an ordinary notebook. Then after 4days they terminated my account due to a violation of the terms and conditions. I have emailed kdp support asking about it but they won't tell me. I feel frustrated and confused as to why that happened, however, I feel like I am fighting a losing battle so I just let it go..😢
Sorry to hear you got your account terminated. Multiple books of a lined interior wouldn't have created a problem. I know it can be frustrating to get any information.
Hi Paul, I just finished creating a wedding planner interior all from scratch, I’ve dedicated a lot of time to it. Will I be able to get away with using the same interior but with a completely different cover design and do this multiple times?
Hi Paul. I just discovered your channel and am learning a lot from your videos. I understand why you wouldn’t put different covers on the same interior in the case of coloring books, puzzle books, guided journals, log books, etc. I’m a little confused as to why you couldn’t put different covers on plain dot grid or graph paper interiors. Those don’t seem any different than plain lined pages or blank pages to me. Did I misunderstand?
Yes, you can.
Many thanks once again very useful tips I am sure everyone would agree. Just would appreciate if you could let us know more about the titles. Can we use the same title that others used? Eg: Notebook, Composition Notebook etc. I am afraid to publish the book I designed following your (stamp design) tute. thinking that the title I used same as your tute. (Notebook) might get rejected.
Please forgive me if I am troubling you too much. I am very much interested in doing this KDP book publishing business.
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Hi Paul. Since a sketchbook interior is pretty much like a lined interior in that it hardly changes, can I use one sketchbook interior for multiple covers? Thanks
There's a person/company selling 2 interiors with 10+ covers for hundreds of dollars... and saying that it's ok to do exactly this because I asked specifically and was told to move the page order if I wanted to. Glad I didn't. It didn't feel right. So always follow your gut. Or Paul's advice. 😁
Lots of people do this and it is OK, but it is down to you to change the interiors enough to make them your own. Still saves on the workload.
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@@SylverZone Yes. I did and used two covers and two interiors so far. I will play around with the others, but not willing to just change out covers like I was told by the seller. Glad I double checked with Paul. 😁
Miles, can you tell me which software do you use for Kindle Keyword Research, and why that particular one?
Best regards!
Publisher rocket and Helium 10.
I DID Multiple niches with the same PLanner Interior is that ok ?
Yes, should be fine.
Reading log and recipe book they enter in the 2 scenario???by the way i like all ur videos
Thank you.
Commannn Paul Free lined interior every one Know how to create this one we want free coloring book interior like jad Summer to crash sales and let jef happy 💥⚡⚡🤣
Hi Paul! I know you covered this in one or more of your past videos but I can’t seem to find it. What software are you currently using to design your content books (i.e. coloring books)? Tangent templates, affinity designer or other? I also have canva pro and photoshop but never know where to actually design them. Thank you!😃
Most I’ve designed with Adobe Illustrator but more recently I’ve been using Affinity Designer.
@@paulmarles Thank you!😃
I like your perspective but I wanted different covers because people like different colors… not to beat the system. Do you have a video on how to upload them?
Yes, I’ve done video in my book tutorials playlist on uploading books.
For me always i try to make two book same interior with different. Cover but in the title i make two different ones with keywords boxes . some time words and other time Long tail
Sounds good.
Hi. Newbie here. Have been following your videos lately which is very helpful. Cqn you please clarify one of my doubt.. Can I make similar book covers with slight changes. Say it like axolotl notebook for boys n girls which has different color but same designs and fonts on the cover? Is that allowed.
I’m just being nosy but do you live in a house boat? ✌🏼 love your videos; very helpful; keep it up!
Yes I do! Although I've just moved off it. I loved living on the water. Glad you enjoyed the videos.
@@paulmarles Nice! I started following you recently so I haven’t got to watch all of your videos just yet (obviously), but with the shape of the ceiling and a few other tale-tell signs, it had me curious! 😆 Thanks for the reply by the way... I recently launched my first digital product (a digital planner) and I am working on publishing my first LCB now (which will be a streamlined, paper version of my digital planner) and I’m hoping to have that launched this month; with plans to continue the LCB creation process... Your videos are both helpful and insightful, so thank you again for sharing valuable content (and BTS info)! 😃
oh no, I made a bunch of guest sign in books for vacation homes, with different covers of the city but same interior. I already submitted for review, hope I don't get banned.
You would be fine with guest book interiors. It’s more of a problem with coloring books and puzzle books.
Hi Paul. Thanks for the video. Are all your books 120pages 6 x 9 sizes?
No. A lot are 8.5 x 11 inches and 120 pages.
I read all comments but no one is asking the question I’m looking for ….
In the video sounds like you said I’ll be alright but I just want to make sure
My books are the line graphs with different covers some had the same name but different art work … I created 25 in one night there still up for review 72 hours… I hope you see this …. Is there a limit to how many I can post a day …. Ima keep fighting hoping to hear from you soon !
I don’t think they publish a limit but I’ve heard some people say that they’ve been unable to upload more than 25 a day and that Amazon puts a limit on it around that number. I’ve always spread mine out otherwise you have all the same books targeting the same niche and keywords competing with each other at the same time on Amazon.
Hi there! Is it possible to put multiple cover options within one product posting?
Hi Paul! You are very helpful! Thanks! I want to venture into a religious journal niche. Is that possible?
Yes, of course.
@@paulmarles Hi Paul thanks. Hope to be able to replicate your success. What tools can you recommend for this to become a successful endeavor?