[UPDATE] MAJOR CHANGES Announced to Low and No Content Book Publishing on Amazon KDP (Watch Now)
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2022
- If you publish low content books on Amazon KDP or plan to, check out this video to learn about the changes that Amazon has released regarding publishing low and no content books. I'd love to know your thoughts below!
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Thku for your video. I just published a series of low content journals and they still indicated in the approval email, the Look Inside the Book was still offered. It was my first-time publishing, I was waiting. I finally inquired and was told about A+ Content. Your video has really helped a lot.
Thank You for the video Kim💕 I am staying in ..I’m going to follow the rules get better with my designs and content … do more research 🧐 and PRAY HARDER FOR SELLS hehe I ain’t going no where
Hey there Phyllis! You are very welcome and OMG i cannot believe how many editing errors were in this video. I guess I got a little cross eyed doing it. Sheesh. If you are struggling to make sales, I do offer a video review and also provide suggested keywords that "may" help you. Let me know if youre interested or not.
@@YourChicGeek I’m interested I sent you an email
Ahhhh man I think that sucks that the “look inside” feature is off. But like you said I realized that It didn’t work on mobile . I will check out the A+ content video though .. or just so buyers can get a idea of what’s inside the book you can you maybe leave a video or add pictures to the comment section lol that’s the only way for people to see what’s inside . I know before I purchase I like to see the inside so I always check the comments for reviews and pictures .
Hey there Elsia! You are spot on and OMG im so embarrassed by all of the editing mistakes in this video. Ughhhh! Forgive me :-)
I am new to your channel and am so glad to have found you here!! Thanks for sharing so much needed information. I have been video hopping trying to get this whole "Low Content Journal Publishing Thing" down; taking notes after notes!! Lol Your videos are really helping me to understand things better.
Welcome! Glad you are liking the videos!
Am new to kdp, I just found your page today, and I have been practicing . And bummm, no isbn again for low content book
Thank you for the helpful information .
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for saying all that was in my heart since 2019. All love to you sister
Yw!
Kim…Thank you for the update! I’m going to check out LuLu publishing to see if I like it as well as learning how to create printables. I love your videos and I have checked out your website to see if you have a consultation area because I need a little guidance with my books (notebooks, journals, password log book). I want to build on…if that makes sense.
Hey there! Thanks so much... I am now offering video reviews + consultations for low content publishers if youre interested. You can send an email to kim@yourchicgeek[dot]com for more information. Thanks!
Great, I’ll send an email! Thank you!!!!
Thanks for this valuable information. Excellent video. Question: I am in the process of publishing a low content book and I got really confused in the category section. I checked the low content box option. But I still could go up and select the two categories (Wine & Spirits and Entertainment both both fit the theme of my book). Can we check the low content box and still select two categories? Or will I get rejected if we do this?
Hello there Mary! From what I've seen yes, you can still tick the low content book box and still add categories to your books as well. I am going to put out a new video that goes through the full process of publishing low and no content books soon. Best of luck!
This may cause me and possibly others to stop publishing on Amazon all together. I’m wondering though if previously issued ISBNs can be reused?
Hey there Andrea! I wouldnt let this news deter you from publishing at all. To be honest, low content books like journals, planners and etc are more like "stationary" instead of books. If anything, I think the news is encouraging as Amazon is acknowledging that low content books are a "thing". You can still publish your books with out an ISBN...you just have to make sure that you mark it as a low content book before publishing. Best of luck! Also something I should have stated in the video is that the free ISBNs that Amazon issued were ONLY for use on their platform anyways. So not much is changing except that you have to make sure to tick the low content book button when you publish new journals, notebooks.
Would expanded distribution stopped for low content books means no more sales.
Hello there! Ive read that some people mentioned that they were missing out on some income from not being able to get access to expanded distribution. I really didnt make much from it as the majority of my sales come from Amazon. So I don't think that its going to have that big of an impact.
I am just going to roll with it. No ISBN for my low content books and I guess I'm going to learn how to add A+ content pages for viewing the inside. Everything is always changing. I'm used to that. Will be buying the ISBN for my children's books and praying I get it back. Probably won't do coloring or puzzle books. Not sure if the profit margin would be worth it.
Agreed! Great A+ Content is going to play a huge role in marketing books on Amazon KDP! I will roll out a video soon about it.
Hi thanks for the information, and your awesome videos
but few questions please.....
"how many ISBN do I need to purchase for my low content books?
and can I use same ISBN for any low content books I design?"
Hey there! Sooo you will only need to purchase ISBN's if you are planning to publish your books on different platforms outside of Amazon. Amazon will give you a free ASIN number for your low content books so you will still be good to go.
Canva allows 200 pages now, I made a book today and expected it to stop at 150, but it kept going haha
Yayyyyyy for this! Thanks for sharing.
I'm unsure of how often you log in and reply but..... I do have a question in regards to how the inside of the journal may be designed. I know about the outside cover but I would like to also make designs on the inside of the front and back cover and possibly add my logo or something on the inside of the back cover. Is there any assistance or suggestions you have on getting that done?
Hey there Mytra! This is a great topic that I plan to cover really soon as far as designing the interior of journals and the types of things you can do. I created a video called How to Create Prompt Journals that you should check out. Its in my Low Content Book Publishing Playlist. Oh and a heads up I do have ready made KDP journal covers and interiors available in my Payhip shop as a resource. The link is in the bio 😎
Kim thank you for this update regarding this. I am in the process of creating my interior but now I'm like rethinking it. It's a journal for a different perspective on dealing with mental health issues from 1st hand knowledge. Would that be considered low-content? Maybe I need to reach out to Amazon to clarify it. If you have any answers I'd greatly appreciate the help.
Hey there Amber! I'm thinking it would still qualify as low content but recommend reaching out to Amazon to be sure. Best of luck!
@@YourChicGeek thank you! I just did that! Being that it's first hand knowledge I thought it could be. I reached out to Amazon & hope to that that clarified! 😀
Hey, Kim. Do you know how we can publish journals with a spiral spine?
Hello there! Yes mam I would recommend checking into a service like Lulu or the like. Im hoping that one day Amazon will add spiral binding to the mix.
Can you comment more on Royalty rate I'm new here and was wondering why it was so low for a book at 6.99
Hello there! So the royalty rate can def be adjusted based on what you want to sell your book for. Amazon takes a 70% cut from your sales from paperback books and you get whats left over out of that since they pretty much do all of the work ie (printing, shipping, packaging your books).
In general, is it difficult for people working on low-content books to work well on Amazon, or have they narrowed the scope of the work?
Hello! I don't think that its difficult for people to continue working on low content books at all. I still believe its a wonderful opportunity to earn passive income its just that people will have to adhere to the new guidelines is all.
Hi Kim,
I have thoroughly enjoyed your videos and the valuable information you share with your subscribers. Thanks to you, I have published my first low-content book with a second one sitting in "review". How did you contact someone at KDP? It's been sitting in review for over a week now with no feedback. With the new changes in process, I needed to speak to someone before they change the rules or in an attempt to follow the new ones.. Is there a number to call?
Hey there chica! So glad that you are enjoying the videos. I am going to create a CZcams shorts video today to show you how to get er done.
Looking forward to it.
uh oh. I had a book stuck in review because I made a correction. It is a journal so wondering when they will release it and if they'l'l reject now because it doesn't need an ISBN
Hey there Eliza! So if you published your book BEFORE the changes were made and were able to get free ISBN on it, you should be good to go. I would recommend calling up Amazon via the "Help" button on your Amazon KDP account and asking them to check it for you. I had a book stuck in Review status for almost a week. I called and talked to a KDP agent and they checked it out for me and released it the next day. Best of luck!
@@YourChicGeek Thank you. Trying to find their phone number.
Elisa, send me your email and ill show you how to get a call back from them.
@@YourChicGeek I never could get through but it was published. :)
Hi, i want to know coloring book will come in large content and i have to buy an ISBN to publish that ? Thanks in advance for guiding
No you don’t have to buy sn ISBN to publish coloring books on Amazon. You will get a free ISBN from Amazon so you are all good.
@@YourChicGeek Thank you. And one more question, is coloring book a large-print book? I'm sorry to ask these questions but I cannot upload my book after following all instructions.
@@muneezasohail1208 Hello there! Nope a coloring book is not really considered large print unless you make it a large print book. Wondering what issues you are having with your upload.
@@YourChicGeek Thank you kim.
What about the books you already have published?
Hello there. So if youve already published books with ISBN’s you are good to go. Nothing will change for you. 😎
Where do I buy my ISBM ?
Hello Marie! You can purchase ISBN's from Bowker.com
I just finished my tracing book & im confused if its low content or not i really need to know
Low content books are things like Notebooks, journals, log books basically anything with repetitive pages in them. If youre not sure what kind of book you have, reach out to Amazon and they will tell you. Hope this helps
Its 8.5 *11 and abt 90 pages i thought it was large print bookk🤔
I wouldn't consider my journal low content because it's definitely not repetitive. It's a guided journal with lots and lots of writings and questions.
Hey there! Unfortunately...even if its a prompted journal with writings and questions, because its something that people have to "fill in", it would still need to be labeled as "low content". But to be 100% sure I would recommend that you reach out to Amazon to see what category your book would fall under. Best of luck to ya!
@@YourChicGeek Thank you, Kim. You also mentioned selling on LuLu and elsewhere. Would these other platforms require an ISBN as well? What are the other platforms we can sell on? Do you have a video for these questions?
@@YourChicGeek I already reached out to Amazon about this, and they said that it's still low content. :(
@@bigupyuself Reach out yourself as well, but they did tell me that unfortunately, guided journals with fill-in pages and charts are still considered low content. I guess it's time to get used to doing A + content.
@@bigupyuself Hey there! So I dont have any videos on publishing with Lulu and other platforms at this present time but it's something on my to do list. As far as ISBN's...please remember that Amazon is not requiring them for publishing low content books. They are optional and really not necessary since low content books are considered more of a stationary type product.
If I publish 10 notebooks on kdp, need i purchase 10 ISBN nos.?
Or can I use one ISBN number for all 10 notebooks?
Note that, I' ve planned to sell each of my notebooks on multiple platforms.
Hello there! You can publish your notebooks without an ISBN number. Hope this helps…
@@YourChicGeek but, i intend to purchase ISBN... But confused on number of ISBNs needed for publishing multiple notebooks.
As i told before, i m going to sell them on multiple platforms.
@@larsonwhite8619 Ahhh ok gotcha! You will need to go to Bowker.com to get some ISBNs in bulk. If youre publishing 10 notebooks then I believe you will need 10 ISBN numbers for your notebooks so basically one ISBN per notebook. But definitely check with Bowker.com to be sure. Best of luck!