Again, I needed to hear this today. Not because I think KDP is over saturated. I've learned so much in the last three months, and still learning, that I'm going in on my first 15 books and changing keywords and covers. I'm also need to change some of my AI interiors. I ordered a few of my books... and now I know why I don't have any reviews; people are being kind. A couple of decent selling coloring books are not good. The interiors are utterly dreadful. When I received the books yesterday, I felt sick to my stomach. Yes, today will be a long day of getting it right and reuploading.
Honestly, YES, it is saturated. With lazy, easy, non-niche notebooks, unicorn coloring books, etc. You have to find your niches, then success. It takes work and creativity. But doable.
Paul… just wanted to say THANK YOU! My wife and I have published 3 books in the last five weeks. A Letter Tracing book, a coloring and children’s story book. Thanks for freely sharing your knowledge and motivating us to publish.
I've noticed that in entertainment niches people tend to buy new books even without reviews when I published my first AI coloring book. Somehow it just took of with very little ad spend (especially in the UK). Something I haven't seen previously as I was publishing in education niche where it seems people tend to buy more established books.
That's useful to know. I'm glad you're AI coloring book took off. 👍 I used to find my books initially would take off in the UK and then some months later the US. So hopefully yours will get traction in the US soon.
I am relatively new to this, but from my experience you can even make a profit from notebooks if you do it the right way. Be original and don't niche down, because there isn't enough traffic. This is pertaining to notebooks. When it comes to medium and high content that is a different story. You also have to be willing to take extra time to create marketing content for each of these books. Times have past where you can throw a bunch of useless content out there and hope something will stick. Sometimes books take time to get traction so be patient! Complete a project and move on. Don't wait for it to make money. Good luck!
KDP cannot actually be saturated the way people think. Besides, the pluses far outweigh the minuses: 1. You basically have access to a 24/7 - 365 open shop for hundreds of millions of people. 2. There are thousands of niches and fresh ones coming in all the time. 3. Thousands of people and books aren't you competition anyway if you're serious, even if they're in your niche, whether because they really suck, will never get of the ground or are making some other mistake. 4. Even the original giants aren't endlessly safe as others will take them over eventually or some new technology makes their books/workbooks obsolete as well as just the passage of time. 5. People are just different and do not like the same things, even within a small niche. And much, much more!
Totally agree with you Paul! I started ADP in April this year, I have sales every month - higher , lower... but always have sales. I am learning everything like you said. I feel I am getting better each day! :)
Well, I would not say that KDP is easy. In my case, for example, I have the extra hurdle of being a total beginner and not know anything of graphic design. But I would not say that is impossible at all. Especially for those who have skills in graphic design.
Awesome information as always Paul! Thanks for the deep dive to address the shallow concerns of Saturation. It's like anything else, do the work, create something good, and have patience
Appreciating your latest video - yet again. However, I notice a trend where a lot of people seem to be replicating what's shown in UA-cam videos. It might help to spike the view count of UA-camrs, but it doesn't necessarily increase the sales of those who put genuine effort into their books. Sometimes, it feels as though many KDP publishers are merely rushing things, maybe looking for a quick win. It's crucial for us to remember the value of originality and hard work in this space. This is something I hope future discussions and videos could also emphasize. Keep up the good work!
This is the most motivational video I'll probably watch all year. One of the concepts that always gave me pause about keywords in kdp, affiliate marketing, etc., is authority, or how some content on the first pages would ALWAYS be there. Knowing now that there's room for new content on page 1, even in saturated niches is incredibly motivating. Thanks so much, Paul Marles, for this video. I'm so glad I found your channel.
Thanks for being a ray of reality sunshine between the twin discouraging dark clouds of "Make $15k a Month Your First Month on KDP" and "Everybody on KDP is Getting Banned! Don't Even Try!"
With notebooks yes, but good niche books not so much. It feels like people are less likely to toss out quality quickly. I’m trying my darndest to mostly make high quality stuff.
I personally think, it is saturated for sure. One needs to work really hard to find a niche and spend hours in working out how to publish a decent book, then wait weeks if not months to make a single purchase there.
Is that from your actual experience? It's not from mine. I agree with the working really hard bit though. That's the thing that puts a lot of people off.
thanks for the quick response, Yes it is from my experience. I also agree, it is not as easy as it looks. I think one needs to be patient, dedicated, and up to date with the trends changing every now and then. @@paulmarles
If you perform SEO prior to publishing and then consistently perform social media SEO tactics, you’ll sell more. You can’t just publish and make money.
Is kdp saturated ? Paul marles : 2018: No 2019 : No 2020 : No 2022 : No 2023 : No SAME VIDEOS ! SAME TALK ! EVERY YEAR ! PLEASE START NEW CONCEPT ON YOUR CHANNEL OR STEP AWAY! THERE ARE MANY GUYS ON UA-cam HAVE SMALL NUMBERS OF FOLLOWERS AND THEY GIVE US INFORMATIONS YOU WOULD MAKE US PAY FOR THEM! I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 3 YEARS I'VE WATCHED ALL YOUR VIDEOS AND I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU TALK ABT NEW THINGS ON KDP AND FACTS !!!! DON'T FORGET THAT 80% OF PEOPLE IN THIS INDUSTRY IS WATCHING U AND U JUST BRING THEME TO HELL BY SAYING THE SAME THING WHILE AMAZON CHANGES EVERY YEAR...I WAS A BIG FAN OF YOUR CHANNEL ANS ALWAYS I RECOMMAND IT TO BEGINNERS BUT NOW I DESLIKE ALL YOUR NEW VIDEOS CUZ THEY ARE JUST SO REPETITIVE AND YOU'VE ALREADY TALKED ABT THAT SAME THINGS YEARS AGO
I think you can honestly answer this question only with yes. But that does not mean you can't still make money with KDP. I just would not put all my ressources into this business and would only view this as a side hustle
Thankyou Paul for taking the time to make these tutorials. They so helpful and always give me a boost to keep plodding along, working on new designs and improving bit by bit. Hugely appreciated.
It's not saturated, you just have to apply the correct techniques to be able to earn money in amazon kdp. Thanks to your videos, in my second month of uploading my books, I started to earn my first dollars. I am currently on my fourth month and still earning royalties, all thanks to applying your techniques. I am very grateful, really. Greetings from Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱
Thank you for your encouragement, Paul! From your experience with KDP, does a book go through a review process AGAIN if the author decides to change its price after it's been published? Keep up the good work!
It does but it's very short. When I recently updated my prices it only took something like 15 minutes so it;s not the same review as when you first publish the book.
Thx for sharing your fail-success timeline. Seriously helps, me anyways. Yea, i also feel a bit obsessive and was unsure about the project quantities, but after this video I’m down with trial produce and perfect as to progress forward. Nice. Bye
Hi Paul, in one of your vids you mentioned a place that did templates for a one-off payment. Could you (or any fans) remind me of the site? Btw I love your videos because they're presented in a calm and factual way. And you get straight into it!
Thanks to uploaders like Paul, Jules Marriner, Bethany Atazadeh, Rob Cubbon, Stephen Peel and one or two others whose videos have been REALLY helpful, I've just uploaded my own book to KDP. Proof copy now on its way. (Quite a steep learning curve at first - which is where those uploaders' tutorials came in.) My interest is only in high content material, for which there is a dearth of help on UA-cam unless you dig deep. However - thanks Paul. Your uploads have been a boon.
Thanks Mr Paul, I have watching your videos for sometime and I think you're doing well, but pls how to sell on Amazon, seriously I have books there And not even a single sell, most times my books got stocks on review for days, pls is there a way you can help put me through? Am Mr Tunde oloyin from Nigeria
I just love your videos. Specially your way of talking. I opened my kdp account but I am kind of afraid to publish anything. Still watching your videos.
Thank you. I understand, it can be quite scary at first but just publish a very basic lined journal first to start with. Once you've done that it will become easier.
Hi Paul, thanks for the video. As someone that's starting off on KDP, it's great to hear these tips. I would like some advice on a journal that I had professionally designed. I've got two versions and I am unsure which version is the correct version to upload to KDP. Any chance I can email you the copies and you could take a look? Thank you
I don't know if it's just me, but recently when I publish a book with all the set-up completed. After the review periods, my book still returns to draft instead of going live. Please if anyone can help me, i would really appreciate.
Paul, thank you for your channel. I've been watching your videos for several months and am working on my first low-content books. Also, props to you tattoo artist on your sleeve. It looks fabulous!
Hey Paul, thanks for sharing your Positivity, if you allow me, am a total failure been in lot of losing situations, at one point as a sales person it always puzzled me an old say we have here, i quote " your fellowship in your craft, are your enemies" i couldn't just swallow it, and over time i noticed the more people having same craft in same neighborhood have better and more clients as opposed to others that are virtually perfectly placed with little to no competition yet still suffer, weird right the reason was simple as to why but still weird how Humans perceive things :)
Again, I needed to hear this today. Not because I think KDP is over saturated. I've learned so much in the last three months, and still learning, that I'm going in on my first 15 books and changing keywords and covers. I'm also need to change some of my AI interiors. I ordered a few of my books... and now I know why I don't have any reviews; people are being kind. A couple of decent selling coloring books are not good. The interiors are utterly dreadful. When I received the books yesterday, I felt sick to my stomach. Yes, today will be a long day of getting it right and reuploading.
Honestly, YES, it is saturated. With lazy, easy, non-niche notebooks, unicorn coloring books, etc. You have to find your niches, then success. It takes work and creativity. But doable.
Absolutely. 👍
But only through the niches available from amazon right ? Can you create your own niche ?.thanks
@@EmpowermentPagesGood question! I wonder about it too.
I just bought a Unicorn Coloring Book as a gift. The young girl who received it, loved it! ..Plus a Monster Truck coloring book for her brother😂 😂
Paul… just wanted to say THANK YOU! My wife and I have published 3 books in the last five weeks. A Letter Tracing book, a coloring and children’s story book. Thanks for freely sharing your knowledge and motivating us to publish.
You're welcome and congratulations on publishing your books! 👍
I've noticed that in entertainment niches people tend to buy new books even without reviews when I published my first AI coloring book. Somehow it just took of with very little ad spend (especially in the UK). Something I haven't seen previously as I was publishing in education niche where it seems people tend to buy more established books.
That's useful to know. I'm glad you're AI coloring book took off. 👍 I used to find my books initially would take off in the UK and then some months later the US. So hopefully yours will get traction in the US soon.
I am relatively new to this, but from my experience you can even make a profit from notebooks if you do it the right way. Be original and don't niche down, because there isn't enough traffic. This is pertaining to notebooks. When it comes to medium and high content that is a different story. You also have to be willing to take extra time to create marketing content for each of these books. Times have past where you can throw a bunch of useless content out there and hope something will stick. Sometimes books take time to get traction so be patient! Complete a project and move on. Don't wait for it to make money. Good luck!
KDP cannot actually be saturated the way people think. Besides, the pluses far outweigh the minuses:
1. You basically have access to a 24/7 - 365 open shop for hundreds of millions of people.
2. There are thousands of niches and fresh ones coming in all the time.
3. Thousands of people and books aren't you competition anyway if you're serious, even if they're in your niche, whether because they really suck, will never get of the ground or are making some other mistake.
4. Even the original giants aren't endlessly safe as others will take them over eventually or some new technology makes their books/workbooks obsolete as well as just the passage of time.
5. People are just different and do not like the same things, even within a small niche.
And much, much more!
Great points. I couldn't agree more. 👍
Totally agree with you Paul! I started ADP in April this year, I have sales every month - higher , lower... but always have sales. I am learning everything like you said. I feel I am getting better each day! :)
Congratulations. 👏
That's great to hear. Glad you're seeing success with your books.
Competition is everywhere, there are killers like me who wants the same money you want, if you wanna be lazy you won't get any, trust me.
You right 👍
Well, I would not say that KDP is easy. In my case, for example, I have the extra hurdle of being a total beginner and not know anything of graphic design. But I would not say that is impossible at all. Especially for those who have skills in graphic design.
Awesome information as always Paul! Thanks for the deep dive to address the shallow concerns of Saturation. It's like anything else, do the work, create something good, and have patience
Absolutely. 👍
Appreciating your latest video - yet again. However, I notice a trend where a lot of people seem to be replicating what's shown in UA-cam videos. It might help to spike the view count of UA-camrs, but it doesn't necessarily increase the sales of those who put genuine effort into their books.
Sometimes, it feels as though many KDP publishers are merely rushing things, maybe looking for a quick win. It's crucial for us to remember the value of originality and hard work in this space. This is something I hope future discussions and videos could also emphasize.
Keep up the good work!
This is the most motivational video I'll probably watch all year. One of the concepts that always gave me pause about keywords in kdp, affiliate marketing, etc., is authority, or how some content on the first pages would ALWAYS be there. Knowing now that there's room for new content on page 1, even in saturated niches is incredibly motivating. Thanks so much, Paul Marles, for this video. I'm so glad I found your channel.
You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful and thank you too for watching.
Thanks for being a ray of reality sunshine between the twin discouraging dark clouds of "Make $15k a Month Your First Month on KDP" and "Everybody on KDP is Getting Banned! Don't Even Try!"
You're welcome. Glad you found it useful. 👍
KDP being oversaturated reminds me of Winston Churchill (allegedly?) remarking, "the rumours of my death are greatly exaggerated." :)
Thank you for sharing this valuable information
Kdp can never be saturated, once a book starts doing well, it becomes a new niche. It continues like that.
With notebooks yes, but good niche books not so much. It feels like people are less likely to toss out quality quickly. I’m trying my darndest to mostly make high quality stuff.
I personally think, it is saturated for sure. One needs to work really hard to find a niche and spend hours in working out how to publish a decent book, then wait weeks if not months to make a single purchase there.
Is that from your actual experience? It's not from mine. I agree with the working really hard bit though. That's the thing that puts a lot of people off.
thanks for the quick response, Yes it is from my experience.
I also agree, it is not as easy as it looks. I think one needs to be patient, dedicated, and up to date with the trends changing every now and then. @@paulmarles
Hi! I am new to Amazon KDP. I would like to know if using AI to create coloring books could bring me problems in the future with Amazon KDP?
I'e not heard of any issues at present.
Thanks, Paul! Do you think that no-content notebooks are still worth the effort of publishing? Cheers!
Yes, I do.
If you perform SEO prior to publishing and then consistently perform social media SEO tactics, you’ll sell more. You can’t just publish and make money.
Is kdp saturated ? Paul marles :
2018: No
2019 : No
2020 : No
2022 : No
2023 : No
SAME VIDEOS ! SAME TALK ! EVERY YEAR ! PLEASE START NEW CONCEPT ON YOUR CHANNEL OR STEP AWAY! THERE ARE MANY GUYS ON UA-cam HAVE SMALL NUMBERS OF FOLLOWERS AND THEY GIVE US INFORMATIONS YOU WOULD MAKE US PAY FOR THEM! I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 3 YEARS I'VE WATCHED ALL YOUR VIDEOS AND I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU TALK ABT NEW THINGS ON KDP AND FACTS !!!! DON'T FORGET THAT 80% OF PEOPLE IN THIS INDUSTRY IS WATCHING U AND U JUST BRING THEME TO HELL BY SAYING THE SAME THING WHILE AMAZON CHANGES EVERY YEAR...I WAS A BIG FAN OF YOUR CHANNEL ANS ALWAYS I RECOMMAND IT TO BEGINNERS BUT NOW I DESLIKE ALL YOUR NEW VIDEOS CUZ THEY ARE JUST SO REPETITIVE AND YOU'VE ALREADY TALKED ABT THAT SAME THINGS YEARS AGO
I think you can honestly answer this question only with yes. But that does not mean you can't still make money with KDP. I just would not put all my ressources into this business and would only view this as a side hustle
Thankyou Paul for taking the time to make these tutorials. They so helpful and always give me a boost to keep plodding along, working on new designs and improving bit by bit. Hugely appreciated.
You're welcome. Glad you've found them helpful.
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It's not saturated, you just have to apply the correct techniques to be able to earn money in amazon kdp. Thanks to your videos, in my second month of uploading my books, I started to earn my first dollars. I am currently on my fourth month and still earning royalties, all thanks to applying your techniques. I am very grateful, really. Greetings from Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱
Is it a substantial increase in revenue? Or is it more of a supplementary thing? I'm trying to get into this space myself and I'm looking for info
That's great to hear. Glad you're getting success from your publishing. And welcome from Santiago de Chile!
Thank you for your encouragement, Paul! From your experience with KDP, does a book go through a review process AGAIN if the author decides to change its price after it's been published? Keep up the good work!
It does but it's very short. When I recently updated my prices it only took something like 15 minutes so it;s not the same review as when you first publish the book.
Is it a good strategy to take the book offline and republish it if it didn't make it to a few sales in the first run
Thx for sharing your fail-success timeline. Seriously helps, me anyways. Yea, i also feel a bit obsessive and was unsure about the project quantities, but after this video I’m down with trial produce and perfect as to progress forward. Nice. Bye
How do you get the view of DS Quick View as at 1:55?
I click on the plugin in the Chrome toolbar.
@@paulmarlesYou mean the plugin icon? It does show in my toolbar. Could it be that I am still using Win7?
Hi Paul, in one of your vids you mentioned a place that did templates for a one-off payment. Could you (or any fans) remind me of the site?
Btw I love your videos because they're presented in a calm and factual way. And you get straight into it!
I think he was referring to Tangent Templates.
@@Dakotagirl823 That was the one, thank you!
Yes, I think it was Tangent Templates.
@@paulmarles Yes it was, thank you!
Paul, you do make great points as always. however, the market is pretty saturated (or has become)
Great content and insightful points Paul! Thank you for your incredible information as always
You're welcome. Thank you for watching.
Thanks to uploaders like Paul, Jules Marriner, Bethany Atazadeh, Rob Cubbon, Stephen Peel and one or two others whose videos have been REALLY helpful, I've just uploaded my own book to KDP. Proof copy now on its way.
(Quite a steep learning curve at first - which is where those uploaders' tutorials came in.)
My interest is only in high content material, for which there is a dearth of help on UA-cam unless you dig deep.
However - thanks Paul. Your uploads have been a boon.
You're welcome. Glad you've found them helpful.
I love you paul marles, you have been my Amazon inspiration
Same here too. He really inspired me to take action on content creation for amazon kdp.
Thanks Mr Paul, I have watching your videos for sometime and I think you're doing well, but pls how to sell on Amazon, seriously I have books there And not even a single sell, most times my books got stocks on review for days, pls is there a way you can help put me through? Am Mr Tunde oloyin from Nigeria
Here is a video that may help: ua-cam.com/video/rfc2qzMZ-04/v-deo.html
I super close to my first launch, a bit of a labour of love... A bedside journal called "Create Happy Thoughts (in less than 5 minutes a day)"
That's great to hear. Best of luck on the launch.
I just uploaded 5 more items today 2 new anime themed coloring books and 3 journals. So I hope not.
That's great to hear. 👍
I just love your videos. Specially your way of talking. I opened my kdp account but I am kind of afraid to publish anything. Still watching your videos.
Thank you. I understand, it can be quite scary at first but just publish a very basic lined journal first to start with. Once you've done that it will become easier.
@@paulmarles thank you for replying. I like the way you talk, even your accent. These things seem so easy when you talk.
Hey paul, do you recommend advertising on books ath the time of publishing?
That is a good strategy.
Hi Paul, thanks for the video. As someone that's starting off on KDP, it's great to hear these tips. I would like some advice on a journal that I had professionally designed. I've got two versions and I am unsure which version is the correct version to upload to KDP. Any chance I can email you the copies and you could take a look? Thank you
You can contact me via instagram @paulmarles.
I don't know if it's just me, but recently when I publish a book with all the set-up completed. After the review periods, my book still returns to draft instead of going live. Please if anyone can help me, i would really appreciate.
That's a good question, I have a few that are being reviewed now.
The most common cause of that is using a keyword in the author name.
Thank you, I needed to hear this!
I absolutely love the encouragement you show in every one of your videos!
Thank you. Glad you find them helpful.
I’m curious, are you still making KDP bookS? Or are you mainly focused on teaching KDP?
Thank you Paul. I have been learning a lot from your tutorials. You are a great mentor.
You're welcome. Glad you've found the videos helpful.
Thanks Paul .You Rock !!! 🤟
Paul, thank you for your channel. I've been watching your videos for several months and am working on my first low-content books. Also, props to you tattoo artist on your sleeve. It looks fabulous!
Thank you. 👍
Un subiect bine prezentat..... bravo Paul ! ;)
My kdp account has been closed...is this because kdp is saturated
No, saturation isn't a reason for closing accounts.
Thanks for these valuable tips Paul..
Just got my KDP account opened and I’ll be pushing all the way throoough.🔥🚀
Excellent video sir
Thanks Paul!
Useful and helpful information.
You're welcome. Thank you too for watching.
Hey Paul, thanks for sharing your Positivity, if you allow me, am a total failure been in lot of losing situations, at one point as a sales person it always puzzled me an old say we have here, i quote
" your fellowship in your craft, are your enemies"
i couldn't just swallow it, and over time i noticed the more people having same craft in same neighborhood have better and more clients as opposed to others that are virtually perfectly placed with little to no competition yet still suffer, weird right
the reason was simple as to why but still weird how Humans perceive things :)
I started kdp with this UA-cam but they closed my account. No idea.
Hi Paul, I sent you a message in your insta account. Not sure if you read messages from there or best to ask them on UA-cam. Preference?
Thank you Paul for all the reasons that make this an excellent channel. Very happy to have found your videos 👍
I 100% percent agree with every word you said, thank you, Paul!
You're welcome. Thank you for watching.👍
Great video, great explanation. Thank you
Hey Paul... make a latest video on KDP ads 🙂
I'm working on it. 👍
Mr paul, keep up the good work
Thank you Paul!! I needed to hear this!! xoxo
You're welcome. Glad you. foundit helpful.
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@@Englishhotpost
I wrote it for those who don't speak English, don't be so egotistical
I appreciate you SO much! :D
Thank you. 😊
Is there a solution to see the top 10.000 books on kdp, or can we see only the top 100 ?
I don't know of any solution currently, even with some of the paid tools.
@@paulmarles Thank you for the response.
Do we have to maintain a inventory or make our own paper back books. Or does amazon makes our books itself and maintains inventory?
It's Print On Demand, so Amazon prints the book each time it's ordered
@@pinzykins4715 so we don't need to do anything about this. As a seller and listing books.
Amazon creates the books when a customer makes a purchase.
You are the best expert.thankyou
Thank you.
very helpful, thank you
You're welcome.
Thank you brother i love you 💥
You're welcome.
same content againe pffffff
It's your choice whether to watch or not.
Thanks Paul for this ❤
You're welcome.
thanks
You're welcome.
we need ADS video plz
I have a playlist on the channel on Ads.
@@paulmarles thank you soooo much
Thank you
You're welcome.
Hi Paul! I bought your templates and have a question, Can I Email you?
You can contact me via instagram @paulmarles
Thanks! I will :) @@paulmarles
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