Hi teejay nice to meet you good to know you’ve got a 2nd income going for you… I still trying to figure out a 1st income due to poor infrastructure in my country do you mind sharing a book bolt account with me I can’t afford it and it takes a longer process to do this kind of low-medium content books I could really use your help right now so I can make Christmas special for my family
@@paulmarles thank you. It’s always exciting to see the actual content creator respond. 😊 I promise I’m always able to watch your videos step by step and learn and I’m so appreciative to that so thank you again so much.
Currently working on my own KDP journey, your content is really helping out, about to publish my first coloring book very soon and build up from there! The journey will be fun and succesfull!
Great video! Thank you! Is there a way through Amazon KDP to print a stockpile of books to have on hand? I want to have mine on Amazon but also give stock to a few local stores to sell. Thanks in advance!
I figured it out. But under the Max Words per Page the lower the number = the size of the puzzle (grid)? I'm aiming for kids between 4-6 and I want the letters to be big enough for them to read. Thank you very much.
When I upload the file... and put in the metrics, then submit... It keeps saying "not enough words in CVS file" I have about 255 words.... I tried to modify a few times, add more pages, etc. not sure what's off here? Have you run into this?
@@paulmarles Yes, it's weird. It is a CVS file... when I upload it and go to submit, it just says not enough words in CVS file, but when I did a test and selected like 5 pages to upload it went thru and downloaded those 5, so something must be off. If I have a 100 pages, or select 50 pages to download puzzles to, how many words should you have ?
Hi! The K in CMYK stands for black and it is better for printing unlike RGB which is better for screens, either way I find they it doesn't make a big difference, it depends on the printing method and the colors.
Hi Paul, I've just started using Book Bolt & can't seem to get past the 'not enough words' error when making a word search. The options available also seem different to those on your video. Any help would be much appreciated!
It is often becasue you';ve selected too many pages for the number of words you've submitted. E.g. you've submitted enough words to create 10 puzzles but have selected 11 or more pages.
Good morning!!! I have a question..... lets say I make an intererior for a puzzle book 120 pages..... after it is saved is there a way that I could select say 12 pages of the interior and make it its own pdf so I could sell it as an activity download for teachers for daily work for their students.... or combine it with other pages from other interiors that i have created before to make a combo activity setup ?
If my book is published on Amazon do I need to do anything to make it visible to customers like advertising or so or would it be automatically available
I've made an activity book in Canva and uploaded it into a file for the book. Do I put the pages in the correct order in the file before sending - or can I upload to Book Bolt and arrange the pages there?
Freeze when? If it's during the upload to Book Bolt then you would need to contact Book Bolt support. They are often very helpful with those types of issues. There maybe a problem with your file which is very difficult for me to advise on just from your message.
As always your videos are great. But I have a question. I purchased Book Bolt yesterday. (You discount has expired) I want to create a word search for 1st graders, but want my "grid" to be 10 by 10. I can't find anywhere to do this. Are we stuck with the grid they offer or is it changeable? Thanks and take care. Mike
It appears they are only limited to the grid they offer. I can't see a way to change it. Their customer support is very helpful and may be worth asking them in case I am missing something. Thank you for letting me know re. the discount code
@@paulmarles Thanks Paul. I appreciate the information. I couldn't find a way either. I did find some software called Instant Puzzle Generator by Cloudorka. They offer a great deal of flexibility. They also offer a maze generator, math generator, and time telling generator. I've used the math generator several times and it works great especially if you have the upgrades. Really enjoy the videos and watch them several times. Keep up the great work!
Is it right to mention that we must not put a space in between 2 words as this puts a blank in the word grid where a letter should be, just a thought to mention, as I have just discovered why there are gaps in the gris. Gotta go fix that now. Cheers Paul.
Paul it seems I am always asking you questions. I am in the process of making some word find books, However I am wondering if you can use song titles? Movie titles? And if you are doing lets say produce and you use 10 different kinds of apples are words like Granny Smith, Envy, Red Delicious, etc trademarked. I have looks for hours and cannot seem to find any answers. I know your not a lawyer but I was hoping maybe you knew this answer. Thank you for always answering my questions.
With song titles and movie titles it would probably be an issue around copyright. Here's a link that may help: www.thelaw.com/law/are-song-titles-lyrics-protected-by-copyright-or-trademark-law.317/ . I think most apple names would be ok. Dpeends on how old the name is I would've thought.
@@paulmarles Hi Paul. Thanks for the great videos!! How about historical peoples names? e.g. ex Presidents. Is this fair gae as their names are in the public space? Thanks again
Hi Paul! Just found your channel and am learning a lot! At the very beginning of the video when you show word search books on Amazon, under the listings there is information, such as the ASIN, Price History, Keepa History, etc... How are you seeing this? Is it an extension you installed? Or do you see that when logged in to your KDP Amazon account? Actually... never mind. I just saw your video where you explain that! :)
New to this! I'm trying to create a 100 word search puzzle book. I entered 100 pages. All the puzzle pages loaded, but no solution pages? How many pages do I enter? Tried to increase the count and it said not enough words??
Paul, I can't thank you enough. you are a God send. I found you yesterday and watched 3 videos I think the first video was Affinity Designer as I am also interested in doing digital templates, then I saw your KDP and got addicted. Last night I did the Canava tutorial and did my first book. I watched the publishing video but have not published my book yet. Can I use book bolt for other languages for example Wordsearch will the answers be created too? I'll definitely use your code for the book bolt. You are so honest and genuine and not trying to sell anything while you sharing your knowledge and teaching us. Thank you, Paul
Hi Halima nice observations and I appreciate the readiness to work do you mind sharing your book bolt account with me Because I can’t afford it and it takes a long process to create puzzles using other platforms thanks 🙏 😊
@@paulmarles tankiu, and do I have to fill tax ID when I create my KDP account or I can do it later to publish my first KDP book? Cuz I dont have my Tax ID yet
One thing I'm really trying to do. Adding a frame (image) around the word puzzle. There's the SKETCH function which adds this background supposedly but it doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions?.
Hi Paul! Thanks for your videos. I'm trying to create a 2000-word word search using chatgpt but I'm in trouble with duplicate words within and between the themed lists.
i noticed a lot of the top selling word search books are saying "for relaxation and stress relief" in their subtitle. Is that OK for the KDP terms and conditions, or is that actually considered making a medical claim, and thus is subject to banning if KDP finds out?
I'm constantly getting 'not enough words' when I upload my CSV. How many groups of 10 words did you use? I have 10 groups, each with 10 words in, and it's still not enough! I have no idea how to get around this!
Should a blank page be left between each puzzle so that one puzzle is on the front of a page but it's a blank back (like a coloring book)? In this case, if we have 50 puzzles, would the solutions also only be on the front of a page? Thank you.
Hey Paul - another great video - one thing I noticed is Boo Bolt is randomly printing the answers after the puzzles rather than in the same order as the puzzles - is there a workaround for this?
INteresting. I;ve not come across that problem. For software issues like this you would need to contact Book Bolt support who are usually very helpful.
I really want to make a puzzle book, but I'm worried about duplicate copyright and trademark issues. I'm afraid that I will lose my account, word search book look almost the same on every page, only the words
Add graphics to the pages or add a quote that is relevant to the subject of your puzzle book to make it different. I'd advise you to come up with a different quote on each page and maybe a few different graphics, but make sure that the quotes are not copyrighted.
When you put in the number of pages, do you have to add in the solutions pages too? For example, if I'm making 60 puzzles do I make a 60 page book or 120 page? I'm having trouble with this. When I do 60, I get no solutions. When I do 120, I get the error message that I don't have enough words.
I was doing well with the list but now I’m concerned about using certain words like ‘Cinderella’ or ‘Cadburys Roses’ Should I just avoid these branded words or is it ok? What’s the deal with song Lyrics… 😣😅
I'm working on my second activity book, but I'm so nervous about how it looks after it's printed! I ordered a copy (waiting for delivery), but I'm wondering how to make sure my images stay consistent after editing and resizing, regardless where I get the them 😓. I'm not computer savvy at all. Can you (or someone) point me in the right direction? Am I even asking the right question? Well, just finished the video. Book bolt certainly seems easier.. but I'm not at subscription level yet 😅
@@paulmarles thank you! I'll study up on that. When I zoom in on my interior images, some parts looked pixelated which of course I didn't notice until afterwards. Hopefully I selected the right settings. It looked ok in preview, but I'm still nervous I messed something up along the way 😅. Appreciate the videos! ❤️
Thank you my friend, for this excellent video. Question, how do I add more pictures to my Amazon low content book listing? I already published my first low content book but Amazon only used 1 picture for that, the main book cover. Thank you
RGB for web (pngs are always RGB.) CMYK (K is black. Lol) is for print. A .tiff can be transparent and cmyk for KDP. I think I read that KDP needs CMYK? Maybe not if yours has always been ok. Thanks for your vids.
Hi Paul, Thanks for all the knowledge you share about KDP. I just started writing my first book and paid for book bolt subscription but for some reason, it's still acting me to get a pro to access the resources. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for the video. I tried to make a book with word search puzzles in Bookbolt. It turned out that depending on the length of the words this service decides the size of the grid itself. I set it up to have 20 words in each puzzle. As a result, Bookbolt generated a different number of rows and columns in each puzzle! I got so that out of 50 pages, part of it was 15*15, another part 16*16 and even 1 puzzle came out 20*20! (I contacted Bookbolt technical support and they confirmed that I cannot set the grid size on my end, the program does it automatically.) How do the buyers of the book feel about that? How do you overcome such difficulties? Thank you
Often that occurs if you select a number of pages to fill but don't have enough words to create the required number of puzzles to fill those pages. So you would either reduce the number of pages or increase the number of words to create more puzzles.
Hi, I love watching your videos Paul. Did you ever try making another puzzle in bookbolt, like missing vowel or mazes? I am having trouble with the missing vowel puzzle, I put the words in and it tells me I don't have enough words and I have 205, you shouldn't need that many words for that. I also get the words invalid template page params. There is a dropdown menu that has 40, 60 and 80, I am just getting started and am having trouble. So far all I've made in bookbolt is a few word search puzzles. If it isn't too much trouble could you please help
I haven't tried the missing vowel puzzles yet but I'll take a look at them. If you're having problems you can always contact Book Bolt support, they are often very helpful.
Hi Paul, love your videos but I tried to follow along with this wordsearch creator but when you sign up for the basic $9.99 Book Bolt subscription trial, the 'WordsSearch' option is greyed out as it requires 'Pro Access'. Do you have to have the Pro subscription to create Wordsearch books?
Dear Paul thank you for your videos and all your teaching :) do I understand you right that if you make 100 pages of christmas word search and you need 10 for each page. Then you have to have a total of 1000 words in your Excel sheet? or does Book Bolt reuse the words if you only have 200 and you still can have 100 pages book? Thank you :)
Paul, i think I need some kind of database to store all my words generated. To track when the words were used, volume number etc. can you comment on this and give any advise?
Hi Paul, I created and published a Valentine's Word Search. I recently received my author copies and think the book looks really good. Unfortunately, I did not sell any copies. I think I will keep trying since I enjoyed the processed. However, I have a question. My chosen author name is not listed on the cover or inside the book. I guess I thought Amazon would add it when printing the book. Should I be manually including the author name on the cover and on an inside cover page or is an author name not expected on a puzzle book. Also, if I need to add it manually, should I update the original book or will that lead to some type of problem. Thanks for your help and videos.
An author name on the book wouldn't be expected so I don;t think there is a need to put it on. Yes, if you decided to do it you just update your cover and then re-upload it to your original book and if will just replace the old cover.
Your video is awesome! Now I have followed your guide on the solution highlighter and I’m getting an error that no solution is found. Can you explain how I can fix that?
This video is full of excellent information. Everything discussed in this video is very clear and very well explained for easy and better understanding. Thanks for taking your time to share such an amazing video with us
They have the license page on their site which explains what you can and cannot do. You have to check each image you use as some may be on the big stock photo websites.
Nice, thanks! I think you are the first one who has shown the whole process with Book Bolt Studio. The rest of them were showng with the designer, which is not helpful to us who have Book Bolt Studio. Thanks
Hey Paul ! Thank you so much for sharing such valuable information with a huge audience ! I have a question : Are all these graphics that you used like word search grid, santa images and all, are they copyright free and do they allow commercial use ?
Great tips...I use BB a little different-the cover for ex and I recently figured out how to cut an image like you did with the tree 🫢 Easier for me, I started a diff way but love you tutorials. TY for sharing 🙏🏽
Yes that’s true sir I have actually create a notebook with the help of your video they just accepted it this morning, it’s live ,it’s actually not easy with phone ,I just hope I make sales with that cos to get PC here for myself isn’t easy so I will have to work harder with phone , Thank you sir
You are the best. i have been watching others explain the same video you are doing, i didnt learn anything. but you explain it clearly . tks a million.
Thanks, for another great video. Paul, some puzzle-making software allows you to screen for offensive words. In particular when the spelling is reversed. Do you know if this has that feature?
Hello Paul. thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. just wondering if anyone has experienced problems deleting pages, using MacBook pro? the right click function doesn't seem to work when I want to delete a page from my design...
@@paulmarles yes. and i managed to find the solution. it's a double finger hold plus the control key simultaneously to delete pages. In case anyone else faces this issue... thanks Paul!
Hi I finally finish and was able to upload to CSV. However, after the last page, the soluton page does not come up after the last page. Does it matter whether you use a mac laptop? I even created a ticket twice and no avail.
Hi Paul, thanks for the great video. Big help. But Book Bolt is producing irregular spreadsheets, some 14 x 14 words and others 17 x 17. Any ideas? Thanks again
Thanks Paul, your videos are always packed with outstanding info that actually helps. I'll be using your link to join book bolt. It's the least I can do to help your channel out.
I am unable to import the CSV file properly. It keeps telling me I don't have enough words. I do have enough words, so I have NO idea why it doesn't work for me. It's very frustrating since I pay for Book Bolt and it won't work. I'll have to do it through Canva, which is way more time consuming. If anyone else has this problem, please comment here and let me know if or how you fixed it. I have tried using 20 words per puzzle, all the way down to 10 like in this video, with spaces between the lists and without. It doesn't work. Thanks in advance.
That usually happens if you’ve selected too many pages to print puzzles on. For example, when setting up the interior and you choose which pages to print the puzzles on, if you choose say ten pages but in your spreadsheet you only have enough words to create 9 puzzles ie 9 pages then you will get that error.
@@paulmarles Thanks for responding so quickly. That's not the case for me. I have enough words to create the puzzles I am trying to do. I put a ticket in with Book Bolt so I'm hoping they can help me figure it out. Thanks again - I wish that were the answer! :)
Very clear step by step . Thank you . I just started my puzzle but I see I have some blank spaces on some of my puzzles where there is a two word,wording . Is there a way that I can get around that without putting the word together? (Apple pie, Applepie)
you could write "Apple-pie" in the word list and explain in the instructions of your book that ex. apple-pie (and similar long words) will be found as applepie (since you can't create word searches with spaces in between any single word)
Sir, you are the first explainer who talks at an acceptable speed for non-native English speakers. For that I thank you. I'm just wondering if you have a written explanation for this rather old-fashioned 63-year-old navy vet? I do like this idea and want to go use it. I do have some nice ideas for Wordsearch.
I literally have a 2nd income because of your videos thank you so much your awesome
That's great to hear. Thank you for letting me know. It always makes my day when I hear of creators like yourself having success.
Hi teejay nice to meet you good to know you’ve got a 2nd income going for you… I still trying to figure out a 1st income due to poor infrastructure in my country do you mind sharing a book bolt account with me I can’t afford it and it takes a longer process to do this kind of low-medium content books I could really use your help right now so I can make Christmas special for my family
@@paulmarles thank you. It’s always exciting to see the actual content creator respond. 😊 I promise I’m always able to watch your videos step by step and learn and I’m so appreciative to that so thank you again so much.
Do you plan to make videos to learn how to promote books other than amazon ads!?
I've done other videos on marketing but if your referring to ad campaigns on other platforms then no immediate plans at the present.
Currently working on my own KDP journey, your content is really helping out, about to publish my first coloring book very soon and build up from there! The journey will be fun and succesfull!
That's great to hear. Best of luck on your publishing journey. 🙂
Great video! Thank you! Is there a way through Amazon KDP to print a stockpile of books to have on hand? I want to have mine on Amazon but also give stock to a few local stores to sell. Thanks in advance!
I figured it out. But under the Max Words per Page the lower the number = the size of the puzzle (grid)? I'm aiming for kids between 4-6 and I want the letters to be big enough for them to read. Thank you very much.
K trips up most people - it's for blacK, which is a bit weird.
Fantastic. Thank you for letting me know! I had never thought of it until that very moment I was saying it! 😆
When I upload the file... and put in the metrics, then submit... It keeps saying "not enough words in CVS file" I have about 255 words.... I tried to modify a few times, add more pages, etc. not sure what's off here? Have you run into this?
No, I've not had that problem. The file is a .csv file?
@@paulmarles Yes, it's weird. It is a CVS file... when I upload it and go to submit, it just says not enough words in CVS file, but when I did a test and selected like 5 pages to upload it went thru and downloaded those 5, so something must be off. If I have a 100 pages, or select 50 pages to download puzzles to, how many words should you have ?
Having the same problem, please how did you resolve this
Hi! The K in CMYK stands for black and it is better for printing unlike RGB which is better for screens, either way I find they it doesn't make a big difference, it depends on the printing method and the colors.
Thank you. 👍
Hi Paul, the 200 word list can build how many pages of word search. Example ...etc
If it's 10 words per puzzle - 20 pages.
Hi Paul, I've just started using Book Bolt & can't seem to get past the 'not enough words' error when making a word search. The options available also seem different to those on your video. Any help would be much appreciated!
It is often becasue you';ve selected too many pages for the number of words you've submitted. E.g. you've submitted enough words to create 10 puzzles but have selected 11 or more pages.
Good morning!!! I have a question..... lets say I make an intererior for a puzzle book 120 pages..... after it is saved is there a way that I could select say 12 pages of the interior and make it its own pdf so I could sell it as an activity download for teachers for daily work for their students.... or combine it with other pages from other interiors that i have created before to make a combo activity setup ?
Yes you can!
If my book is published on Amazon do I need to do anything to make it visible to customers like advertising or so or would it be automatically available
It will automatically be available but where it ranks on Amazon is dependent on a number of factors.
Can the bookbolt studio work on smartphone maybe putting it in desktop mode
It may do, I've not tried it. It works in any web browser.
I've made an activity book in Canva and uploaded it into a file for the book. Do I put the pages in the correct order in the file before sending - or can I upload to Book Bolt and arrange the pages there?
I didn't think you could upload an interior to Book Bolt.
Hi Paul, me again.
I am trying to a word search but it freezer on page 46 :(
Freeze when? If it's during the upload to Book Bolt then you would need to contact Book Bolt support. They are often very helpful with those types of issues. There maybe a problem with your file which is very difficult for me to advise on just from your message.
Will it be advisable to leave blank pages in between the puzzles to avoid ink and marks seeping through?
It's ok with puzzles. It's more of an issue with coloring books,
As always your videos are great. But I have a question. I purchased Book Bolt yesterday. (You discount has expired) I want to create a word search for 1st graders, but want my "grid" to be 10 by 10. I can't find anywhere to do this. Are we stuck with the grid they offer or is it changeable? Thanks and take care. Mike
It appears they are only limited to the grid they offer. I can't see a way to change it. Their customer support is very helpful and may be worth asking them in case I am missing something. Thank you for letting me know re. the discount code
@@paulmarles Thanks Paul. I appreciate the information. I couldn't find a way either. I did find some software called Instant Puzzle Generator by Cloudorka. They offer a great deal of flexibility. They also offer a maze generator, math generator, and time telling generator. I've used the math generator several times and it works great especially if you have the upgrades. Really enjoy the videos and watch them several times. Keep up the great work!
Is it right to mention that we must not put a space in between 2 words as this puts a blank in the word grid where a letter should be, just a thought to mention, as I have just discovered why there are gaps in the gris. Gotta go fix that now. Cheers Paul.
Yes, that seems to be correct. Just single words.
Paul it seems I am always asking you questions. I am in the process of making some word find books, However I am wondering if you can use song titles? Movie titles? And if you are doing lets say produce and you use 10 different kinds of apples are words like Granny Smith, Envy, Red Delicious, etc trademarked. I have looks for hours and cannot seem to find any answers. I know your not a lawyer but I was hoping maybe you knew this answer. Thank you for always answering my questions.
With song titles and movie titles it would probably be an issue around copyright. Here's a link that may help: www.thelaw.com/law/are-song-titles-lyrics-protected-by-copyright-or-trademark-law.317/ . I think most apple names would be ok. Dpeends on how old the name is I would've thought.
@@paulmarles Hi Paul. Thanks for the great videos!! How about historical peoples names? e.g. ex Presidents. Is this fair gae as their names are in the public space? Thanks again
Hi Paul! Just found your channel and am learning a lot! At the very beginning of the video when you show word search books on Amazon, under the listings there is information, such as the ASIN, Price History, Keepa History, etc... How are you seeing this? Is it an extension you installed? Or do you see that when logged in to your KDP Amazon account?
Actually... never mind. I just saw your video where you explain that! :)
New to this! I'm trying to create a 100 word search puzzle book. I entered 100 pages. All the puzzle pages loaded, but no solution pages? How many pages do I enter? Tried to increase the count and it said not enough words??
You would need to leave enough pages blank for the solutions to appear.
@@paulmarles Thanks. I finally figured it out 😊
Paul, I can't thank you enough. you are a God send. I found you yesterday and watched 3 videos I think the first video was Affinity Designer as I am also interested in doing digital templates, then I saw your KDP and got addicted. Last night I did the Canava tutorial and did my first book. I watched the publishing video but have not published my book yet. Can I use book bolt for other languages for example Wordsearch will the answers be created too? I'll definitely use your code for the book bolt. You are so honest and genuine and not trying to sell anything while you sharing your knowledge and teaching us. Thank you, Paul
Thank you. That's very much appreciated. Yes, I can't see why you can't use it for creating puzzles in other languages.
Hi Halima nice observations and I appreciate the readiness to work do you mind sharing your book bolt account with me Because I can’t afford it and it takes a long process to create puzzles using other platforms thanks 🙏 😊
@@plug_inx hi. I know the puzzle upgrades is expensive. I am not sure how I can do that.
Will these be ebooks once uploaded or does book lot create physical copies of the book?
They will be physical books.
Hi Paul. Aren't you putting an imprint to the Puzzle Books? And if not . Why not?
What do you mean by imprint?
@@paulmarles You name and stuff like the author datas
can I use Canva free account to design KDP books for sell on AMZ? thankiu
Yes you can!
@@paulmarles tankiu, and do I have to fill tax ID when I create my KDP account or I can do it later to publish my first KDP book? Cuz I dont have my Tax ID yet
One thing I'm really trying to do. Adding a frame (image) around the word puzzle. There's the SKETCH function which adds this background supposedly but it doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions?.
can I decide not to indicate the answers but just list them down ?
The answers are visual on the wordsearch grid so I don't understand what you mean.
Book Bolt has certainly improved since the last time I looked at it. Thanks for the video.
Yes, it has. This is a big improvement. 👍
Paul, your videos are always so thorough and right to the point. I come back over and over - you have helped a lot of people.
Thank you. I'm glad you've found them helpful. Thank you too for watching.
Working on my Christmas word search as I watch this video. Already posted my Autumn word search. 😊
That's great to hear. Well done. 👍👍
@@paulmarles Thank you 😊
So how did things go with sales? Give us an update!
@@jc4evur661 haven't had a sale yet. I probably need to work on my keywords.
@vanessathemobilenotary How did christmas sales go last year? Anything you would do differently?
Great information, Paul. Especially the Google Sheets CSV and the settings in Book Bolt. I really appreciate it.
Hi Paul! Thanks for your videos. I'm trying to create a 2000-word word search using chatgpt but I'm in trouble with duplicate words within and between the themed lists.
I've tried word search a little, didn't succeed and moved on to another niches. Considering going back to it now.
Hi Vladimir, glad you're still around and still creating.
@@paulmarles thank you! I had to move to another country. So glad I have this KDP business up and running these days.
i noticed a lot of the top selling word search books are saying "for relaxation and stress relief" in their subtitle. Is that OK for the KDP terms and conditions, or is that actually considered making a medical claim, and thus is subject to banning if KDP finds out?
My book have been published on amazon for more than 72 hours,yet still in "review"
It can take longer, especially at busier times.
I'm constantly getting 'not enough words' when I upload my CSV. How many groups of 10 words did you use? I have 10 groups, each with 10 words in, and it's still not enough! I have no idea how to get around this!
This was excellent Paul. I thought I was the only one who used XMas. 🤣 Thank you for making this video. Great options. Have a great week. 🙌🏼😱💯🙏🏼☕🎉
Thank you. Glad you found it helpful.
Hi I'm Abby. Are you in Excel when you show your word list? Because I don't have the same drop down menu.
I made a puzzle and marked the add answers at the bottom of the page but answers didn't show up after i finished creating the puzzle
I've only done by adding the solution on a separate page.
Hello, in my case that book Bolt is expensive in Colombia.
HI Paul - still following this process? ie using Book Bolt?
I still use Book Bolt. It's one of the easiest solutions to creating word search puzzles.
@@paulmarles Thank you sir!
Thanks for sharing these ideas with us. 👍 Do you find these types of medium Content books are more seasonal?
They all sell a lot more during the Christmas period but many puzzle books sell extremely well all year round.
Should a blank page be left between each puzzle so that one puzzle is on the front of a page but it's a blank back (like a coloring book)? In this case, if we have 50 puzzles, would the solutions also only be on the front of a page? Thank you.
Something no one is answering is why you cannot make a two page word search. Clues on the left and puzzle on the right.
Does the number of words in the spreadsheet matter? You created 95 pages. Do you create 95 words or the number of words can be more?
Hey Paul - another great video - one thing I noticed is Boo Bolt is randomly printing the answers after the puzzles rather than in the same order as the puzzles - is there a workaround for this?
INteresting. I;ve not come across that problem. For software issues like this you would need to contact Book Bolt support who are usually very helpful.
I have 4 books in draft on Amazon KDP. When do they turn to published? It’s been a few days now. Any thoughts? Thank you.
Usually about 72 hours but not unusual to take longer especially at busier times.
I really want to make a puzzle book, but I'm worried about duplicate copyright and trademark issues. I'm afraid that I will lose my account, word search book look almost the same on every page, only the words
Add graphics to the pages or add a quote that is relevant to the subject of your puzzle book to make it different. I'd advise you to come up with a different quote on each page and maybe a few different graphics, but make sure that the quotes are not copyrighted.
When you put in the number of pages, do you have to add in the solutions pages too? For example, if I'm making 60 puzzles do I make a 60 page book or 120 page? I'm having trouble with this. When I do 60, I get no solutions. When I do 120, I get the error message that I don't have enough words.
You would have to account for the number of solutions pages, so add them on to the total page number
My CSV file won’t upload to book bolt. Does anyone know why and have a fix?
Can someone please explain who produces the hard copies, meaning the paperback so I can sell it on Amazon?
Right… time to focus 🤪!! This is my next project 👍🏼
Go for it!
I was doing well with the list but now I’m concerned about using certain words like ‘Cinderella’ or ‘Cadburys Roses’ Should I just avoid these branded words or is it ok? What’s the deal with song Lyrics… 😣😅
I am getting this error message even though the solution is selected Page Templates: No solution page selected (1)
I'm working on my second activity book, but I'm so nervous about how it looks after it's printed! I ordered a copy (waiting for delivery), but I'm wondering how to make sure my images stay consistent after editing and resizing, regardless where I get the them 😓.
I'm not computer savvy at all. Can you (or someone) point me in the right direction? Am I even asking the right question?
Well, just finished the video. Book bolt certainly seems easier.. but I'm not at subscription level yet 😅
I keep the color profile of covers I make as sRGB which has worked fine for me and kept the colors looking consistent.
@@paulmarles thank you! I'll study up on that. When I zoom in on my interior images, some parts looked pixelated which of course I didn't notice until afterwards. Hopefully I selected the right settings. It looked ok in preview, but I'm still nervous I messed something up along the way 😅.
Appreciate the videos! ❤️
Thank you my friend, for this excellent video. Question, how do I add more pictures to my Amazon low content book listing? I already published my first low content book but Amazon only used 1 picture for that, the main book cover. Thank you
The back cover should appear but can take a little longer.
RGB for web (pngs are always RGB.) CMYK (K is black. Lol) is for print. A .tiff can be transparent and cmyk for KDP. I think I read that KDP needs CMYK? Maybe not if yours has always been ok. Thanks for your vids.
You're welcome. 🙂
Hi Paul, Thanks for all the knowledge you share about KDP. I just started writing my first book and paid for book bolt subscription but for some reason, it's still acting me to get a pro to access the resources. Am I doing something wrong?
You need the pro version to access the puzzle book features.
with AI now I can find the words that I want?! if that's the case that's epic
I still need to know how to put t6he same design I have made on every page without doing it manually.
Thanks for the video. I tried to make a book with word search puzzles in Bookbolt. It turned out that depending on the length of the words this service decides the size of the grid itself. I set it up to have 20 words in each puzzle. As a result, Bookbolt generated a different number of rows and columns in each puzzle! I got so that out of 50 pages, part of it was 15*15, another part 16*16 and even 1 puzzle came out 20*20! (I contacted Bookbolt technical support and they confirmed that I cannot set the grid size on my end, the program does it automatically.) How do the buyers of the book feel about that? How do you overcome such difficulties? Thank you
I don't think that buyers would see that as an issue.
How you create CSV ?
You export your spreadsheet from excel or google sheets as a .csv file.
🎉 Great job Paul Marles
Would connect with you
Thank you.
Hi Paul, After uploading my .csv file, I'm getting an error that says "not enough words"?
Often that occurs if you select a number of pages to fill but don't have enough words to create the required number of puzzles to fill those pages. So you would either reduce the number of pages or increase the number of words to create more puzzles.
I did all this just to find out I have to have the pro account in Book Bolt. 😞
Even with the new Book Bolt Studio?
Hi, I love watching your videos Paul. Did you ever try making another puzzle in bookbolt, like missing vowel or mazes? I am having trouble with the missing vowel puzzle, I put the words in and it tells me I don't have enough words and I have 205, you shouldn't need that many words for that. I also get the words invalid template page params. There is a dropdown menu that has 40, 60 and 80, I am just getting started and am having trouble. So far all I've made in bookbolt is a few word search puzzles. If it isn't too much trouble could you please help
I haven't tried the missing vowel puzzles yet but I'll take a look at them. If you're having problems you can always contact Book Bolt support, they are often very helpful.
Hi Paul, love your videos but I tried to follow along with this wordsearch creator but when you sign up for the basic $9.99 Book Bolt subscription trial, the 'WordsSearch' option is greyed out as it requires 'Pro Access'. Do you have to have the Pro subscription to create Wordsearch books?
YES!
Thanks a million for sharing!
You’re welcome. 👍
Dear Paul thank you for your videos and all your teaching :) do I understand you right that if you make 100 pages of christmas word search and you need 10 for each page. Then you have to have a total of 1000 words in your Excel sheet? or does Book Bolt reuse the words if you only have 200 and you still can have 100 pages book? Thank you :)
With a puzzle per page and ten words for each puzzle, then yes, 100 pages would equate to 1000 words in your excel sheet.
Hi Paul, thank you for taking the time to record this video which is going to help me a lot ! Have a good day !
You're welcome. Thank you for watching.
Hi! Can I make puzzles or word searches based on books, characters, shows or films or is that copyright protected?
It depends on the type of content. Yes, there is always the issue around copyright and trademark infringement.
Paul, i think I need some kind of database to store all my words generated. To track when the words were used, volume number etc. can you comment on this and give any advise?
Would a spreadsheet not work for that?
Sorry where is link for word search theme? Thanks
Theme? I haven't used a theme. What is it you're referring to exactly?
Hi Paul, I created and published a Valentine's Word Search. I recently received my author copies and think the book looks really good. Unfortunately, I did not sell any copies. I think I will keep trying since I enjoyed the processed. However, I have a question. My chosen author name is not listed on the cover or inside the book. I guess I thought Amazon would add it when printing the book. Should I be manually including the author name on the cover and on an inside cover page or is an author name not expected on a puzzle book. Also, if I need to add it manually, should I update the original book or will that lead to some type of problem. Thanks for your help and videos.
An author name on the book wouldn't be expected so I don;t think there is a need to put it on. Yes, if you decided to do it you just update your cover and then re-upload it to your original book and if will just replace the old cover.
Thanks Paul great video. K means the key or keyline colour in CMYK, usually being Black.
Thank you. 👍
Thank you for another awesome video.
Your video is awesome! Now I have followed your guide on the solution highlighter and I’m getting an error that no solution is found. Can you explain how I can fix that?
I've not come across that issu so can't easily provide a solution. Maybe contact Book Bolt support, they are ususally very helpful.
hi how to make the words bigger in the puzzle ?
You can set the font size in Book Bolt.
This video is full of excellent information. Everything discussed in this video is very clear and very well explained for easy and better understanding. Thanks for taking your time to share such an amazing video with us
Thank you. Glad you found it helpful.
Hello, can I use images from Pixabay for my books without having copyright problems? they say they are free
They have the license page on their site which explains what you can and cannot do. You have to check each image you use as some may be on the big stock photo websites.
I currently working on some word search books.
That's great. 👍
Don't I need a bar code and ISBN for my book?
Nice, thanks! I think you are the first one who has shown the whole process with Book Bolt Studio. The rest of them were showng with the designer, which is not helpful to us who have Book Bolt Studio. Thanks
You're welcome. Thank you for watching.
Hey Paul ! Thank you so much for sharing such valuable information with a huge audience ! I have a question : Are all these graphics that you used like word search grid, santa images and all, are they copyright free and do they allow commercial use ?
From within Book Bolt, yes, they allow commercial use.
Great tips...I use BB a little different-the cover for ex and I recently figured out how to cut an image like you did with the tree 🫢 Easier for me, I started a diff way but love you tutorials. TY for sharing 🙏🏽
You're welcome. I'm glad you've got it working well for you. 👍
Kindly make a video on book bolt account creation
Hello sir please can we use phone for this
You can but it's not easy.
Yes that’s true sir I have actually create a notebook with the help of your video they just accepted it this morning, it’s live ,it’s actually not easy with phone ,I just hope I make sales with that cos to get PC here for myself isn’t easy so I will have to work harder with phone , Thank you sir
Thank you so much please I have a question can one make sales without placing an ad on a particular book
Yes, definitely.
Thank You! One question: do you do dubbel page or live every other page blank, as in a colouring book?
No, I don't leave pages blank in a puzzle book.
You are the best. i have been watching others explain the same video you are doing, i didnt learn anything. but you explain it clearly . tks a million.
You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful.
Thanks, for another great video. Paul, some puzzle-making software allows you to screen for offensive words. In particular when the spelling is reversed. Do you know if this has that feature?
No, not that I'm aware of.
Hi Paul, thanks for useful content! I'm having a issue with Amazon Ads, I'm having no impressions, why it can be happening?
Usually bid price is too low or there is no search demand for your niche or keywords.
@@paulmarles thank you
Hi Paul. Great content. How are you saving your words into your .csv file? Are you typing them one at a time?
By typing them one at a time into a spreadsheet and saving as a .csv. You could copy and paste lists of words as well.
Hello Paul. thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. just wondering if anyone has experienced problems deleting pages, using MacBook pro? the right click function doesn't seem to work when I want to delete a page from my design...
Is that in Book Bolt?
@@paulmarles yes. and i managed to find the solution. it's a double finger hold plus the control key simultaneously to delete pages. In case anyone else faces this issue... thanks Paul!
Hi I finally finish and was able to upload to CSV. However, after the last page, the soluton page does not come up after the last page. Does it matter whether you use a mac laptop? I even created a ticket twice and no avail.
Did you leave enough pages so that the solution pages can appear?
@@paulmarles Will do. I have tried at least 4 times and add more pages.
Is there a free tool to create puzzles and crossword?
Yes but the problem is whether you have commercial rights. I've done lots of videos that feature other tools in my KDP activity books playlist.
Hi Paul, thanks for the great video. Big help. But Book Bolt is producing irregular spreadsheets, some 14 x 14 words and others 17 x 17. Any ideas? Thanks again
Thanks Paul, your videos are always packed with outstanding info that actually helps. I'll be using your link to join book bolt. It's the least I can do to help your channel out.
Your welcome, and thank you too. Much appreciated.
I am unable to import the CSV file properly. It keeps telling me I don't have enough words. I do have enough words, so I have NO idea why it doesn't work for me. It's very frustrating since I pay for Book Bolt and it won't work. I'll have to do it through Canva, which is way more time consuming. If anyone else has this problem, please comment here and let me know if or how you fixed it. I have tried using 20 words per puzzle, all the way down to 10 like in this video, with spaces between the lists and without. It doesn't work. Thanks in advance.
That usually happens if you’ve selected too many pages to print puzzles on. For example, when setting up the interior and you choose which pages to print the puzzles on, if you choose say ten pages but in your spreadsheet you only have enough words to create 9 puzzles ie 9 pages then you will get that error.
@@paulmarles Thanks for responding so quickly. That's not the case for me. I have enough words to create the puzzles I am trying to do. I put a ticket in with Book Bolt so I'm hoping they can help me figure it out. Thanks again - I wish that were the answer! :)
Very clear step by step . Thank you .
I just started my puzzle but I see I have some blank spaces on some of my puzzles where there is a two word,wording . Is there a way that I can get around that without putting the word together? (Apple pie, Applepie)
Unfortunately, no. I think you just have to stick with single words.
you could write "Apple-pie" in the word list and explain in the instructions of your book that ex. apple-pie (and similar long words) will be found as applepie (since you can't create word searches with spaces in between any single word)
Sir, you are the first explainer who talks at an acceptable speed for non-native English speakers. For that I thank you. I'm just wondering if you have a written explanation for this rather old-fashioned 63-year-old navy vet? I do like this idea and want to go use it. I do have some nice ideas for Wordsearch.
I think I answered this in the message you sent. 👍
@@paulmarles you did, thank you