Thank you for your honest video! You’re doing great! Starting is the hardest part. I’d love to see another progress video that includes your next 3 months. Keep up the great work!
Hi Donna! Yes, starting is the hardest part! Someone once told me that starting is equivalent to being halfway to the finish line / goal. Thanks for subscribing and for your uplifting messages! I will be making an income report video of my next three months (June - August) and more (hopefully helpful) videos in between!
Hi Mariel congratulations on such a great start. I've only started publishing in the last month but its definitely reassuring to see your consistent progress. I'm excited to see you progress in the coming months
Hello Mariel... I like how honest your video is. I've been watching kdp tutorials myself but I haven't published any book yet. I'm working on a book though, a journal, but I don't know how to go about the key words and great descriptions for my book. I'll definitely check out the playlist you linked. I hope to see more of your videos as they'll give me realistic examples of what to expect in my kdp journey. Thank you and good luck! ❣️
Hi Chikamara, thank you for your kind and encouraging words :). Keep in mind that everyone's experience self publishing on KDP is different, I think as you publish more books, you will find what works for you. I don't have enough experience to give you the wisest advice, but what I can tell you is don't be afraid to start, and don't wait too long to start. Keywords is the area that I too struggle with the most... check out Amazon's tutorial videos on the KDP platform. Although they don't go into much detail, you can't go wrong with their basic recommendations. Good luck and have fun publishing your journal!
Thanks for the encouragement, Taylor! I'll be looking forward to learning more about your KDP journey. Also subscribed! btw I like that you add a dab of humor to your videos :)
Thanks Marie, I am going through the same, published in April. I actually made quite a number of organic sales. Advertisement costs have really affected my organic profits.
Hi Eniola! Congrats on your organic sales - I'm sure your making better organic sales than I am... As of today i still cannot say that most of my sales are organic, but with time I've significantly reduced my ad spend while still getting views from ads. Thanks for sharing your experience, keep it up :)
Fellow "just starting out" youtuber her, you have a naturally soothing voice. You can get one of those mics that pick up the nuances in your voice better.
Thank you, fellow-just-starting-out-youtuber! I've been recording my videos with my laptop mic and it's been a hassle using software like Audacity to reduce background noice and stuff... I definitely need to get a mic - I'm trying to find one that is good and affordable.
I have just recently put 4 notebooks on KDP, about a week ago. I would like to change some things on a couple of them. How did you make changes after you published? Thanks, Bob
Hi Bob! To make changes in your books, head on over to your Bookshelf page on KDP. Click on the three dots located on the rightside of the book you want to edit, and you will get a mini drop-down menu where you will be able to select the type of changes you want to make: - edit print book details - edit print book content - edit print book pricing. Hope this helps!
So, aside from low content books, all Kdp books have a look inside feature that anyone can look through to have a taste of what the book is like on the inside. Normally the look inside feature shows around 3-5 pages I think, but you can email amazon requesting they increase the # of pages that can be visible through Look Inside. If your book is new and it hasn't sold any copies they might ask you to wait until your book gets at least 1 sale to increase the book inside visibility % by 5~10%. Check out the playlist in the description box, there's a video dedicated just on the Look Inside Feature.
Thank you so much for your honesty. It's refreshing to get a real and accurate picture of working with KDP. Subscribed.
Thank you so so much for subscribing! I hope to greet you with more (hopefully helpful) content soon!
Thank you Mariel! I can completely relate to you and I appreciate you sharing about your journey!
Thanks and best luck on your journey :)!
Thank you for your honest video! You’re doing great! Starting is the hardest part. I’d love to see another progress video that includes your next 3 months. Keep up the great work!
Hi Donna! Yes, starting is the hardest part! Someone once told me that starting is equivalent to being halfway to the finish line / goal. Thanks for subscribing and for your uplifting messages! I will be making an income report video of my next three months (June - August) and more (hopefully helpful) videos in between!
Thanks for honest video. Don't give up
Thanks 🙏! I try not too but the reality is that it's not easy, as much as one may love making books.
Thank you so very much for sharing your information.
Thank you so so much for watching :)
Yep I'm at that stage now, binge watching videos on KDP. Analysis Paralysis.
Wiggle out, stretch and if you aren't in the book-making mode, research or take action in improving your already published books:)
Hi Mariel congratulations on such a great start. I've only started publishing in the last month but its definitely reassuring to see your consistent progress. I'm excited to see you progress in the coming months
Thanks, Leaundrae! I look forward to hearing about your progress in the upcoming months :)
Really well done video!! Keep up with the videos too.!!! I'm in the binge watching phase!
I shall, thanks! Don't stay in the bingeing phase too long!
Hi Mariel, KDP requires patience. I started publishing in 2021 and I'm not regretting that decision till date, it changed my story.
Wow Nwakanma, congratulations on making it to the 1 year milestone! Thanks for sharing that it's not something you regret :) it's motivating.
Hello Mariel... I like how honest your video is.
I've been watching kdp tutorials myself but I haven't published any book yet. I'm working on a book though, a journal, but I don't know how to go about the key words and great descriptions for my book.
I'll definitely check out the playlist you linked. I hope to see more of your videos as they'll give me realistic examples of what to expect in my kdp journey.
Thank you and good luck! ❣️
Hi Chikamara, thank you for your kind and encouraging words :). Keep in mind that everyone's experience self publishing on KDP is different, I think as you publish more books, you will find what works for you. I don't have enough experience to give you the wisest advice, but what I can tell you is don't be afraid to start, and don't wait too long to start.
Keywords is the area that I too struggle with the most... check out Amazon's tutorial videos on the KDP platform. Although they don't go into much detail, you can't go wrong with their basic recommendations.
Good luck and have fun publishing your journal!
Thanks a lot Mariel ❣️
Impressive start!
Thanks! :)
Congratulations and keep it up!
Thanks!
Don't give up, Don't give in
Likewise! Keep going!
Nice..nice to see u ..
Good content. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Congratulations! Amazing start, keep at it! Welcome to KDP RUclips!
Just subscribed!
Thanks for the encouragement, Taylor! I'll be looking forward to learning more about your KDP journey. Also subscribed! btw I like that you add a dab of humor to your videos :)
@@bookswithmariel no problem at all. Thank you so much, I appreciate it!
Thanks Marie, I am going through the same, published in April. I actually made quite a number of organic sales. Advertisement costs have really affected my organic profits.
Hi Eniola! Congrats on your organic sales - I'm sure your making better organic sales than I am... As of today i still cannot say that most of my sales are organic, but with time I've significantly reduced my ad spend while still getting views from ads. Thanks for sharing your experience, keep it up :)
Fellow "just starting out" youtuber her, you have a naturally soothing voice. You can get one of those mics that pick up the nuances in your voice better.
Thank you, fellow-just-starting-out-youtuber! I've been recording my videos with my laptop mic and it's been a hassle using software like Audacity to reduce background noice and stuff... I definitely need to get a mic - I'm trying to find one that is good and affordable.
Congratulations on your achievements. Keep it up. Looks like your making quality books.
Thank you for your encouraging message! As for making quality books... I'm trying my best :).
I have just recently put 4 notebooks on KDP, about a week ago. I would like to change some things on a couple of them. How did you make changes after you published?
Thanks, Bob
Hi Bob!
To make changes in your books, head on over to your Bookshelf page on KDP. Click on the three dots located on the rightside of the book you want to edit, and you will get a mini drop-down menu where you will be able to select the type of changes you want to make:
- edit print book details
- edit print book content
- edit print book pricing.
Hope this helps!
Great content, subscribed :)
Thanks for the support, Dianoza! It means a lot!
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Thanks for sharing. I just started. If you don’t mind, please try to speak a little louder and more clearly….a bit hard to hear you
Hi Cam, thanks for your feedback!
do you make book covers by yourself or outsource? thanks
Hi Ninh. I make my own book covers using a combination of Canva and PowerPoint.
@@bookswithmariel thanks best wishes for tou
@@bookswithmariel please make a video about this
For sure! Making a book cover video has been on my mind for a while :)
Great video Mariel! Can we get in touch regarding a parntership proposal for a KDP tool?
Thanks, Fisnik! Sure, you can contact me at: bookwithmariel@gmail.com !
@@bookswithmariel I tried that email and the delivery failed. Is that the correct email?
@@FisnikSylkaFisnik I'm so sorry there was a typo. The correct email is : bookswithmariel@gmail.com .
what is increasing % of look inside?
So, aside from low content books, all Kdp books have a look inside feature that anyone can look through to have a taste of what the book is like on the inside. Normally the look inside feature shows around 3-5 pages I think, but you can email amazon requesting they increase the # of pages that can be visible through Look Inside. If your book is new and it hasn't sold any copies they might ask you to wait until your book gets at least 1 sale to increase the book inside visibility % by 5~10%.
Check out the playlist in the description box, there's a video dedicated just on the Look Inside Feature.
@@bookswithmariel Oh .. this is new knowledge for me. Thank you very much. Cheers!
😂😂😂 why you spend on 🤦
I have my books ranking and selling organically now so, overall, I don't regret spending on ads early on :).