Create a Journal to Sell on Amazon KDP using Canva - Step by Step Tutorial for KDP Low Content Books
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- In this step-by-step tutorial, I will be showing you how to create low content journals and notebooks to sell on Amazon KDP using Canva for FREE from start to finish. This is the complete guide that will show you the end to end process from idea conception to final upload of your completed journal to Amazon KDP.
A detailed, yet, easy to follow tutorial for all beginners looking to publish their first low content book on Amazon KDP!
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Deciding on book specifications
01:20 How to generate book cover template
03:10 Canva account set up
04:27 How to design your book cover
12:47 How to determine your book interior page size and margin set up
17:45 How to design your book interior
21:12 Upload and publish your book on KDP
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Finally someone who cared enough to provide a dummy proof step by step tutorial. Thank you. 🙏
Thank you for your kind comments and so glad you found this video useful!! :)
@@ivyhang5084 Hey by any chance is there a way to to edit the interior of the book cover itself? I have experience making journals but what I'm missing is monthly planner, time's tables, and other math and science related stuff that usually comes with a regular composition notebook. 🤔
@@ivyhang5084I can't preview my book,what is the reason,plz help me
Best tutorial so far on RUclips❤
Agreed! Thanks a lot.
You’re the only channel on RUclips that could break it down so good that I was able to publish my first book!!! I’m so excited!! Thank you kindly!!❤
Thank you for your kind comment and congrats on publishing your first book!! :)
I agree, this was super helpful. I wish I found it before I started my project, but it helped me work out all the "kinks".
@@sweetchefpastries so glad to hear!
Yep I agree, all the other videos I check about making a book or journal, don't break it down like this. Sooo helpful, my daughter made 6 notebooks now, all because your very helpful video.
@@antranettatillman9662 Thank you for your very kind words!
THANK YOU! I searched for "how to create a journal to sell" at 8 am , watched, did everything in this video except hit publish ( I ordered a "proof" first) and by 4pm I was done. I created my journal! Once I get the proof and make any changes, it'll be live. Done in a day!
Glad you managed to publish within a day- huge congrats! :)
How was your journal??
How did the journal turn out?
the BEST breakdown on RUclips! Not a lot of fluff. Straight to point. Great Job! Because of this information, I have published my first book!
Thank you for your very kind comment! :) congrats on publishing your first book.
Hey! I just made my KDP account today and just came across this video, I'm just about to start. How did it go for your first published book?
After 3 tries, my ebook a
was approved 👌 thanks to your tutorial 🙏🏾
Glad to hear! Thanks for sharing and leaving a comment :)
THANK You for this video! It helped me create my 3 Journals and 2 Story Books. I just had my 1st sale!
Congratulations on your first sale!! That is super exciting :) Thank you for your kind comment and I'm glad my video has been helpful to you!
Wow you did an amazing job of talking through each step to create a journal. I've tried and been frustrated for a week because no one has shown step by step. My journal sat in the "check errors" phase but with your video I was able to create and publish at the end. I can't wait to make more content. You did an amazing job with your 1st video. Invaluable.😊
Glad it was helpful! :) thanks for your kind message.
Honestly this is such a good tutorial for those who have no experience with Amazon KDP! Thank you so much Ivy for explaining it step by step ❤
Thank you for your kind words and glad you found it helpful!
You TRULY did a great job explaining this process. I've watched tons of videos on this and you rank in my top 3. You made it manageable for an advanced user as well as a newbie. Great work!
Thank you for your very kind comments! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful!!
I’ve watched a few videos and yours is by far the least complicated and easy to understand. To the point without a lot of wasted talking in between teaching. THANK YOU!
Awesome, thank you for your kind words and glad it was helpful!
This was VERY helpful, easy to follow, straight to the point without additional fillers. This is an awesome video, good job and thank you!
Thank you for your very kind words!
At the end when you said it was your first youtube video, it blew my mind because this was so so so helpful! i've been wanting to do some simple notebook stuff for fun and you made it so easy!
Thank you for your kind words! Glad you found it helpful :)
Love the way you explained every detail like a professional. Thanks to you, I finally had the confidence to publish my first book
Thank you and so glad to hear! :)
Love you, Thank you for such detailed easy to follow tutorial, I'm happy to announce that I published my First ever Notebook by God's grace and your help. loads of love.
Yay! Congrats on publishing your first notebook! Thank you for your kind message.
This was a fantastic video and I agree that it's the only video I've come across that gives the step-by-step in a slow enough pace to understand it clearly. It answered so many questions I had and I am really excited and feeling more confident to publish my first book! Thank you Ivy!
So glad to hear - thank you for your kind feedback! :)
Ivy, you are WONDERFUL!!! Such a great job explaining step by step instructions. I’m extremely visual and am good at following step by step directions so this is a PERFECT video for me to learn from. Thanks so much for all your hard work and please, keep the videos coming! God Bless!
That’s so kind of you to say- so glad you found it helpful! :)
Girl you knocked it outta the park with this video. So detailed. So informative. So helpful. This video gave me the confidence I needed to move forward. Thank you so much. Look forward to your next video!
Aww thanks for your kind comment!!!
Ivy ... I'm a beginner and you nail it. Your video is complete.
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Best tutorial ever! Thank you so much, Ivy. You are a fantastic teacher, just the right pace and everything so well explained.
Thank you so much for your kind words! :)
I never leave reviews but I had to with this video. You break it down very well... you make it easy to understand... you took my frustration away and this is priceless! Thank you!
Thank you so much and appreciate you taking the time to leave me such kind feedback :)
This was so easy to follow! Thank you so much for being the only one on RUclips to lay it out step by step!
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful :)
This was by far the BEST tutorial. I’ve watched A LOT and this one was the best. Thank you so much!!!
So glad to hear you found it helpful! Thank you for your kind message and encouragement.
Thank You for walking us through the steps! You are a blessing!!!!
Thank you for your kind comment!!
Ivy I am so grateful for this video. You literally explained everything “step by step”. I was able to published my very first book on KDP. Thank you so much 💞💞💞
Thank you so much for your kind comment and support!! I'm sorry for the delayed response as I realized I missed seeing some of the comments over the last few months. Thank you again!! :)
This is incredible. I am so glad that I found your video. My son wrote a story when he was in 4th grade. It has been an inspiration for what I thought could be a great story book for kids and I just could not take on the challenges of finding a publishing company. I recently found that I could do it myself with KDP and Canva however I needed to learn how. Your video is so awesome I took detailed notes and I am ready to get started! Thank you so much for making this video.
Aww thank you so much for your kind words - I’m so glad to hear that you found it helpful! :). Good luck with publishing your book!
@@ivyhang5084 where can I see your creations on Amazon?
Thank you so much! I have been researching how to do this for weeks. You are the first person I've found to break it down like this. You are professional, kind, encouraging, and informative! Thank you Ivy Hang!
You're very welcome! So glad to hear that you enjoyed my video.
I have been searching for ages for something well laid out and straight to the point. Watched your video in the evening and published a Math Notebook the next morning in an hour. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words!!
This was my first publishing as well. You did an excellent job from start to finish in describing the entire process. I really appreciate it. Saved me so much time. Thank You
Thank you for your kind comment so glad you found it helpful!
But how we can the money?
I love your detailed explanation. It's so easy to understand for a newbie like me. I'm planning to have a little project with my 8 year old daughter. This will definitely help. Thank you!
Thanks for your lovely comment!! I’m so glad to hear you found my video helpful :). Enjoy your little project with your daughter- would love to hear how it goes!
How did it go
First, Congratulations! on this being your very first YT video. Your teaching style is very easy to follow. I am planning to create my first journal in Canva and will definitely be returning to your video to follow along step-by-step. Thank you so much. Tons of blessings to you and your channel!
I just published my first notebook! This was such an easy-to-follow and informative video.
Your video was so easy to follow compared so many other RUclips videos I watched for this same content. I finally published my first journal thanks to you. Much appreciated ❤
Thank you for your kind words and congratulations on publishing your first journal!
@@ivyhang5084 pls can I add avatar voice to my ebook
This is the best tutorial I've seen for creating a journal! I followed your steps exactly and am just waiting for my first book to be approved for publishing on KDP. Thanks so much for your clear guidance :)
Congratulations On publishing your first book on kdp! And thanks for your kind message :)
Did your book get publish?
Thanks for not playing around and having fluff in your video. This is straight to the point. I see why you have so many views in such a short time. This is perfection. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your kind words!
I love how easy you made the process step by step. I was able to publish my own journal as you were teaching this!!! You are awesome thank you!
Glad it was helpful! :)
One of the best beginner friendly videos I have seen, definitely subscribing to your channel, looking forward to more content. Good job.
Thank you so much for your support! So glad to hear you enjoyed the video :)
This was so remarkable! I watched all the way to the end and I must say, for your first video this was not only user friendly but your steps on how to were so concise. I didn't have to figure out anything because of you!!! And I managed to publish 2 Journals both in Paperback and Hardcover. I am so impressed and grateful to you!!! Thank you so much for the direction.
Aww so glad to hear! Congratulations on starting your kdp publishing journey! :)
hello do you then sell something in kdp
Fabulous job, Ivy. This was so helpful. Thank you for all of your time and work. I feel equipped!
Thank you for your kind message and glad you found it helpful! :)
Love the detailed explanation and walk through. Really helpful!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video :)
Thank you! This is an awesome tutorial. Clear and easy to follow.
Thank you for your kind comment, @Sewly Jo - Glad to hear that you found it helpful!
THANK YOU! I PUBLISHED MY FIRST COMPOSITION BOOK WITH YOUR HELP!!
TRULY GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR CONTENT !!!!!!!
You're so welcome! Glad to hear you published your first book- huge congratulations!! :)
Well done! I followed your easy-to-follow, step-by-step process and published my second low-content book. This one was a lot easier than my first experiment thanks to this tutorial.
Thank you for your kind words- glad you found the video helpful!
This was super helpful and easy to understand! Thank you so much ♥️
Thank you for your comment- glad to hear you found the video helpful! :)
Alright, I am editing now my comment. I see that you do not really comment on your videos but I still want to say thanks for this one. I did follow it and today after a week I guess of back and forth with many details, I submitted my book to Amazon. It is very exciting.
Thank you for your kind comment! I’m sorry I have been a bit tardy lately with responding to all my comments but please know that I really appreciate them all 😊. Congratulations on publishing your first book on Amazon and the best with your kdp journey!
Thank you so much for this video! You took your time explaining each step. I'm saving this video because I know I'm coming back to watch it again!
Thank you for your kind words and so glad it was helpful!
This is by far the most comprehensive video on this topic!!! ❤ I watched countless other videos and I am so glad that I happened upon yours! You broke it down step-by-step, it was so easy to follow it was not confusing. THANK YOU!
So glad to hear you found it helpful! Thanks for taking the time to leave me a message :)
@@ivyhang5084are the steps the same if we wanted to punish a planner? Low content but would have words…
Your presentation is wonderful. Very easy to watch and learn. You are going to be sucessful in RUclips. Keep up the good work and thanks so much for sharing.
Aww thank you so much for your kind comment! I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed this video :)
Your step by step explanation of the process was phenomenal. Thank you
I would also like to inquire about how you got your margin lines to stick. I'm talking about when you made the box and everything. I seem to be missing a step here
Thank you for your kind comment!
If you dragged out your margin from the ruler it should stay. Are you seeing the ruler on the left side and top?
@@ivyhang5084 I was able to get it. Thank you very much. I had to find out how to put the margins and rulers on. Not very tech savvy, but I was able to upload a journal. Just waiting for it to clear. Thank you so much😀
@@nwatkins6288 Awesome, congrats on uploading your first journal!
Thank you so much. The person who told me about this did not explain step-by-step like you did and your way is so much easier than the way I was doing it. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for your kind message. :)
The way you break everything down in such detail really impresses me. I greatly like your video's clarity and coherence. I got the idea to do this one from you. The more the better.
Thank you for your very kind words- I’m glad to hear you found the video helpful!
Love this, thank you! Can you do a more in-depth video on finding keywords please?
Thank you for your kind message! You can check out my book bolt tutorial video for some guidance on selecting niches and keywords :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the wonderful tutorial!!! You went nice and slow and did great on the step by steps...You're terrific and did a great job. I look forward to learning more from you as I'm a beginner and appreciate you going at a slower speed for me to learn this stuff slowly. Keep up the good work!!
Thank you for your very kind comment and glad you found the video helpful
This was amazing!! Thank you for going into so much detail and going at pace that was easy to follow! Can’t wait to try this out!!
You are so welcome! Thanks for your kind comment and all the best with publishing your first book! :)
one of the most helpful videos ive seen on this. thank you for such a detailed explanation.
Thank you so much for your kind words!
It’s a show margins option in Canva under files
Thanks for responding :)
You are amazing! This truly, one of a kind step by step tutorial to create a journal to sell on Amazon KDP using Canva was so incredibly thorough. Thank you so much!
So glad to hear you found my video to be helpful!
Just published my FIRST JOURNAL!!! You made it so easy. Your a treasure.
So glad to hear- congrats to publishing your first journal!
Thank you, Ivy, for this great tutorial! As a token of appreciation for your work making the video, I didn't skip the ads at the beginning. I hope most other viewers also support you this way!
Aww that is so sweet of you and thank you for your support! :)
Watching the video was amazing. I've been struggling with KDP for a while now. Bless You!
I've watched tons of videos regarding making KDP journals, your video is THE BEST! It's simple and really easy to understand and follow the steps. I'm about to design and publish my very first journal on Amazon KDP and I can't thank you enough! Good job!!
You are so welcome! Thank you for your kind words and support:)
Very detailed with the explanation from start to finish. Pace in showing each step was slow enough to where I didn't have to keep rewinding the video as I write my notes. I'm feeling confident in knowing how to create and publish my first journal and I'm so excited! Thank you Ivy!
Thank you for your kind words! :)
You explained so well the step by step process that even as a beginner you would understand the process right away. I'm inspired to design and publish one myself. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! More videos like this 💖
Thank you for your very kind words!
Thank you so much, Ivy, for this step-by-step. I spent hours upon hours yesterday trying to figure this out. I was able to complete a journal alongside your tutorial with ease today. Bless you!
So glad to hear, all the best with your kdp journey!
There is no other video as helpful as this on canva to KDP. Incredibly grateful for you walking through the process so clearly, thankyou!
Thank you so much for your kind words and support! Happy to hear that you found my videos to be helpful :)
Best video about loading no content books! Wow! Simple, and explained so well!😊
Thank you for your kind words - glad you enjoyed it!
This was absolutely the most helpful video I've watched on this topic. So clear and detailed, I'm so grateful.
Thank you SO much!
Thank you so much for your very kind words - glad you found it informative!
Thanks so much. Your video definitely a big help. I'm so glad to watch it. So excited!
Glad it was helpful!
You are absolutely AMAZING. I struggled so much with the sizing and I just made my first journal with your video next to it. I will definitly rewatch a lot of times to create more 💗
Thank you so much for your kind comment and I'm so glad to hear that you found the video helpful!! :)
Thank you so much! Just published my first Low content book and you made it hella easy for me. Have a nice day :D
Thank you for your kind comment and congratulations on publishing your first low content book!
You are the best. I managed to publish my very own first journal by following your instruction step by ste. I didn't think i could do it. Thank you 😊
Thank you for your kind works and huge congrats on publishing your first journal! :)
Gurrrrlll you are AMAZING!!!! Thank you for your patience and time for making this step by step tuturial. I created 4 notebooks since watching this 2 days ago and uploaded them to amazonkdp. Im creating a planner as we speak...🙏
Thank you for your kind words, glad to hear you enjoyed the video!
I keep coming back to refresh my memory. You're a real life saver 😊
Aww thank you for your kind words and I’m so glad you find this video helpful! :)
The only vdo I never speedup & watched till the end. So clear ❤️☺️
You were OUTSTANDING! You explained this much easier than others... GREAT VIDEO! THANK YOU
Thank you for your kind words!
This is so far the best step by step guide I have found. Thank you so much!
Glad it helped! :) thanks for your kind comment.
AMAZING VIDEO! Ty! So cool that this is your 1st one too! Beautiful work :)
Thank you for your kind words! :)
I watch your clip this morning and in the afternoon I submitted my First Bunny Rabbit Composition Notebook to KDP! Thank you so much for the very detailed, useful, and doable content.
So glad to hear you found the video helpful and congratulations on publishing your first kdp notebook!
I have watched so many videos online but noone explains step to step like you , really greatful to you that i could reflect on the mistakes i was making this whole time . Thank you soo much❤❤❤❤
So glad it helped you! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave me this kind comment :)
Wow you're first video? This was awesome! I am so impressed by your editing skill, also the amount of knowledge you shared with us for free! I am so glad I found this video and so thankful for you sharing this. Thank you so much for all the time you invested, and for helping others! Can't wait to see your other videos!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave me such and kind and supportive message! Glad to hear that you have found value in my videos! :)
Ivy!!!! You are amazing and wonderful! You are a wonderful instructor. Very thorough, easy to follow and understand. You moved my thought process to I can instead of I can’t. God Bless you for gifting me with your knowledge. ❤
Thank you for your very kind words!
Ivy I cant thank you enough. Your tutorial was and is the best out there for any beginner...hands down. With your guidance I published my first journal. Still in review but thats ok. Surprised that this was your first on youtube. Unbelievable.
Thank you for your kind words!! And congratulations on publishing your first book :) all the best!
It was awesome to get a literal step by step!! I made my first journal without problems and I am so excited to make more!!!!
Yay, thank you!
Wow thank you for breaking it down for me. I so happy that you took the time to explain how to use canva and amazon KDP . So excited to create anything. Have a wonderful day 😊
Thank you for your kind words and good luck with your creations! :)
Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into making this video! I’m excited to create my first journal!
You are so welcome! Good luck with your first journal! :)
I would like to say thanks to you and this video. After to watch, I took the courage to start my journey as you demonstrated in this video, I hope to come back here to talk about the positive results of this journey soon and all the next books that I intend to launch in brief.
So glad to hear! All the best with your kdp journey :)
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I would love to make journals and notebooks for myself, and your directions were so easy to understand. Have a wonderful day!
So glad to hear, thank you for your kind words!
Great tutorial, thank you! I appreciate how you went through the entire process from start to finish, explaining everything and showing everything. I learned more watching this one video of yours than I have in a dozen of other related ones. I subscribed and look forward to more kdp content from you.
Glad it was helpful and thank you so much for your kind support! :)
Incredible content! You are a great teacher and have just earned a loyal subscriber. I will continue watching your future videos as they become available. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your kind words and support!
Extremely grateful for you and this detailed and simple video. Thank you so much! Followed you ❤
Thank you for your kind words!!
Thank you so much I followed your steps and published my first book on amazon kdp
So glad to hear! Thanks for leaving a comment.
You LITERALLY gave a step by step the way it should be done!
Thank you for your kind words!!
Thank you so so much! Your first video is the best video I found on RUclips. Subscribed.
Thank you for your kind words and support!
Incredible! You made it look so easy! I'm ready to jump in! Thank you!❤
Thanks for your kind words! :)
Most helpful video on this on RUclips. Straight to the point
Thank you for your kind comment!
Thank you so so much! This video is such a great help! You are the only one who explained things right and precisely. Good luck with all your projects ❤❤❤ BIG THANK YOU 🙏
Thank you for your kind words and I’m so glad you found it helpful! :)
Thank you for this! You’ve managed to simplify the process in an easy to follow manner. I’m looking forward to trying this and also checking out more of your videos!
Thank you so much for your kind comment and so glad to hear that you find this video informative! :)
The best video for newbies. I was able to follow along step by step and made my first journal!! I still need to do my KDP account but wanted to do some more reseach. In June Amazon is making some fee changes. The cost for making a 7x9 over 102 pages wouldn't make it worth spending the time to create it but a 6x9 is cheaper amd if you do under 102 pages there is no per page cost. I tweaked my journal to fit the new policies and am gping to upload it tomorrow.
Thank you so much.
I would love to see more tutorial videos. You explain things well and don't go too fast. Most videos assume you already know alot about the process...this is perfect for a beginner.
Thank you for your kind words! You’re absolutely right about the Amazon fee changes :)
Thank you for the guided tour of how to put a book together, I really appreciate your video! Congrats on your first video, keep them coming!
Thank you for your very kind words and support!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I came across a tik tok about making journals through Canva so I started looking at videos on YT and yours is the only one that makes sense step by step! I just finished mine and uploaded it and now waiting for the 72 hours. This is certainly neat to learn and I look forward to making more shortly. Hopefully, they are a hit =) Thank you again.
Thank you for your kind words and I’m glad you doing my videos helpful. Congratulations on publishing your very first journal!
Step by step, that's how i like it. I will be following this video to publish my first book, thank you so much.
So glad you found it helpful!
The best tutorial !! THANK YOU SO MUCH !! YOU ARE AWESOME
Thank you for your support!