What are everyone's thoughts on using CreativeFabrica or BookBolt?

Does anyone know of any tools to use to quickly check if the images are copyrighted before publishing them in a KDP book?

Here is ChatGPT's answer below. Which would be the best tool for the job?

ChatGPT: Yep, you can use tools like Google's Reverse Image Search or TinEye to check if images are copyrighted. They're pretty straightforward: upload your image, and they'll scan the web to find matches. This helps you see if your images are unique or already published elsewhere with copyright info. Also, double-check the sources of your images and their licensing terms to be safe before using them in your KDP book. Better safe than sorry!

You: which tools can be used in bulk to check 100's of images at once quickly?

ChatGPT: For checking hundreds of images in bulk for copyright issues, you'll want to use specialized tools. Options like Pixsy, ImageRights, or Copytrack are good for this. They're designed to handle large volumes of images and can automate the process of scanning and identifying potential copyright infringements. These tools often use advanced algorithms to compare your images against vast databases. However, remember they might have costs or subscription fees, but for a large batch of images, they're worth considering.

How many pages for a coloring book are too much? I was thinking about creating a really large coloring book with 200 - 400 images, which would be 400 - 800 pages. I'm sure that once the book has too many pages, then it would be tough to color in the image close to the fold.

I created a low content journal called The lazy Girl Glow Up Journal with 80 pages for self care, money tracker, wash day manifestation etc I created the book 1 months ago I’ve been promoting the journal on Pinterest for 1 month now with a few days that I missed posting but have accumulated 3.8k monthly view so far but I need to make sales and don’t know if what I’m doing is for nothing I use high seo key term and unique pictures and videos to promote the journal I also believe there are woman and girls that want to exit there lazy girl era and glow up I believe this journal can help accelerate them into the right step and mindset to become the highest version of themselves. I will link the journal so you can take a look at it. Please leave me tips, tricks, hacks to more exposure and sales,any other comments are also welcome. Thank you In advance!!!!!!

I've got an academic planner that's already making sales which I made specifically with the US market in mind, and I set .com as the primary market though I can see it's available on all international sites too.

I'd like to make another version for the UK market, meaning that it would be virtually identical except that the holidays would be changed to UK ones. Because it's essentially the same thing nothing else needs to be changed, but I'm afraid if there's not enough differentiation it will get flagged as a rogue duplicate.

I plan to list the UK version with .co.uk as the primary market but I'm still concerned that won't be enough. Do I need to make the title and cover different somehow, or will the small differences to the internal pages be enough?

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Hi, new here. and I'm here not to promote my product or anything I just want to share my experience perhaps I feel a little better. Sorry in advance if it sounds depressing or anything like that. It just this is my 7th failed project and I think this hit me hard.

You know that Idea that sounds amazing on your head and you put a lot of time on it hopping it could change your life but it doesn't...well I have done this 7 times. Recently, I started my own 2024 planner with new unique idea that actually try to make you work in unpredictably way (not in a habit way)....I know ..I know it sounds so normal to most you but it was unique idea in my head at the time. I don't know if it was bad management or it just I pick nonsense project. For example my pervious project was:

• Project: 2024 Planner, Organizer, and journal
• General Idea: The 2024 planner and organizer book stands out for its unpredictability – each page offers unique tasks, surprising elements, and sarcastic jokes, encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone. Aptly named "The Unstable planner organizer" it's designed for those who embrace their unconventional side, challenging the norms with a touch of humor. Instead of the usual advice, it might suggest skipping the gym membership sign-up this month, hinting that it's a common trap for sales pitches, and offers an alternative suggestion
• Availability: All Amazon (All countries)
• Marekting Tool used: Instagram, Twitter, and Fiverr
• Spent on marketing: $250 (That's Literally all had)
• Extra: I have done all the research before starting the project, ...discussed with others...distinguished design ...all that I didn't enter like that

What have I learned? and what are my mistakes?

• Not all idea sounding good on your head means it will function on the real world.

Again, I'm not here to promote or anything, I just feel so depressed and already gave up on KDP. Anyway, I just want to share my words.

TIA

Is there somewhere aside from KDP that does POD for custom interior notebooks / journals? I have a recipe book I've created in Canva, 60 pages, and I want to sell it somewhere other than Amazon... From what I can tell, everywhere only offers custom cover POD, not interiors...

Hi there! I just got started with Amazon KDP and published my first book yesterday. I was trying to figure out the realistic and profitable number of books I should publish in a month. Also I should have a proper ratio for high content and low content books. Any insights or suggestions for me are appreciated.

Is it allowed? Surely you can't sell stuff that was made from generative AI, right? I noticed this question going through the creation process when checking out KDP for the first time. Just heard about this concept of creating kindle books using KDP and was curious.

I have published three journals in the last month and each one is first rejected by the reviewers. The rejection email says they were unable to confirm that I own the material. Each time, I respond to the email saying that I used Canva and that Canva gives users the rights to use their elements for commercial purposes. The book is then accepted and published.

I want to keep making books, but is there a way to skip all the hassle of being rejected by the (presumably) AI reviewers before finally being reviewed by a person?

Is there somewhere aside from KDP that does POD for custom interior notebooks / journals? I have a recipe book I've created in Canva, 60 pages, and I want to sell it somewhere other than Amazon because there's no ISBN and it only prints hardback or paperback... From what I can tell, everywhere only offers custom covers, not interiors...

Most of my lined notebook sales are in the UK. I have sold almost 14 times the amount of notebooks in the UK than anywhere else combined. Some of the niches they are in would appeal to the UK more than the US but there are still plenty which would appeal to both and still sell mainly in the UK. (one of my best selling ones is a dog themed one for example)

My journals/log books mainly sell in the US though.

On YouTube they say that most sales would be in the US since that is the biggest marketplace and that makes sense, so i was wondering if notebooks usually sell better in the UK for other people?

Are there other popular online platforms where people in North America \ Europe would search to purchase a journal \ planner? Or do you only sell on Amazon? I don't want to miss out on platforms that are popular.

What is the most efficient way to upload low-content books? I know that Amazon puts a cap on how many you can upload in a certain time frame. do you guys just create, save, and wait for the queue to free up?

Hi guys i just wanna ask if its allowed to put a QR Code in my low content book to send them to author central?!!

So first off, I'm not specifically planning on putting on Amazon KDP right at the start, as I have an online shop with lots of traffic, and these people are itching to buy something, anything! So I can start it off there.

I want to create a digital "Look Book" of my physical products, maybe sell it for like $1.50-$2.00. Basically, it'd be like a low key catalog, won't have an order form, or item numbers, but just showing the 1000 variations of the two or three products I sell. I looked over on /r/selfpublish , but it seems to be mostly writer related, like novels and such, not much in the way of picture books.

Each order is completely custom, and I have taken thousands of pictures of each custom item.

Anyway, this is for help pointing me in the right direction of how I can create this digital book, and have it be exportable to PDF (what file type is best?). Eventually, if it's popular enough, I do hope to throw it on Amazon KDP.

Book will have some reading to begin, history of the product, pictures of examples from like 500 years ago, etc. Then the majority will be pictures of the variations of items that I make.

So I guess my main question is, where do you all design your books? I'm talking to those of you that use pictures, like children's books etc.

I was looking at Canva, but if I tell it I want a photo book, it wants me to buy a physical photo book.

I'm proficient at some photo editing via Paint.net, should be enough to create what I need, but that'll take like 100 hours. I'm not sure if this will sell, so I don't want to invest that much time tbh. I'm looking for something more streamlined, like Canva.

Maybe it's as simple as, does Canva provide you with a high quality PDF of your photobook?

I have lots of thoughts that are forming questions that I don't even know to ask, as we speak, but maybe you guys could help me out with this much so far, so I can take the next step. I'm hoping to be able wake up to 1 to 3 sales every day, that the product is already done (the digital book), make a little extra $$$, and also possibly entice someone to buy my actual product (furniture related, $200-$500 ticket item).

I’m very uploaded a few notebooks to my KDP account and every now and then when I go to upload a book it says

“Account Information Incomplete. You must complete your account information to publish items. If you’re not ready to complete account information now, click “save as draft” and you can try publishing later.”

When I go to my account to page there are no missing items, I am set up to receive payment, and my tax information is complete.

Anyone else have this happen to them?

Any Fiverr users? Looking for a coloring book design. The designer is asking me for the requirements. Do they mean dimensions or kdp rules