kdpbookaiGuides
Short, practical guides to making a book and getting it through KDP. Every KDP number links to its source and the day we checked it.
Checked November 9, 2026Plain text version
Make a book9
- How to publish a picture book on KDPFrom a story idea to print files: page count, trim size, color paper, bleed, price and the upload itself.
- How to make a coloring book for KDPLine weight by age, page count, paper, the low-content question and what to check before upload.
- Format your own novel for a KDP paperbackTurn a finished manuscript into a print-ready interior: trim size, margins, chapters and front matter.
- Publishing a hardcover on KDPSizes, page counts, paper, print cost and the cover differences you need to know before adding a hardcover.
- How to make a sudoku book for KDPClue counts by difficulty, unique solutions, answer pages, page count and the low-content question.
- How to make a word search book for KDPThemes, grid size, word lists, difficulty, answer pages and print settings for a word search book.
- How to make a kids activity book for KDPMazes, dot-to-dot and matching games: the mix, difficulty, answers and print settings for an activity book.
- How to make a journal or notebook for KDPGuided and gratitude journals versus blank notebooks, the low-content choice, paper and size.
- How to make a comic or manga for KDPScript first, then panels: sizes, color or black and white, reading direction and the AI question for comics.
KDP rules9
- AI disclosure on KDP: what to answerKDP asks about AI-generated text, images and translations. When the answer is yes, and when it is not.
- Low-content books on KDPWhat counts as low-content, what changes when you tick the box, and which books do not qualify.
- KDP keywords: how to fill the seven boxesKDP gives you 7 keyword boxes. What to put in them and which words waste a box.
- Choosing KDP categoriesHow many categories you get, how reading age limits them and how to choose.
- KDP title and description rulesLength limits and what KDP does not allow in your title, subtitle and description.
- KDP weekly title limitsHow many new titles KDP lets you create and submit each week, and when the count resets.
- Languages KDP supports, by formatWhich languages work for ebooks, paperbacks and hardcovers, and the ones limited to one format.
- Common reasons KDP rejects a book, and how to fix themThe problems KDP flags most in files and listings, in plain words, with what to do about each.
- Planning a series release around KDP's weekly limitsHow the weekly title limit affects a series, a release plan you can follow, and sequels and translations.
Pricing4
- How to price a paperback on KDPHow print cost, royalty rate and the minimum price fit together, with a worked example.
- Kindle ebook pricing: 35% or 70%Which price range earns 70%, what the delivery fee is and when 35% is the only option.
- KDP print cost, explainedHow KDP works out what your paperback costs to print: the fixed part, the per-page part and the large-trim rate.
- KDP expanded distribution: what it pays and who qualifiesThe royalty rate, a worked example, the trim sizes that qualify and what to check before you turn it on.
Print files8
- Bleed on KDP, explainedWhat bleed is, how much to add, and the one rule that catches most people out.
- KDP margins and gutter by page countThe minimum outside margins and the inside gutter, which grows with the page count.
- KDP paperback cover file requirementsResolution, file rules, the barcode area and when spine text is allowed.
- Choosing paper and ink on KDPThe five interior options, what each costs to print, how thick each makes the spine and which formats offer them.
- How to choose a trim size on KDPCommon sizes by genre, why large trims cost more and which sizes can go into expanded distribution.
- KDP spine width, and when you can put text on itHow to work out the spine from your page count and paper, the page count for spine text and how far text stays from the folds.
- How to work out the full cover size for KDPA worked example: back, spine and front plus bleed for a 6 × 9 in paperback, and how a hardcover differs.
- The barcode area on a KDP coverWhere KDP puts the barcode, how much room to leave and what to do if you have your own.
