# How to make a journal or notebook for KDP

Guided and gratitude journals versus blank notebooks, the low-content choice, paper and size.

Journals come in two kinds on KDP, and the difference changes how you publish them.

## Two kinds

- **Guided and gratitude journals** have a different prompt on every page. They are content, so publish them with an ISBN. In kdpbookai they have 60–250 and 60–250 pages.
- **Notebooks, planners and logbooks** repeat the same page. These can be low-content books. In kdpbookai: Planner and Logbook, Lined Notebook, Sketchbook, Password Book.

## The low-content choice

A low-content book can be published without an ISBN, and KDP's free ISBN is not offered for it. Read [low-content books](https://kdpbookai.com/guides/kdp-low-content-books) before you decide.

## Writing the prompts

Each page of a guided journal needs its own question, with no repeats. kdpbookai writes as many prompts as the book has pages, numbers them and drops repeats; a gratitude page has three numbered lines, the day's question and a line for a small win.

## Paper and size

kdpbookai starts journals on cream paper at 6 × 9 in; 5.5 × 8.5 in is the smaller choice. Journals in kdpbookai can also be made as a [hardcover](https://kdpbookai.com/guides/kdp-hardcover).

## Sources

- Source: [KDP · Low-Content Books](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GGE5T76TWKA85DJM), checked 2026-11-07.
- Source: [KDP · Print Options](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834180), checked 2026-11-07.
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