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You write a book, make the cover as good as you can, optimize the blurb, keywords, etc., and then you run Amazon ads.

But once the ads start getting clicks, it feels like the math becomes brutally simple.

If you're getting roughly 1 purchase for every 10 clicks, then even a genuinely good book still needs a lot of traffic to generate meaningful sales.

And that's what I'm struggling to understand about KDP.

At some point, does it basically become a volume game?

You can improve your cover, title, description, reviews, targeting, conversion rate, etc. — but there seems to be a ceiling on how much you can optimize one individual book.

So instead of trying to make one book produce a huge amount of income, the strategy seems to be:

More books → more ads → more clicks → more purchases → more overall revenue.

Obviously, a 10% conversion rate isn't universal, and I'm sure some books/categories perform much better or worse. I'm just using it as an example.

I'm curious what experienced KDP publishers think:

Is significant KDP income primarily a volume game once you've reached a certain level of book quality?

Or are there ways to dramatically improve the economics of an individual book beyond simply getting more traffic?

Hi everyone,

I'm publishing my first paperback on KDP and noticed something in the Launch Preview. I can see my author name displayed at the top left while previewing the book.

I did not add my author name as a header in the manuscript, and I don't want it printed on every page. I'm not sure if this is just part of the KDP preview interface or if it will actually appear in the printed paperback.

Has anyone seen this before? If the author name is only showing in the preview window and not on the actual page content, will it be printed in the final book?

Thanks for any clarification.

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I am writing my Kindle book in Google Docs, but I am getting frustrated.

Sometimes the bullet points have different gaps before the text. Everything looks the same, but one bullet has a bigger space than the others. I try to fix it, but it keeps happening. Also, when I export my document, some formatting changes.

I came from Canva, so maybe that also caused some problems. I spent more time fixing formatting than writing my book.

Now I am thinking of buying Microsoft 365 and using Word instead. Is Word much better for long documents and Kindle publishing? Will it save me from these formatting problems, or will I face similar issues?

I would like to hear from people who have used both Google Docs and Microsoft Word for writing books. Thanks!

I am writing my Kindle book in Google Docs, but I am getting frustrated.

Sometimes the bullet points have different gaps before the text. Everything looks the same, but one bullet has a bigger space than the others. I try to fix it, but it keeps happening. Also, when I export my document, some formatting changes.

I came from Canva, so maybe that also caused some problems. I spent more time fixing formatting than writing my book.

Now I am thinking of buying Microsoft 365 and using Word instead. Is Word much better for long documents and Kindle publishing? Will it save me from these formatting problems, or will I face similar issues?

I would like to hear from people who have used both Google Docs and Microsoft Word for writing books. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I mostly publish puzzle books and kids workbooks on KDP.

My paperback versions are usually approved without any problem. But my Kindle versions often get rejected with this message:

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Most of my books have math puzzles, brain teasers, activities, answer pages, and sometimes rough work pages for kids.

I want to publish both Kindle and paperback versions. I'm wondering what changes are needed for the Kindle edition.

Should I remove all exercises that require writing and remove the rough work pages? Should the Kindle version only have the puzzles and answers, while the paperback keeps the worksheets and writing space?

Has anyone successfully published both a Kindle and paperback version of a puzzle or kids activity book? What changes did you make to get the Kindle version approved?

I would really appreciate any advice or examples. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I wanted to get an honest evaluation of my KDP publishing performance so far.

Here are my stats:

Total copies sold: 359

Total royalty earned: $472

Total books published: 2

Book timeline:

Book 1 published in April 2025 → around 13 months old

Book 2 published in February 2026 → around 3 months old

I’m still pretty new to KDP and trying to understand whether these numbers are average, below average, or actually decent for a beginner.

A few things I’d love feedback on:

1. Is this considered a good start?

2. At what point did your KDP income start compounding?

3. What should I focus on next: more books, ads, better niches, or improving covers/keywords?

Would appreciate any honest insights or advice from more experienced publishers