First, life is unfair. Sometimes people are judged by gender, by race, and by other stupid reasons. And some people have a disadvantage in their access to the largest book market in the world. Publishers living outside of the U.S. cannot use their networks (distant contacts, colleagues, etc.) for reviews of their paperback books. And reviews of other people's paperback books are challenging and pricey for them. It is sad, but that is life. But it's not set in stone. I started by searching for a freelancer on Fiverr to receive my Amazon orders and send me photos of the books. In the process, I realized that I didn't need a person, but a mailbox, and such a task is much easier. This week my first order was delivered, and I got my photos of the books. Delivery was free instead of, basically, double the price for U.S.-to-Finland delivery. Delivery was in two days instead of two to three weeks. And it cost me $10 a month, plus $1 for photos of all the books in the package. Now I feel much better about the position of non-U.S. publishers. Funny observation: issuing a power of attorney for mail receipt in the U.S. is so 1900s-ish; I feel like I visited a museum of human history. It cost $25, but it's a one-time cost. I'm not sure; it seems I can give a link to get a $10 discount for the service I am using, but it's untested. Ask me if you want to try it. ⚠️ Public service announcement: Just in case it's not obvious to somebody, I will say it loudly - do not try to order your own books to your mailbox to review them.

This is a very nice gift from Amazon – your book is sold at a discounted price, but you still receive full royalties. Of course, nobody can tell you for sure how to get it, but some ideas can help you a lot. The last two weeks, I conducted a few experiments to test some of the assumptions I had based on my previous experience. Let me share what I found. 1. Your book should ideally be new, and you need traction. In other words, if you published a book, actively promoted it, and sales are on the rise, it is highly likely you will have a price strike. 2. Do not hesitate to raise the price dramatically. In one instance, I increased the price from 12.95 to 49.95 and got the strike-through price. Yes, it's tempting to buy a few hundred of your own books in such a situation, because it would be profitable. But I do not think it's worth risking your account for a quick buck. 3. If you arrange an ads-heavy launch and strike-through price strategically, you can recoup a significant portion of your net losses during the days of your price strike. What is your experience with strike-through prices? Would you like to add something to my findings?

You saw the chart. Eight months, 22x royalty growth, 15x profit. Not magic – process. Now I'm setting the next target: $5,000/month by the end of 2026. And I'm doing it publicly, with full transparency on what works and what doesn't. Here's what changed in my thinking going into this year. Low-content got me to $50/month on autopilot. Switching to a quality-first mindset got me past $3,000. But scaling further requires something I spent the last few months building: a repeatable system that doesn't depend on my mood, my schedule, or lucky niche picks. I'm calling it the Guided Publishing System. It's not a course. It's not a prompt pack. It's a structured workflow — built around the idea that AI can do the heavy lifting in execution, while the decisions, creative direction, and judgment calls stay with us. That's what produces defensible, platform-compliant books that actually sell. And that's what separates publishers who plateau from publishers who compound. I'm not ready to open it up fully yet. But I'm looking for a group of serious publishers – people already making something on KDP, already past the "does this even work?" phase – who want to run this alongside me in 2026. What that looks like in practice: Real numbers shared. Real process documented. No cheerleading – just what's working, what broke, and how I'm adjusting. If you're plateaued somewhere between $50 and $1,000/month and you're done waiting to figure out what the next level actually requires, this is worth paying attention to. If $5,000/month is a thing of the past for you, it's amazing! Let's target 5x growth, for example. More details on the Premium tier upgrades will be available soon. Watch this space. --- The chart shows my trajectory from Jan-25 through Dec-25. Your numbers will be different. I hope you will crash it.

Hello everyone. I am from Ottawa Canada and my first book went live today!! Now I have no idea what to do lol!!!

I only had 6 books in my 9 months journey on KDP so far and was able to keep my A+ content up-to-date (and not too bad quality). I've increased my production pace and now I can release new books with relative low effort & time. But my bottleneck remains in updating A+ content across all marketplaces... The more books I have, the more time it takes, as I haven't been able to automatize it. The creation of banners is actually fast, but it is the updates inside KDP, for all marketplaces, that takes ages... Anyone has been able to find a smart way for managing this ??? Any extension ?? Anything with Claude CoWork or else ?? I remember reading in a forum @Hector Martín was able to release like 60+ books in a short time , how are you managing the A+ content for them ?? Tx in advance for any help !!!! @Igor O @Thomas Juuls @Hector Martín