Create KDP Word Search Books FAST - Book Bolt Tutorial
TLDRIn the provided video script, Paul Marles offers a comprehensive guide on creating and publishing word search puzzle books on Amazon's KDP platform. He emphasizes the challenges of finding word lists, designing original interiors, and crafting covers before compiling the book into a PDF for upload. Marles introduces Book Bolt Studio software, highlighting its recent updates that facilitate quick and easy cover and interior design. He shares tips for sourcing word lists from sites like dictionary.com and enchantedlearning.com, and demonstrates how to use Book Bolt Studio for creating puzzles, managing pages, and generating solutions. The tutorial also covers creating an appealing book cover, suggesting the use of free fonts and images from Creative Fabrica. Marles concludes with instructions for downloading the project as a PDF and hints at a separate video on uploading books to KDP. His approach is aimed at those interested in self-publishing niche-focused puzzle books, particularly for the Christmas market.
Takeaways
- 📚 Creating and publishing KDP puzzle books on Amazon involves finding word lists, creating original interiors, designing covers, and compiling PDF files for upload.
- 🔍 Paul Marles, the presenter, focuses on financial growth through various money-making strategies, including creating and selling books.
- 👍 Engaging with the channel through likes, subscriptions, and notifications is encouraged for viewers interested in money-related content.
- 🎄 The video demonstrates how to create a Christmas-themed word search book, leveraging the holiday season's sales potential.
- 📈 Book Bolt software is highlighted for its ease of use in creating book covers and interiors, with a special mention of its recently updated Book Bolt Studio feature.
- 📝 The presenter suggests using dictionary.com and enchantedlearning.com for sourcing word lists and generating ideas for word search sub-niches.
- 🛠️ Book Bolt offers a three-day free trial for new users, and the presenter provides an affiliate link for those interested in trying the software.
- 📈 The process of creating a word search book involves setting up a project in Book Bolt Studio, choosing a trim size, and inputting details for the book's interior and cover.
- 📋 CSV files are used to input word lists into Book Bolt, which can be created and managed using tools like Google Sheets or Excel.
- 🎨 Customizing the book's cover involves choosing background colors, fonts, and adding images to make it visually appealing and reflective of the book's content.
- 🖼️ The presenter recommends using Creative Fabrica and other similar sites to source free fonts and images to enhance the book's cover design.
- 📦 The final step is to download the cover and interior files as PDFs, ensuring they are in the correct format (RGB or CMYK) and ready for uploading to the KDP platform.
Q & A
What are the challenges in creating and publishing KDP puzzle books on Amazon?
-The challenges include finding word lists, creating the original interior, designing a cover, compiling the PDF files, and uploading them to the Amazon KDP platform.
What is the name of the software that Paul Marles recommends for creating puzzle books?
-Paul Marles recommends using Book Bolt, particularly for its Book Bolt Studio feature which simplifies the process of creating a cover and an interior.
How does the Book Bolt software help with niche research?
-Book Bolt offers tools such as the cloud function, category research tools, and keyword research tools that are useful for niche research.
What are two resources that Paul Marles suggests for finding word lists for puzzle books?
-Two resources suggested are dictionary.com for word lists and flashcards, and enchantedlearning.com for vocabulary word lists by theme.
How does Book Bolt Studio make it easy to create different types of puzzles?
-Book Bolt Studio provides a variety of templates for different types of puzzles such as Sudoku, mazes, crosswords, Nurikabe, and word scrambles, allowing users to create a single type or combine them into an activity book.
What is the process for creating a CSV file for the word search puzzles?
-You can create a CSV file using Google Sheets or Excel by listing groups of words with spaces between them. Once the list is ready, you download it as a .csv file and upload it to Book Bolt.
How can you adjust the appearance of the word search puzzles in Book Bolt?
-You can adjust the margins, font, font size, font color, stroke width, and stroke color. You can also choose whether to include diagonal words, reverse words, and a solution highlighter.
What is the suggested approach for handling the solutions to the puzzles in the book layout?
-Instead of having whole pages dedicated to solutions, it's suggested to copy the solutions and paste them onto new pages, reducing their size to fit multiple solutions per page for a better customer experience.
How does Book Bolt Studio assist in creating a book cover?
-Book Bolt Studio provides a template for the cover, allowing users to add a background color, text, and images easily. It also allows for the customization of fonts, colors, and the addition of a preview of the interior content.
What are some sources for free fonts and images that can be used for book covers?
-Creative Fabrica, designbundles.net, and Envato Elements are suggested sources for free fonts and images that can be used to enhance the book cover design.
How can you ensure that the book cover looks good when printed?
-Paul Marles suggests using the sRGB format for saving the book cover and interior files, as it has not caused any issues with the printing quality of his books.
What is the final step before uploading the book to the KDP platform?
-The final step is to download the cover and interior files as .pdf files from Book Bolt Studio, ensuring they are in the correct format and look as intended before uploading them to the KDP platform.
Outlines
🚀 Creating and Publishing Word Search Puzzle Books on Amazon
The video introduces the process of creating and publishing word search puzzle books on Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). It discusses the challenges involved, such as finding word lists, creating the interior, designing a cover, and compiling the book as a PDF to upload to the KDP platform. The presenter, Paul Marles, offers to show a fast way to create these books and suggests that they sell well, especially in niches like Christmas themes. The video also mentions the use of Book Bolt software, which has a new feature called Book Bolt Studio, to streamline the creation process.
🎨 Designing the Interior and Cover of Word Search Books
The paragraph explains how to design the interior and cover of a word search book using Book Bolt Studio. It details the steps for creating the word search puzzles, including setting margins, choosing fonts, and deciding on the number of words per page. The presenter also discusses adding diagonal and reverse words, and creating solution pages. The process of creating a CSV file with word lists is covered, along with how to upload and integrate it into the book's design. Additionally, the paragraph covers how to handle solutions' placement within the book for a better customer experience.
🖼️ Crafting an Attractive Book Cover with Book Bolt Studio
This section focuses on designing the book cover using Book Bolt Studio's tools. It guides on setting a background color, adding text with customized fonts, and changing font sizes and colors. The presenter shares resources for free fonts and images, specifically for Christmas themes, and demonstrates how to add a preview of the word search puzzle to the cover. The process includes adding images to enhance the cover and ensuring the cover looks clean and professional. The paragraph concludes with instructions on downloading the cover and interior files as PDFs for uploading to KDP.
📚 Finalizing and Uploading the Book to KDP
The final paragraph outlines the steps to finalize the book by downloading the cover and interior as PDF files, ready for uploading to the KDP platform. It briefly touches on the process of uploading a book to KDP and refers viewers to a previous video for detailed instructions. The presenter also encourages viewers to explore a playlist about different types of KDP activity and puzzle books. The video concludes with a call to action to subscribe and a farewell note.
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Keywords
💡KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing)
💡Word Search Puzzle Books
💡Book Bolt
💡CSV File
💡Book Cover Design
💡Book Interior
💡Amazon Best Sellers Rank
💡Sub Niches
💡Dictionary.com
💡Creative Fabrica
💡SRGB Format
Highlights
Creating and publishing KDP puzzle books on Amazon can be challenging but offers a fast way to create these types of books.
Key steps include finding word lists, creating original interiors, designing covers, and compiling PDF files for upload.
Word search books sell extremely well and have various themes and sub-niches to cater to different audiences.
Book Bolt software, with its recent updates and Book Bolt Studio, is recommended for its ease and speed in creating book covers and interiors.
Book Bolt offers a three-day free trial for new users to test out the software.
Dictionary.com and enchantedlearning.com are suggested as good resources for finding word lists for puzzles.
Book Bolt Studio provides various templates for different types of puzzles, including word search, Sudoku, and crosswords.
Creating a CSV file with word groups is essential for populating the word search puzzles in the book.
Adjusting the margins, font, and other design elements in Book Bolt Studio can customize the appearance of the puzzles.
Including diagonal and reverse words in puzzles can cater to different age groups.
Book Bolt automatically generates solutions for puzzles, which can be added after the puzzle pages.
To improve customer experience, solutions should not occupy entire pages; instead, multiple solutions can be combined onto single pages.
Adding images to word search books can enhance their appeal, especially for children's books.
Book Bolt's cover creation tool allows for easy background color selection and text addition.
Custom fonts can be uploaded from sources like Creative Fabrica for a unique look.
A common feature of successful word search books on Amazon is showing an interior image of a puzzle on the cover.
Images with transparent backgrounds can be added to the cover for a more visually appealing design.
The final step is to download the cover and interior files as PDFs for uploading to the KDP platform.
RGB color format is typically used for digital books, and sRGB format is recommended for consistency.
A video tutorial on uploading a book to KDP is available for further guidance.
A playlist about different types of KDP activity and puzzle books is provided for extended learning.
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