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Live Call #73 - December 21, 2023

14:22 - Can you guide me where we can make A+ content.
15:51 - Putting a lot of effort in means books are selling a few copies each month.
17:05 - If you were to create 3 books to get significant sales, what would be your strategy?
18:12 - KDP Spy, are the sales and revenue numbers monthly or yearly?
19:01 - So, we haven't ever printed black paper from book bolt before, correct?
20:08 - It seems like the best way of researching niches is comparing the average Search Volume and # of results to see if the ratio is good. What is the best way to find Search Volume for a very specific term?
23:43 - To elaborate, when I searched Keywords in BB for rye tasting logbook, it brings up a bunch of examples of log book keywords, but none include rye tasting.
24:10 - Was there a change in template images? The image quality when pasted at times is degraded, this is occurring regardless of size.
25:15 - Only concern with results are as mentioned, if it's all ink, based on the quality/weight of stock, results will not be worthy.
26:13 - I have a question regarding that in KDP we have only white and cream paper option then for black paper which option will be select?
26:49 - How we convert 1 project type to another, like hardcover to paperback?
27:18 - The image lines when pasting in a template are super thin and unclear at times.
28:07 - When we post on amazon, I want to be able to add additional photos, couldn't find the option.
29:06 - This is my first call I am attending since I bought subscription of book bolt, did I miss a lot?
30:54 - I see coloring books with black pages on one side. They claim it eliminates bleed through. Any truth to this? Valuable doing this vs simple single side pages?
32:22 - Taking a lot of time to create a book, if a book is selling 4 copies, would you personally focus on creating more of these?
33:31 - They probably have block stock paper for these types of notebooks, makes no sense that they would add all that ink onto a white paper. So wasteful.
33:45 - For coloring books, what color do you recommend putting on the reverse side of the page to prevent bleed through?
34:32 - What do you get with the premium subscription?
35:46 - Do you tend to publish as standalone or do you personally develop brands around your products - email lists, landing pages, social media?
36:52 - Will there be a replay? I’m super late joining this live.
37:44 - For puzzle books, do you recommend placing the solution on the immediate page after that puzzle or grouped at the end?
39:42 - I tried KDP Marketing with Auto Ads recently following the tips for beginners and noticed very few impressions, like 6. What would be the perceived issue as to few impressions?
43:50 - Do you only deal with low-content? What about republishing old classics which we could redesign & add images for example? Which could also be listed on kindle eBooks with 70% royalty.
44:34 - Should coloring books have page numbers?
44:55 - Is there an easy way to adjust the number of pages in a book?
45:53 - In your opinion, what does the ratio of ad spend to sales where you would say it's no longer worth running those ads?
47:02 - How can you see the back-end keywords that Amazon uses?
49:14 - Can we save a layout designed in BB as an image or template to reuse?
49:57 - Any tips on gathering reviews when you first launch a product?
52:14 - What are three things the best kdp low content creators are doing to make $5k+ per month?
53:36 - I got an invoice from Amazon for my ads, when do I need to pay them? I owe $1.26 or something like that, can I wait until I get more clicks?
54:10 - Do you generally see more sales of low content journals and notebooks in soft cover or hardcover?
55:58 - Any strategies for building a brand outside of KDP, sorry medium content, planners, etc.
56:52 - Can you add multiple images at a time to your book, I seem only to be able to get one, and I have a folder with many images.
58:30 - As a starter with my first paperback with the right keywords without ads how much can I earn estimate?

Live Call #72 - December 7, 2023

35:46 - What strategies can we implement to boost traffic and sales while publishing new books, emphasizing marketing and SEO?
36:36 - I had great experience creating logbooks but the Studio is proving to be excessively slow when it comes to creation of prompt journals and activity books.
37:17 - Can you please review quickly how to reorder pages.
37:41 - What other platform is compatible with Book Bolt other than KDP?
38:27 - Can I add a QR code to the back of my cover to promote my author page?
39:56 - Can we create themed puzzles in Book Bolt? (like the low content "true crime" word search) or would we need to create that elsewhere?
42:08 - Can you cover A Plus in other Marketplaces?
43:38 - I have my book ready to be published. Is it ok to have blank pages in the front and the back? I just want to make sure that I'm doing it correctly.
45:42 - I have some low-content books from when I was learning. Should I pull them? I am not going to advertise these as I have moved onto medium content exclusively.
46:36 - Should we always use the CMYK selection for download?
49:44 - How do I find backend keywords?
51:00 - I have a book that is at approximately 10,000 words and most likely will be adding more. Am I still able to use Book Bolt? Will it be low, medium, or high content?
52:24 - Can you change your keywords once its launched?
53:24 - Did he type the keywords from the site or did he click on a section and copy and paste keywords.
55:06 - Should the actual book title and what is on KDP match.
55:25 - Is it beneficial to revisit an old book and redo the backend keywords?
56:08 - Where do you go to add A Plus content to add extra photos?
56:32 - Why I am not making money with Book Bolt, and I am uploading each book, but I am still not gaining anything, and I have gone through each video.
58:37 - How do you know if a niche that has low competition, is worth doing, and not low because nobody is searching for it?
01:00:40 - What is a JSON File?
01:01:48 - I'm creating Prompt Journals requiring spaced out lines to be filled in by the reader, how do I add evenly spaced lines with equal spaces in between the ruled lines?
01:03:00 - In the beginning I brought in templates that you offer, from outside sources simply because I had a hard time understanding how to place images "under" the lines in Book Bolt and thought I need PNG.
01:03:13 - Is there a table of contents for previous live calls so we know what was covered.
01:04:31 - Is there a legal problem using ai-generated art from Pixabay?

Live Call #71 - November 22, 2023

05:27 - Book Review & Critique - We go over a Book Bolt members book and give advice on improving all aspects of it.
28:23 - I have a question. How to convert PDF to eBooks. I mean, resize the PDF to eBook format.
29:26 - If I was one of many contributing authors to 3 books, will I have to wait to have my own no content book to get an author page, then a QR code Author Page?
31:12 - Did I miss how to get more reviews?
32:26 - Hey I have published a coloring book, it is showing copyright material, how it works?
33:06 - Is the Gyazo software recommended for A+ content?
34:13 - I would never buy a book to fill out for my grandchild. I would fill it out for them if the asked me to!
35:12 - How can I start KDP? is there any trusted way to do it. Lot of Videos taking in different directions.
35:55 - Some books have both cover pages showing in Amazon some only one, how does it work? Can I upload more?
36:44 - Just wondering when doing this is as a business, what is better? Getting one professionally designed with A+ content, i.e. coloring book or 10 books created yourself?
37:30 - I didn't like some of the questions. That's why I wrote it the way I did. (From author of the book critique)
39:20 - What are the keywords you would use?
40:16 - I added a subtitle for a journal I published, and it went back into draft because "A Journal" was not on the uploaded cover. Is this a common issue?
41:53 - Did the critiqued book have A+?
42:10 - I thought publishing a paperback and hardcover guided journal at the same time was a good strategy, can you speak more about that?
43:37 - I tried to make an A+ page but I wasn't sure how to do it.
44:33 - Where is the A Plus content video? I don't see it in the Book Bolt calls. Is it in a separate part of your website?
45:13 - Can I use PayPal to pay my subscription?
45:23 - Can you explain how to identify spiral bound options?
46:22 - Is there any software to make A+ content quickly with mockups?
47:30 - I published a journal/planner/undated calendar in August. But Amazon doesn't have a planner/calendar category in KDP under "Books." How can I promote it without it having a category?
48:36 - What sells more copies, coloring books, word searches or logbooks?
49:18 - What binding you suggest for a manual?
49:54 - Maybe I should join Upwork, making A+ content is my favorite part.
50:06 - Do you think making a video about a book and putting it on YouTube would help sales?
51:09 - Backend keywords include planner, calendar, log, diary, journal.
54:10 - I was literally floored at how quickly you made that interior and did a video on that.
54:43 - Any reviews for good book cover designers, A+ content designers from anyone?
56:03 - So, we publish on KDP but there are options for them to buy in print?
56:43 - Any thoughts of Fiverr vs Upwork? Pros and cons of each?
57:57 - I thought KDP was only Kindle books.
59:35 - What are people paying for coloring book interiors?

Live Call #70 - November 9, 2023

07:19 - Book Review & Critique - We go over a Book Bolt members book and give advice on improving all aspects of it.
36:29 - Can I list my books on other platforms, like eBay and have Amazon fill the order? Like multi-channel fulfillment on the Amazon product side.
37:13 - Two of my Christmas coloring books got blocked because of copyrights but my illustrations are not copied from anyone.
37:58 - How do I add my custom interior to all the odd pages in studio at one time.
38:41 - It's really challenging to get 100 themed Autumn puzzles without repeating a lot of words.
40:00 - Do you hire a professional to take the photos for the A+ Content?
41:24 - That 6.29 price might be an exchanged rate from a different market? (Author set that price, just FYI).
41:38 - What is your take on keyword stuffing the title? In some of the examples, there are long titles that don't match the cover. Is that frowned up by Amazon?
42:56 - Is there a way to automatically add an A+ content module to every book you publish vs. having to add each ASIN number individually?
44:40 - How do I flip my artwork horizontally and maintain the proper aspect ratio.
45:19 - Coming up with keywords can be overwhelming!
46:42 - Should we change our name as author?
47:35 - When I first posted books, I was not able to post samples of inside pages, can I do that now?
48:03 - Is there any way to organize the media library on bolt after you already uploaded something?
48:32 - I’ve been making coloring books and I use mid journey. Do you create the A+ content for listings?
49:05 - I picked 3 categories for one of my books, but neither of them are being displayed. Only 2 are, and they are not what I choose. Why is that?
50:52 - Also, do the categories only show up after you get a purchase? Because I have a few new books that went live yesterday, and they are not showing up.
51:08 - I have 12 books but not many sales, if I decide to stop posting, what happens to book already on amazon?
52:30 - Can you explain the timing of how AutoSave works in Studio? When does it save / what triggers it? Would it be faster to save each page manually after I finish editing it?
53:11 - Is there a list of recommended designers we can use for covers and A+? If not, maybe a resource that could be added in Book Bolt?
54:19 - Should we buy our own book?
54:31 - Does anyone know where I'm going wrong, I tried to load my book on KDP, and it won’t save the cover or the pages. It loads but won’t save so I can’t continue. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Any help?
54:56 - Can books go directly from Book Bolt into KDP? Other places we can list them?
55:14 - I keep getting books kicked back because of cover size. What's the trick?
55:57 - How do we get paid if we use a pen name? Does it go in the name of the brand or our name?
56:09 - When does Amazon add the Read Inside option?
56:19 - How did you choose a pen name?
56:29 - Love the studio, but you know I'm also a Merch Guy. I just noticed the Studio for Merch. Never saw launch video. Any chance of live for that studio?
56:46 - When Amazon changed their pricing structure recently there was an option to have them update your prices to keep your royalty. $5.99 books became $6.29.
57:07 - Back to organization question. can you move things into or out of folders?
57:19 - Are you going to stick to meeting every other week?
57:50 - How do you flip an image horizontally to create a mirror effect? Essentially, I need the back cover to be a mirrored version of the front cover, instead of both being identical.
58:21 - I have been making coloring books using mid journey, I wanted the research u offer that’s so good. Can u just show kw research for cbs.
59:12 - Have you tried uploading ai generated images? Is Amazon okay with that?

Live Call #69 - October 26, 2023

07:25 - Book Review & Critique – We go over a Book Bolt members book and give advice on improving all aspects of it.
30:45 - The pages load very slowly from my uploads into actual book.
31:04 - Can we post our books on the FB page? Or can we have everyone post their author page so we can follow each other?
32:12 - Sorry got cut off, find software very slow, when loading from my uploads also pictures in my uploads not always showing sometimes just blank. (Google speed test and see speed and send in help ticket if need be).
32:28 - Couple follow up questions and thoughts about the Book Critique.
34:23 - Is that also a no to a post with author pages for us to follow each other?
34:54 - I missed where you get those keywords from.
36:31 - Won't your KDP account be canceled if you put too many keywords or irrelevant keywords?
37:39 - How do you get the keywords for the competitor's book?
39:00 - How do you put pages to view, i.e., sample pages?
39:42 - What's the approximate cost hiring people from Upwork, etc. to create images for coloring books?
41:00 - If the person that made this book wants to change the Title, they'd have to unpublish, correct? Or easier to make a new book?
41:42 - How might you identify a niche of coloring book that hasn't been created yet?
44:16 - Do you upload A+ content as soon as you publish on KDP or can we do it through book bolt as we publish?
45:02 - Would you recommend using a brand or a pen name in the beginning?
45:14 - Page sizes for puzzle books. What is best for customers - 6x9 for adults and 8.5x11 for children's puzzle books or large print puzzle books?
46:13 - Will this be available for watching later to take notes?
46:55 - I love making A+ content.
47:13 - I want to be able to see the competitor's keywords
47:28 - I want to remove an uploaded book due to the first few pages had an overlap grid scale somehow. Is that a good idea? If so, then how do I redo the book?
48:08 - Can you demonstrate how to fill up the keywords - 50 characters each. are we separating the words with a space, comma or typeitlikethis?
48:53 - I can do it, but they don't look as professional as those Neil has shown today.
50:06 - About the irrelevant categories, I've seen too many Best Seller, that are ranked in irrelevant categories, does Amazon check that.
51:17 - I wrote an 80-page book (with devotional journal pages). I assume this can be applied in the same way.
51:27 - With so much changing, as we read the material in tutorials and such how certain can we be that the info is still correct?
52:54 - I've done 3 Kids' Activity Books. Any tips on how to advertise them for the holiday season?
54:15 - I have published several sports journals for team content creators, a very small niche, I need to improve my marketing, this is my first time on a live call.
54:44 - What are your feelings about spiral binding? They look like they sell better.
55:31 - Sometimes my books on Amazon show a publisher called TokyoPop, anyone else? Not sure why.
55:54 - Can you place the books on a personal website as a digital download?
56:25 - Can we add quotes in a book with name of the person who quoted them?
57:15 - I am trying an ad for a simple Cornell notes book. My bid is double what Amazon suggests but after two weeks it still has no clicks. Any ideas why?
58:58 - I would like to know the BEST affordable marketing that works and more about keywords/price.

Live Call #68 - October 12, 2023

11:13 - Do we have to add 0.125" inside for page numbers to make sure no issues?
13:21 - How do I link free download pages for my book on Amazon? Do I provide a link inside my book?
15:17 - I made 10 cover design, and I have 4 options for interior for each.
17:24 - Shall I design each separately, or I can make just 4 interior and download in amazon?
17:56 - The interiors are limited - is it possible to upload my own designs?
19:06 - Can you add multiple pages to the project at once?
19:43 - The BB notebook template page with the shaded areas did not print right. What can I do?
20:33 - This niche shown is a tracker so is it not low content? If it is how is it having the "Read Sample" button?
21:26 - Would it be possible to add options to organise projects, uploads & templates etc?
22:06 - How can we make sure we are not creating a topic with copyright issues?
23:47 - If we create an activity book, should I check AI box?
24:12 - How do you add pages to your book easily?
24:24 - Can you quickly review KDP ads? How to do it properly?
26:25 - How long are will the archived projects kept in Book Bolt?
26:59 - Have you (Team) used Amazon Business Programs to help with KDP knowledge and grow your business?
27:48 - Can we create the same journal but different colors? How do we offer green, yellow, blue, red, black?
28:54 - Is there a way to make changes to multiple pages without being forced to save between pages?
29:17 - In the old designer, I was able to stretch my text, skewing it taller. I can't find that ability in studio.
30:04 - If I make a word search and want to put 4 solutions per page, do I need to cut and paste into one?
31:07 - I uploaded a medium content book, but KDP changed it to low content. Of 70 pages, 30 pages had some duplicates.
32:04 - KDP asked me to print ISBN number on one of my books, but it never provided a free one?
32:18 - Do I have to put an author and where can I say instead The What What Books!
32:51 - Also be careful with quotes from famous people.
33:44 - When deleting pages, bb always crash, is that normal?
34:52 - I made a mistake and the notebook interior twice. Tried to delete the second layer in one go on all the pages, so did it all manually, is there a way to delete a template from all pages in one go?
35:51 - Can you tell me where to find that blogpost on Amazon Ads again?
36:51 - Is it ok to do notebooks with various sci-fi themed covers if they are different?
37:34 - Why don't you suggest making the solutions page 4 solutions per page?
38:40 - Pictures of AI Generated Galaxies etc.
40:19 - I have a 369-manifestation journal, 5 pages of content I wrote. Is that low content?
41:45 - If it's a notebook, can you do the same cover, say a picture of a rose, in different colors? One a red rose, another a blue rose, etc.
43:59 - I fee like AI is here to stay. As long as you're careful about not using copywritten material.
44:44 - When I zoom into a page for editing (ex. text on the spine), the page moves and it is never in the exact viewing spot I need.
45:36 - What if you use AI to generate words for word searches, does it count as AI content?
46:03 - New to Book Bolt, I can't seem to locate the articles you've mentioned?
46:30 - Add new feature request, would like to select multiple images from the gallery and insert them on the page at once.
48:22 - What do you do when you see other authors/publishers spamming the system?
50:06 - I would only use AI carefully. It has a far better artistic ability than me :-)
50:17 - Would KDP warn you before they ban?
50:23 - Is it okay to use your publishing company as the author name?
51:22 - KDP put one of my books on sale do I get full royalty?
52:33 - Another newbie question, if you don't use AI, specifically for cover design, how do you design your covers.
54:22 - I have a lifetime Vexels account. Is using their content safe for KDP? After the drama with Canva not long ago.
55:09 - If you have background images or frames can you clone those pages, then put add the puzzles without the backgrounds being erased?
55:33 - How do you create multiple pen names?
55:54 - Do you have different author pages for different pen names?
56:08 - I do not like the Object Snap, it is enabled by default. I uncheck it, but my choice is not saved for the next time I return.
56:34 - What is the drama with Canva that Ray Cunningham is talking about?

Live Call #67 - September 28, 2023

10:33 - If the title isn’t best in terms of keywords, will the right keywords in backend compensate to drive sales?
12:59 - How do I fix my cover to get accepted by KDP when I used two different pages for my front & back covers?
14:13 - Why can’t I change the settings of my initial project?
15:08 - Why can’t I delete a project?
15:20 – Why can’t I preview a page? I can’t move the design up and down the page.
16:22 – I’m doing a group of books that are semi-related, should a duplicate book be made for each book?
17:21 - Why don’t I have a more powerful text editing tool that allows me to change text, fonts, spacing to my liking?
18:01 - I can’t move the design up and down the page.
18:38 - Why do I see books priced at $0 when I do my product searches?
20:32 - The title will be so helpful!!! I spend so much time adding those!
21:11 - This could be an old request, word search results to be multiple per page and the option for solutions with no words below.
21:34 - I have been using KDP create for non-fiction books, is there any advantage to using KDP Create instead of Book bolt?
22:46 - I have one or two earlier books published on KDP. The title & subtitles are pretty bad. Can I delete these two books & resubmit them to KDP?
24:00 - What is the style and font size for a 6 x 9 book.
24:22 - Have you thought of transcripts on your past calls timestamped?
26:38 - Is the inside of the front and back cover blank?
27:11 - Are the 7 KDP keywords exact match keywords? I.E., would Christmas coloring book adult work for a user searching Christmas coloring book for adult?
27:55 - I need this motivation. I just can't seem to publish 3 books I have. I've been using your program but still just stuck.
29:13 - Each book is different but are related to a theme. In order to dominate the competition, should each one have a duplicate or just 1?
29:47 - Has anyone else had the experience with the AI question in KDP that you MUST enter info for text, images, and translation?
30:43 - If I have a black & white version & a color version would that be the series option on the Paperback Details Page?
31:41 - How do you get a barcode for the back of the book? I found the info on how to get the qr code with qr monkey but not the barcode.
32:42 - Will the titles on word searches also appear with the solutions?
32:54 - Would KDP allow you to use trademarked names in the subtitle if your book is compatible to the brand.
33:49 - I am having major issues with getting my covers approved by kdp. They keep kicking it back saying it is not stretched out enough.
34:51 - I'm trying to publish my second sudoku book with the title of Sudoku #2 but Amazon isn't accepting it.
35:45 - To start, I plan on publishing journal, trackers, and planners. What are the usual / typical sizes for those type of low content books?
36:54 - Is it possible to show us how to create a cover?
37:38 - How do I paste my template onto multiple pages without having to paste each page?
38:22 - Are you aloud to update an already published book's description and keywords?
39:25 - Is there a mileage tracker on the software?
42:11 - So how would I add more than one book per page? For instance, if I want to put an option for paperback and hardcover.
43:02 - Should we search trademark on each keyword we add to our book in kdp?
44:20 - Should I be cautious about changing my keywords?
45:16 - My clone button is gray. Is something wrong?
45:39 - How do you save a template in Book Bolt?
46:18 - Do you want to keep your Author name the same for each project?
47:10 - Can you let me know if I create a hardcover book in color, can I also create the same book in black and white?
48:07 - When you say do your research is that within Book bolt somewhere or do you just mean google it?
50:57 - How can I see where Amazon put my book?
51:45 - How can I enlarge my screen at full length on book bolt.
51:53 - When I download my book, the fonts on the cover and inside are different than in book bolt studio.
56:11 - When I download my project the font is different on the PDF.
56:39 - I'm looking for PDF combiner but when I click on it, it simply opens studio.
56:58 - Published my book Monday. Amazon is showing it on the top of page one. How long will Amazon keep it on the front page now that my friends aren't buying?
57:32 - Can you just show where the two research videos are that you point out regularly.
57:58 - So last week book that you critiqued, best for author to redo book and publish?
58:17 - What’s a good number of published books to aim for?
58:47 - I have been thinking about signing up for Sales Samari. Since I have Book bolt is there a discount offer, I can use?
59:31 - How would you manipulate the image?

Live Call #66 - September 7, 2023

36:25 - Looking for any tips on how to get my first sale.
37:17 - What is your specific research process?
38:40 - Still haven't created my first book! I am trying to create a sudoku book with easy/mediums sudokus. Can I change the positions of them on all pages at once, and I want spaces in between, and can I give them an automatic headline Easy #1, etc.
40:08 - I can’t upload SVG images. Is that normal?
40:38 - I would just like to confirm something, is it's acceptable to make books with the same interior, like a journal, but each with a different cover?
42:03 - Some images on Pixabay say A.I. under the images so then what?
42:24 - Does the AI content also count for book title inspirations?
44:24 - Yes, I uploaded a book today and I had to answer these questions about AI content. So, if I use AI for generating a book description, that is not content, Correct?
45:24 - Is an AI generated cover included in Amazon's Content description?
46:14 - I like the unicorn idea but even if it’s 400 competitors. It wouldn’t really matter if no one is searching for that term, right? So, you’d want to do that research too before even starting?
47:45 - I wish you could change the product type, size or interior, for example when doing a project and you want change something, you have to start from scratch and do it all over.
49:10 - Is there a way to add more than one solution per page for Maze books, Word search books? I thought this feature has been added, but it is only for Sudoku puzzles.
49:45 - How do you create a unique content within a medium content book, for example rows and columns or data.
50:24 - Hey Neil, how can we create those great images of pages that look like the book is open?
51:20 - So young puzzle enthusiast would be more powerful in the subtitle?
52:38 - Top KDP Niches To Explore In 2020, its in the weekly calls at the bottom?
55:05 - How do I print color only to cover page?
55:28 - I will start on a journal. I have a "drafted" draft in BB, but I need to fix some things. I need to know how to delete pages.
56:09 - I don't see the names of the 2 videos that Neil referenced. What are the names of those seminars please?
56:30 - Would spell check be considered A.I. assistance?
56:50 - Is there a previous chat with resources on publishers for other covers? I really want to publish with moleskin or similar covers. If not, can you give a little info about this subject?
57:27 - I am a new user, where can I find the 4 interior that you send per month?
57:49 - So what if you use AI to create an outline for your book? Is that AI assisted or generated? 58:51 - How do I add color on a cover page?
59:21 - Can you publish both on paperback and hardcover with the same interior.
59:58 - My hibiscus journals, they are my photos, manipulated through AI. From this point, would you check the AI generated box for this?
01:00:23 - How to add more thumbnails? I thought it was via A+ content, but that goes further down under the from author section. And I would like to add the same images as thumbnails.
01:00:52 - When you go into amazon to look at how many products are currently for sale, I don’t see the ability to go to the 3rd or 4th page.
01:02:49 – Is there a way to login to the Book Bolt Studio, instead of through the Book Bolt website?
01:02:58 - Do you create your own covers or farm them out?

Live Call #65 - August 24, 2023

09:38 - When you are first signing up with kdp, is there a preferred royalty structure you pick? 30%, 70%, kdp select?
10:07 - How do you go about using a pen names or multiple names?
10:42 - Can we use kdp for children’s books too, I just use it for notebooks, journals, etc.
11:14 - I can't figure out how to run a sale for 15% off. Is there even a way to do it?
11:31 - I need to extend the number of pages in my book (100 to 115 pages), what is the best way to do that?
13:25 - Should you create a LLC for this?
14:01 - Will you be putting out a kdp written book easy layout section in the Book Bolt Creator App?
15:37 - Has anyone else having issues with uploading a PDF into book bolt? It's telling me it took too long.
16:52 - Can you show me how to do a spiral design on a cover?
17:20 - KDP sent an email asking me to edit my low content eBook for approval? It says repetitive or misleading, what do they mean?
18:23 - Would you say that coloring books for children is very saturated and not worth the time anymore?
19:53 - I do mainly logbooks and have only ever done the book with one cover design. Is it ok to offer variations of the cover? How many variations would be safe?
20:46 - How do you check how your book is doing in terms of sales?
23:01 - Where is the best place to get different interiors for your book.
23:30 - Is there an easy way to copy paste pages in Book Bolt studio interior editor?
23:58 - The clues under a word search puzzle can be centered. Can the text also be left or right justified while centered?
24:36 - Please help I have books hanging because I can’t edit the cover.
25:10 - I'm about to create a kdp account, but I want it separate from my personal account, but I'm still unclear how to keep the two separate.
25:53 - What font size would you recommend not going below?
26:46 - Can you make hardcover full coloring page books? And how many pages can your book go up to?
28:46 - I meant that maybe a man would choose a different type of cover than a woman. Masculine vs feminine taste.
29:52 - Can you explain what you can get from Pro subscription versus basic?
31:45 - Any way to upload pictures for coloring books faster instead of clicking each & searching for each picture?
32:22 - Do you recommend doing hard cover versions of journals? Or just the softcover?
33:17 - What would you say are the top 3 keys to success in Amazon kdp?
36:04 - I have had issues with margins.
36:31 - Is there success in doing expanded distribution and what’s the best way to get approved?
37:10 - How often do you add new interiors to the creator, do you take interior requests?
37:24 - What is the preferred/popular paper color for coloring books, cream or white?
37:43 - So, if I understand you correctly, I can use the brand name I selected as the new email address when creating the kdp account?
38:43 - Has Amazon changed rules regarding repetitive wording in titles? I'm getting a journal rejected for what they call title abuse.
39:51 - Please help with new book cover design to upload, I have a cover hanging on KDP.
40:07 - Best place to research niches in book bolt either cloud or product?
42:18 - What percentage would you say using ads increases kdp sales vs not using ads.
44:32 - It says remove template from final work, how do I do that in book bolt?
44:33 - I received an email from Amazon that my bleed on the cover isn't right, I just pulled the photo to the edge. Should I go beyond that?
45:41 - A simple book with pictures and a few sentences on every page is that still considered low content book.
46:18 - KDP said I need to edit and now there’s the new cover design, don’t mind doing new, is there a video.
46:30 - With the bot chat, it just keeps saying it doesn't understand and even when I change the sentence it doesn't understand. Or just use ticket?
46:58 - What is the average cost of 1 ad?
49:22 - How do you create the thick line on the spine of your book?
50:50 - Can you make a spiral notebook?
51:35 - How many books should you try to make a week.
52:26 - Can you link an Esty shop to kdp.
53:13 - Is there a good short cut for creating straight lines easily? Its a pain to do it every time.
55:06 - Roughly how many qualities books can generate $1000 of monthly Amazon royalties?
55:35 - Is there a calendar for 2024 in templates? To use for a journal or daytimer?
56:02 - Can you upload fonts to the book bolt studio and if you can how do you do that?
57:41 - What's a reasonable timeframe to patiently focus on building before seeing a reasonable monthly return?
57:54 - Is that composition notebook box available somewhere to download? Or I need to create myself?
59:03 - So I am bit confused about uploading different fonts. Can you add fonts to the studio?

Live Call #64 - August 10, 2023

10:50 - Do you recommend providing solutions for either wordsearch or crossword puzzles?
11:19 - How to you include a QR code at the end of a book if your book doesn’t have a link yet?
12:52 - You recently said that you have included an option for Sudoku puzzles to add multiple solutions per page so does that apply to the wordsearch and crossword puzzles as well?
13:18 - I uploaded a word search book from a pdf which I created myself but some of the grid boxes are larger than others, where can I edit it?
15:16 - How long do you wait after publishing a book before you start ads? Do you run ads on all books?
16:03 - I face little problem with categories. I don’t seem to see any result in 50% of research.
17:06 - Is there any way to change one word in your title once it is uploaded to KDP.
17:48 - I am confused about how to submit a book for publishing.
18:48 - Can you illustrate how you made the interior in your volleyball project? How to create the separate boxes/categories.
21:27 - I submitted some notebooks to KDP but I got it back with the reason I didn't select the correct ISBN option.
22:17 - Logging in from Kingston Jamaica how do you access the extra subscription.
22:36 - I created the word search book a while ago, but the pdf has different size puzzles boxes. Can I edit them?
23:33 - If I'm building my book in Affinity Publisher, do I upload the pages into BB?
24:20 - Is there anything different you would do to submit a book as an eBook verses regular book?
25:55 - Do you have any experience with LuLu. Specifically, creating a wire bound book and then selling it through Amazon?
26:27 - I have downloaded the projects but don't know how to upload it to amazon.
28:58 - If I create a PDF and convert it to a PNG file before I upload them to Book bolt, can I then edit it in Book Bolt?
29:34 - Can I use my business name as the author’s name on KDP instead of my name or pen name?
30:26 - When creating a word search puzzle with 100 puzzles and the solutions at the back of the book are on 50 pages (2 per page) would I create a project for 100 pages or 150 pages?
30:53 - When creating wordsearch puzzles, what is the complexity limit or wordsearch grid size you can have? For example, some generators limit to 20 by 20.
32:52 - Also, can you adjust the spacing between the top of the page and wordsearch to make space for headings and sub-headings?
36:16 - Is it possible to insert column headers from a spreadsheet to a page?
36:46 - To explain more on my previous question. I did select low content check box but still got an ISBN problem from KDP when I selected free ISBN.
37:04 - I changed some keywords on one of my KDP books a week ago and the status is still listed as "In review" on Amazon. Could something be wrong?
38:03 - Can I create a brand that has both low content & coloring books under the same brand name?
39:20 - 100 puzzles with solutions would mean 200 pages, but if I wanted 2 solutions per page that would be 150, right?
39:43 - If I wanted to create a simple dog book for kid (dog that's found their forever home) can I create that in book bolt and upload it to kdp.
40:04 - Do you use the Blend Feature in the Studio?
43:00 - When using A+ content do you show your interior? Any concern it will be copied?
44:31 - Is it okay for us to look at one of your books to see how you arranged your A+ content?
46:45 - How to copy and paste from software like chat GPT?
47:45 - What's the difference between an eBook and regular book when trying to upload a simple dog kids’ book.
48:01 - Not to copy your A+, but to get a professional idea.
48:10 - If I make a composition notebook with a detailed cover, can I upload other covers with a different color background?
48:56 - There is no back cover on the composition book you just showed. Do you have to have a back cover when creating a low content cover?
50:22 - I am worried about my account getting banned because of using my publishing company's name.
51:04 - You said you show your interior does that include prompted journals as well? Still no worries about people copying?
52:19 - I deleted a book, updated it, and republished, is there a way to delete 1st copy from Amazon. I published a book, revised it and the name posted on Amazon is wrong. Delete and republish?
53:32 - How do you get you book to be advertised with a video on Amazon?
55:00 - Is there a way to know where my book is ranking in Amazon search results for a particular keyword?
55:24 - When you do A+ content, can you select the specific pages you want to show?
56:01 - Can you delete an ad on KDP how do I do that?
56:14 - How do you get above the fold with Ads?
56:44 - How do I run ads on Amazon if my title has curse words?

Live Call #63 - July 27, 2023

06:47 - What things do I need to do to avoid getting my account shut down?
09:07 - Are Maze books, and other puzzle / game books considered low or medium content?
10:09 - A few of my books have been in review for 5+ days. Should I contact them or just be patient?
11:41 - Can I use the same graphics for two different activity books for example, a maze book and activity book?
12:25 - How do you add page previews inside KDP.
13:04 - I found a logbook where searches on the keywords are high 1,500k+ and there's less than 1,000 results on Amazon.
15:37 - Can you tell me where the list of low content niches is kept again, please?
16:40 - Is there a step-by-step guide to uploading A+ content through Book Bolt to KDP.
17:23 - Where can you do trademark or copyright searches prior to uploading? 19:07 - Would you ever consider a special live call about understanding KDP ads and their reports?
20:18 - Can we change the categories on existing books on KDP?
21:05 - I am having errors creating a missing vowel or a Word Scramble.
22:19 - How many covers could I use on a same interior?
23:05 - Book categories are important for organic searches or?
24:57 - Is it best to get your own ISBN in case there is an issue with your book selling via KDP?
25:30 - Can you use the ISBN to print our books with other publishing companies?
26:04 - If I have searched for a niche on amazon and the results are under 1,000 but the keyword search in book bolt, the competition does not show high.
27:12 - I am writing a children’s book can it be completed in book bolt and then uploaded to KDP?
29:06 - Football composition notebook that’s on the first page when someone searches. Little sales.
30:54 - What is a good way to get reviews quickly?
32:12 - Range of BSR that you noticed for the Medical Expenses Logbook?
34:20 - When I put in my coloring book should it be added in as a low content book?
34:58 - When you say to not publish the same book twice; what bout a Color version and B & W version? 35:59 - Do I really need to have the subtitles on the exterior of my book?
37:39 - A 219KB image background image with 30% opacity makes the book a whopping 312MB and without it is just 4MB.
39:53 - Where it asks to choose the location, I am in the UK so I pick that, but is it best to chose USA?
40:22 - Just a clarification, are you going to do the seminars/webinars on Fridays instead of Thursdays?
41:03 - Every notebook I have submitted I have carefully checked the low-content box in categories. Every book is flagged.
42:16 - When I publish color vs B/W, almost every time I have a rejected book, but I copy and paste the title and subtitle.
42:56 - If your account with KDP has been closed will they ever pick you up again?
43:16 - Is there any way to ensure my cover stays within the dimensions of the trim?
44:35 - How do you choose the 3 updated categories for your books in Book Bolt?
46:28 - Can I add a copyright page in my book?
46:38 - Where do you download a free version of soda land font?
47:07 - Uploading a composition book to KDP, how do you list it under School Supplies.
47:43 - When doing research if one keyword tail is oversaturated but changing one word is not oversaturated, possibility to break in?
48:19 - Where can I get VAs to help on this?
49:23 - Are you able to make changes other than the color, to the templates?
50:07 - Do you have a rule of thumb as to how much ad spend vs ROI we should expect?
51:16 - QR codes ok to use for puzzle books for seniors, concerned they may not understand them.
51:54 - Is Book Bolt’s BSR more accurate than amazon to determine monthly sales potential?
52:47 - Is it not possible to make 6k per month by the end of this year?
54:11 - Can I use my publishing company's name as the author of my book instead of the pen name?
54:19 - Where are the KDP error logs (for failed uploads)?
54:45 - Any book bolt tutorials or past calls about high content books?
55:07 - How do your tools compare/differ to Publisher Rocket?
55:25 - If I search my book in Products in BB under general, I see it. If I search under notebook, I don't see it.
56:07 - I'm a below-knee amputee, medium-content book specifically for those who are going through the recovery process, your thoughts?
57:30 - Are you allowed to put written by or a logo on the front or back cover?
57:41 - Are the logbook templates in Book Bolt studio editable?
58:01 - KDP just told me my cover was copy righted I used Book Bolt picture pattern from Pixabay?
58:22 - Will custom shaped mazes be added soon?
58:37 - How do we link our books on the sales page, apart from our author page?
58:56 - Is it possible to have multiple books covers under one project?
59:04 - Rapid Fire Q & A

Live Call #62 - July 13, 2023

08:29 - How about an Epub creator or convertor to make an eBook.
09:38 - Can I stop the cloning the image (Sheep) feature while it's running to clone the entire book? If I realize there is a mistake I was wondering if I could stop it in the middle of it's run.
09:48 - Is there a bulk undo feature if I made a mistake in cloning for the entire book?
12:33 - How do I duplicate a set of pages?
13:03 - If I make a Sudoku puzzle, how do I make them have some space in between on the same page?
14:07 - I'd love a "best practices" guide to Book Scout, i.e. how to use Book Scout most effectively.
14:32 - I want to start loading up coloring books but I can’t seem to get to the pro pack from where I am at.
16:12 - Is there an easy way to renumber pages when you move things around?
17:32 - Can I move content from one project to another? if so, how?
18:32 - Can you change the wording or color on the templates?
20:31 - How did you create the QR code for "See our other books above" on page 1 of your book bolt project you have shown just now?
22:24 - I have a niche, but, since it involves puzzles that I am making, I want to make money more quickly. So, what Journal or Notebook, etc., can I jump into faster than my puzzle project?
25:27 - How can we add examples on Amazon KDP of interior pages? Currently it only shows my cover of my book which isn’t helpful for a coloring book, since it does not have its contents on the cover.
27:38 - Can you show an example of using the outline feature in the studio? Not the dot to dot but the outline image.
28:53 - While doing research, I see many low content books are in Amazon categories other than books / etc., like in Office Supplies. How do we place books into those categories?
31:02 - When cloning a project, is there a way to reduce the pages say from 160 to 130?
32:42 - Does Amazon have an issue if you do the same paperback book: one version in black and white and one version in colour?
33:55 - Is there any way to make irregular maze shapes, (example: animal shapes, etc.) and if not, will this be available at some point?
34:13 - A lot of these Upwork artists are $$$$, are they worth the $300 to $600 USD per 50 - 70ish page coloring books?
37:20 - My project would be so much better in color. Is that prohibitive?
38:22 - How do I niche down so people find it?
40:02 - I did JSON source file for paperback to hardcover. This is not just a time saving but a life saving as well.
40:12 - Can I include inspirational quotes in a daily journey?
41:30 - Where do I find out the measurements of a QR code box? is there a standard?
42:28 - I know how to create a QR code for reviews but need to know what link I need to use to create the QR code to see my other books by the buyer?
43:09 - The BB platform is moving extremely slow when I try to create my books? It's even slower when I have more than 100 pages. Is it because many people are using the platform?
43:39 - I wrote words for my book in MS Word, can I copy these words to book bolt blank page template.
44:41 - If I resize a puzzle on my first page, is there an easy way to duplicate that size on the following pages?
45:26 - The book looks perfect in book bolt. Once I transferred the book over to KDP everything looks off centered. Why is that?
46:59 - I keep finding artists wanting $300+ for line art.
48:28 - Can you create coloring book from AI? Like creative fabrics has tools to create coloring pages. I assume Amazon would accept that.
50:25 - I would avoid black on the back page and do a dark gray instead to avoid too much carbon emissions.
50:40 - Should I publish a book under my legal name or make up a niche name?
51:33 - I have 39 books published so far (word search books, children's activity books, and children's coloring books) and would like to use Amazon Ads. How do you choose which book to start with?
55:10 - That is what’s stopping me I don’t know how to upload my information for my book on KDP with the margins correct when I use Book Bolt for the cover.
56:02 - When selecting keywords inside of Book Bolt Keywords, do you choose Low, Medium, or High?
56:42 - Can you bulk move pages to change the order of where a page appears in the book?
58:11 - Can you show how to change Paperback to Hardcover book?

Live Call #61 - June 29, 2023

06:57 - What is the best way to manage a collaboration with a co-author since KDP will only pay one of us?
07:43 - Having trouble with Amazon refusing my book due to the image is outside the margins.
09:42 - On the book details, if I indicate age 18+ as the max age, and KDP only shows it as age 18, should I delete the age range?
10:43 - How do you vet someone and protect copyright in Upwork to hire them for assistance creating a coloring book?
12:14 - Is there a way to change all my book prices at once?
13:57 - I have the six-month pro subscription. How do I know when I will get billed again?
14:18 - Is it allowed to make email marketing through my website for medium content?
14:46 - A friend told me they tried to give my puzzle book a review and it was denied because of suspicious review activity.
17:30 - How many words would you use for large print word search books as they don't seem to fit more than 15 words.
18:29 - What is a good number for low competition keywords? Example: How many books should be in that category?
19:27 - I would like to make activity books, as I am a teacher. Would I be able to make something like a math or grammar book with an answer key in the back?
19:38 - How can I keep the right/correct resolution of an image when I try to fit the image for the book cover?
20:34 - I validated idea, keyword and content is almost ready. Looking for the cover design.
21:26 - I have published a low content book, created a small video to accompany it. Placed that video on my YouTube page. Any suggestions on how to get sales?
22:33 - Can I import an SVG file interior from a different software into Book Bolt?
22:49 - Can you show how to add the solutions pages when you are adding different puzzles?
24:26 - How do you select the best categories for my book with the recent change in Amazon categories?
24:45 - Got a notification of pending deposit but when I look at what market (Japan) bought the book, I can't see how many they purchased.
25:21 - Any plans to add more templates for puzzles and other types of books?
25:37 - If I do the lifetime upgrade, am I credited for the payment I made?
26:06 - For optimal Royalty like $2 per book, maximum number of pages are best for coloring books and for black & white books.
27:18 - Hi Neil, do you recommend picking a fake name on Amazon?
27:45 - Is it worth it to publish hardcover books or do the costs and selling price make it a less attractive option?
28:40 - Is there a way to verify a pen name is available on KDP before using it, so I don't get suspended, or account banned?
29:05 - Do you recommend a pen name for authoring books?
29:12 - I've tried getting my images inside margins however I am still getting the error message?
30:00 - I create a sudoku puzzle with 2 puzzles and 2 solutions per page. The font is 28 points. Can I check the Large Print box?
30:38 - My author’s name was copied, should I not put anymore books under that name?
31:14 - I want to create a coloring book, are there images for illustration that I can obtain within Book Bolt?
31:59 - When creating maze puzzles should you place a puzzle on every other page?
32:34 - Would I be able to make the grammar or math workbook in Microsoft word and upload to bb?
33:03 - I get this message, fix error, and try again when importing an SVG file to the studio. Any solution to this?
33:46 - When you create a puzzle book, on the right corner it shows the box one puzzle page. What does mean?
34:41 - How can I get a copy of my book before I publish it, or would I need to publish first?
35:16 - Do you keep the gutter margin for the left facing and right facing pages or keep the margin same on all sides.
35:54 - Do you have a video on how to make a coloring book?
36:42 - For my Sudoku book, I see that majority of the categories are marked high so do I just have to randomly select one of them?
38:16 - Do I need to have family review first in order to make sales?
38:55 - Second, how to make coloring books from colored illustration?
39:16 - I changed the month under reports and don't see number of books sold. The deposit seems like a lot.
39:47 - Would a planner be low content or medium content?
40:46 - Yes, mine was a coffee table hardcover book but I had to price it at $29.99 as it was 106 pages.
41:05 - How do you change the bleed settings once I created a project.
41:26 - When doing coloring books every other page or do you leave the other page blank, all black, or dark with a little watermark.
41:55 - I know most books are activity and fun books, but can I use book bolt to complete a text-book?
42:53 - 24 Remaining Questions from here to end. YouTube limits characters to 5,000 for their description.

Live Call #60 - June 15, 2023

13:21 - I recently started on Book Bolt. I get stuck on the pictures. How do you make the pictures fit on the page?
14:44 - Is it necessary to get your books copyrighted before publishing on KDP to protect yourself? 15:43 - Do you add pictures to both sides of the page? Also, how many categories of pictures does Book Bolt have?
17:13 - We have new steps to fill in kdp. One of them is age. My book appears on Amazon as ages 16-18, but it's supposed to be all ages from 16+. Is it a bug?
18:54 - What do I need to do if publishing my deceased brother’s book, for how it is paid out? 20:21 - Would it be possible to have a button to lock all on a page? (CTRL A to select all then right click and lock).
21:01 - After a book is uploaded and published, if I see an error, do I just upload a new version? 21:32 - How do you differentiate between low & medium content when you're loading up your book to kdp?
23:09 - I had my Amazon KDP account closed & I've emailed support back trying to appeal twice & they keep giving me a blanket response. Do you have any other suggestions?
25:22 - Could you give an example of how you enter keywords into Amazon KDP? I watched the training on the 7 fields (keywords related to buyer, niche, etc.), and want to make sure I do it correctly.
27:03 - When you create a new book, you're asked for margins? What are the standard margins for 6x 9 and 8.5 x 11?
28:38 - I picked 8.5 x 11, but KDP asked me to extend .125 and .25. So, is the interior template what we select doesn’t create with bleed requirement?
30:21 - How can I import my own journal pages and save them in the template library?
31:58 - A customer is willing to buy 50+ copies of one of my books to sell it here in Colombia. the final customer could put a review on Amazon?
32:42 - I put 12-18+ the plus sign doesn't show.
33:10 - It does function already. I've got my new book on.
33:47 - I have been gone from Book Bolt for years, has anyone had success here with coloring books?
34:59 - What is with Look Inside feature, some have this feature some don't
36:59 - I’ve had a book listed on amazon page 1 for months but no sales. What does that mean?
38:38 - To clarify, if I add a maze page, it asks for margins; what should they be?
40:29 - I have read that Blog Page. I can't figure out what I did & it doesn't make sense & they won't tell me.
40:54 - Is it okay to use keywords, such as 100 pages, wide-ruled notebook, etc.?
41:58 - Is there a workflow for which research tool to use when? I've looked at the trainings at the bottom of the weekly niches & the basic training for the tools, but I am still confused.
44:43 - I created a cover and kept the lines of the template to create the spine but the print didn't come out well. I followed the guidelines to the T.
45:41 - Why is it best to publish books in business name & not your individual name?
46:23 - So put the number of pages in first?
46:53 - What is the best size option for coloring books, and likewise for puzzles?
47:41 - The Studio tutorial video at the bottom, (last time I looked) is for a previous version of making a book in the Studio.
48:30 - I did page numbering after finishing my work. I wanted the page # on the right-hand side but when I did it, it alternated the page numbers on left hand & right-hand sides. Pls show how to get it on 1 side?
49:35 - On the Color books, do you put 1 image per physical page (meaning you color on the front and an empty page on the back side?)
50:26 - Just starting out, do you select category / niche first before or after researching key words?
51:37 - How do I convert a CMYK from BB to a PDF to download for Amazon?
52:44 - There does not seem to be many keywords to use for a composition book.
53:31 - Published book, went back to Amazon and did a search on a couple of the keyword strings that I used to see if my book would come up. It did not.
54:03 - Yes, thanks. I have seen those, but what I don't understand is when to use the other research to
54:43 - What is this "One template per page" box?
55:54 - I had a title rejected, I changed it, then my account was suspended but reinstated and now two books are blocked.
56:51 - I didn't do that. I had everything passed the lines. I created a separate spine. And pulled that one passed the lines. Still, it printed poorly.
57:27 - I was talking about the very top line that mentions margins when you add a maze page in the example you did.
58:14 - Can you stretch beyond the green line if you have a lot of white space to make your puzzle bigger in the middle?
58:35 - I've watched every one of them. I just don't understand how to combine them.

Live Call #59 - June 1, 2023

10:08 - How do you calculate the search volume? I use 3 systems to compare.
11:04 - Would you also do a hardcover for a tracker book?
12:56 - Do you have to upload under the same author’s name under one account to brand?
13:57 - Is there a way to put a decorative element on every page without having to copy and page to each page?
14:53 - How do you get the composition book header on the cover?
15:20 - It might be helpful to have rules available for the various puzzles.
16:10 - I published an activity book. But when it went live a couple pages on Look inside show some pictures outside the border I have them in.
16:33 - Is there a way to label the pages with numbers?
17:43 - My Amazon ads are too high +90% ACOS. Where is the best place to learn Amazon Ads better? 19:18 - Can we create tabs, like in address books in Book Bolt?
19:51- I have read so many reviews on Amazon that mention the poor paper quality. 21:14 - What is the point of the lister if every book that you create is essentially different?
23:00 - How can you resize a photo while keeping the aspect ratio? Entering only the height, for example 2 inches.
24:27 - I’ve had an auto campaign for about a month. Should I start a manual campaign at the same time?
25:55 - I created a book, how do you combine the pages?
27:01 - Is it normal to have $0 sales in the first 2 months from your book being live?
29:00 - Aspect Ratio: Not with dragging, like if I need an exact measure.
29:38 - I published another word search book and my first composition notebook! Book Bolt's FAQ was a huge help with creating the overlapping spine for the composition notebook.
30:17 - Aspect Ratio: Is there any chance they will add that in the studio, like a lock when I type in width to change height automatically?
30:48 - By mistake a made my first 3 journals 8 x 10, but then I realized that journals are commonly 6 x 9, should I delete the first ones & publish smaller ones?
31:58 - Decorative elements, I can clone the page, but this will replace all other content on recipient page. Can I add the element to every page without replacing current content?
32:36 - Would you the use the same profitable keywords in both the auto & manual campaigns? 33:51- Struggling with ads! I was seeing about 40 sales a month and stopped. Back now, doing nothing different but have seen no sales since? How do I regain momentum?
35:13 - What do you mean keywords of low competition? When I go to the keywords tab on BB I always used the most searched ones.
37:48 - Are quotes copyrighted and protected? I see often to check USPTO to check, others say it is considered as fair use & ok. I have a dream everybody knows it, but is it ok to use?
39:48 - Can you clone grouped objects from one project to another project without converting to a Pdf so that I can edit it?
40:52 - I've heard of people creating KDP accounts for their kids to publish their own journals, coloring books, etc.
42:18 - When researching keywords in Book Bolt should I use the ones that are labeled High, Low or No Data?
43:28 - Does BB send out via email new interiors. Old YT videos I’ve seen about where you sent them once a month.
44:21 - Am I the only one who struggles to capture a grid line and move it around on the page? Is there a trick to grabbing it easily?
45:08 - On the composition book page that you just referred to "This Book Belongs To," how do you put the cover icons as a background?
49:03 - Can I add the background to all the pages and then add the text?
49:43 - I did a paperback coloring book & wanted to make a hardcover one. I had to re do everything with new dimensions, is there a way to automatically do this?
50:46 - Do you have a recommended QR code generator?
51:59 - Aspect Ratio: I apologize for not being clear, the lock I ask for to be included inside the tools of the studio, is for maintaining aspect ratio when we type an exact measure.
52:36 - This is not against TOS? Inviting to review seems to be dangerous to be deactivated.
53:33 - Aspect Ratio: when I bring picture or element it adjusts automatically to the margins, but if I need to change its size and maintain aspect ratio it can only be done by dragging the corners.
53:44 - Can you recommend a site where we can get free images?
55:43 - Is there anything that you would recommend not having in your authors name? For example, Publishing.
56:54 - Neil, can you put an upload hard cover and the inside from a regular journal?
57:36 - Fathers Day is close, I did notebooks and journals, they are already published, do you recommend putting ads on them?
58:42 - Aspect Ratio: For example, try to make that image you are using in the example exactly 3 inches high but maintaining aspect ratio.

Live Call #58 - May 11, 2023

06:05 - I submitted a journal and Kdp rejected it, they say my cover isn’t bleeding enough.
09:05 - Please explain the concept of set default bid on a marketing campaign and what does it mean, is it Cost per click?
10:30 - Keywords search on BB- the results are in alphabetical order- but then start again on page 2,3 etc. Why are some listed on the first page, & others on other pages?
11:42 - My cover appears darker on KDP.
13:13 - How do I adjust the margins in my KDP product?
14:37 - I have submitted bug reports but no responses or fixes to the bugs.
14:59 - What are the best sites to find royalty free commercial use images?
15:52 - How to crop an element? For example, say I have a BIG circle and I want to move it, so it shows ¼ of it on the cover.
16:52 - What's the difference between font size & word font size in the new feature you just showed us?
18:30 - If I have three icons that I would like to be turned in the opposite direction & repeated on the cover.
19:23 - Can pictures go over the cutlines or only words?
20:10 - KDP continues to say there is an issue with uploading my interior.
21:27 - Why is KDP taking so long for book to go live. I have 4 in review for over a week.
22:06 - Sorry another question in a campaign what is set bids by targeting bids?
22:26 - How to make the mazes unique?
23:05 - Did you remove any videos from the Tutorials section? Where is new course you are offering for $197?
24:06 - Can you make an image to be set as a background?
25:56 - I followed BB's instructions to create a QR code, and it worked! Do I use the same for every book?
27:30 - I published my first paperback coloring book on KDP, now I want to create the eBook version for it, is it possible?
28:40 - Sorry my previous question is what is set bids by targeting group in a campaign?
29:06 - Do you split your cover & content up before uploading to KDP?
29:33 - Last week you showed us saving an image via SVG for a picture, but I do not see that option in the Studio.
30:39 - Is it possible to group elements that can be copied from project to project?
31:33 - I ordered a proof copy, and it was torn almost halfway thru the book horizontally. Is that normal?
32:06 - Can't create multiple word search puzzles from one list in the spreadsheet. Putting a blank line between sets.
34:02 - Word search, center word lists to center. defaults to left.
34:24 - Can you still make money creating low content books?
36:43 - A+ Content, what info goes in the blocks labeled Image Keywords, Headline Text, and Body Text?
38:08 - Can we automatically clone, images, elements etc. on multiple pages instead of copy paste manually to each page?
38:38 - Are those videos about KDP research & low competition niches still working as of 2023?
39:47 - I am interested in your $197 course and I'd like to learn more.
40:57 - I'm using the QR code to request reviews. I guess I'll use individual QR codes for each book.
41:38 - Is there a chart or reference for the recommended font size & space in between each letter for the large print books?
42:20 - Have you had a hard time getting reviews for kids books (coloring, jokes, etc) because kids aren't the buyers?
44:27 - Are the spaces in your words/excel spreadsheet considered characters, i.e. see spot run. Is that 10 characters or 12?
44:54 - What's the best way to upload text for book?
45:40 - What does snap mean?
46:09 - Set default bid item for a new campaign there is an option that says Set bids by targeting group, what is it?
47:33 - Hi Neil, what I meant was just to clone specific images/text etc. to multiple pages, not replace entire page.
48:26 - Rapid Fire Q & A
53:24 - Advertising Questions
53:33 - From the Amazon Ad, I found the Search Terms were other people's books. How can I use this information in another campaigns?
55:31 - I have published 4 books and been running ads. I have sold 1 copy of 1 book which was organic (before I had ads). I reduced the prices on my books. Can you tell me what a good average of impressions and clicks or ctr I should see? How many clicks should I average per sale?
58:15 - To give a general overview about how to set a campaign because it seems without ads, sales won’t happen. It seems to me that without ads or a marketing campaign it is hard to sell the books.
49:45 - Is it better to have one ad running for all books, or to group them into separate ads? I ran out of budget yesterday, so I increased the daily limit and lowered my bid.
01:00:15 - What ads strategies have worked for experienced KDP creators?
End of Advertising Questions
01:00:39 - Will you create a video showing how to create coloring pages with AI?

Live Call #57 - May 4, 2023

04:58 - Are you still subscribed to EZ Pub Profits?
05:19 - When creating a low content notebook, how can I create different covers?
07:04 - How do I create a large print book in the book bolt studio?
08:05 - I was having trouble uploading my journal, can you go over bleed or no bleed?
10:07 - I've run a few ad campaign, I'm having trouble finding out how to export keyword info from KDP.
11:25 - Is there a way to see the actual search term people are using in their search?
12:16 - Are all the puzzles generated in the Book Bolt studio unique?
14:10 - How do I edit the text on the premade BB templates?
15:18 - I've had one sale each for 3 books. They are good niches? How do I get more sales?
17:05 - How do you determine the profitable key words?
19:53 - I have an Amazon ad running up & down. I'm getting a lot of impressions; how can I get more 1st page impressions?
23:24 - Can I make a book that opens to the right, instead of the left for people who are left-handed?
23:43 - The email said we'd be going over a hack to gain more reviews.
24:53 - The coloring pages would be on the opposite page to a normal book making it easier who is left-handed.
25:21 - I frequently design a lot of templates with other software, it works seamlessly and won't cause printing issues?
26:08 - If I create different puzzles in a book, say 10 crossword, 10 wordsearch, etc. Can I have the solutions appears right after?
27:14 - Anything you can tease as far as new puzzles coming to Book Bolt?
27:38 - I created a paperback book and now want to create a hardcover copy of the same book. How?
29:21 - Where do you find the actual profitable key words?
31:18 - What does saving a page as .json mean?
32:22 - You can do the right to left by making the cover on the side that would normally be for the back.
32:46 - Can you explain bleed or no bleed?
34:08 - Left-handed books were something I saw in keywords. I haven't done the right to left thing.
34:18 - If we find a good niche idea that shows searches under1k, do you look at books on that page that has a certain number of reviews?
36:05 - Can I change the bleed/no bleed setting later?
37:14 - I am confused with the green lines. Can you explain what do they mean exactly?
38:02 - That seems like a good idea, I'm better with Canva than BB. I'm going to try it.
39:09 - Does KDP allow us to have a black & white and color version of a book's interior?
40:20 - I want to create a custom word search puzzle book for a family member not to be sold on Amazon, can I?
41:27 - Do any of these calls discuss the backend keywords Neil?
42:09 - Is joining author central even necessary for someone new or publishing only low/med content stuff?
42:33 - Why does Amazon KDP allow categories that a book does not fit?
44:33 - Neil, my books' format consists of overloading images. I started this on C b4 I joined BB. I figured out how to do that on Canva.
46:14 - If your KDP account is "closed" can another account be created? It was closed because of "same description on multiple listings"
47:06 - I've watched the niche/keyword videos but still not sure about good niches.
48:58 - You can make a book non-searchable & only send the link to the people that you want to.
49:16 - Do you think 10 words per page for word search puzzles is OK?
50:04 - I mean a lined book with an image and text on top.
51:28 - Like if you want to print a book for a local club. Non-searchable but published works for that.
51:52 - Not BB related per se but if I draw my own image by hand on paper which software is best to digitized it?
52:28 - How do I create custom inside pages? Instead of having the same layout on every page, it would be a variety of different layouts.
53:26 - Is there an easy way to use the same element on every page? Like a flower to appear in the same spot on each page.
54:03 - I'm creating a 75-page coloring book. If I put a design on page 1, then on the backside, which is page 2, will the images show through the page?
54:42 - Also is it possible to have the book created with stone paper?
55:03 - Can you promote your own books via Amazon associates?
55:33 - Is that still a low content book?
55:56 - What if I just want to place a specific element on certain pages?
56:34 - How do you do bulleted lists?
57:02 - I have a 150-page book with different layouts for each page, do I have to save each page?
57:46 - Where do you get images for coloring books?
58:31 - If I add a page, does it affect the margins?
59:02 - Can you put scripture on each page on your book?
59:15 - My Book Bolt account has less options than I see on yours.
59:42 - How can you use an image with a solid color into a black and white outline for a coloring book?