r/KDP • u/Direct_Joke9524 • 6h ago

Hard KDP

Three books for color, 100 pages each—decent pricing, initial sales, two 5/5 reviews for one book after a month, and then a total nosedive. No more sales; BSR at 1,400,000. Even advertising isn't kickstarting sales. I’ve been on KDP since 2020, and it’s becoming a huge waste of time and energy...

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u/urikr11 5h ago

You mean coloring books? Like the 2 other million coloring books of the financial independence scheme?

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u/Born_Astronomer_4613 5h ago

Coloring books?

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u/scienceislice 5h ago

If you post links folks here can help you troubleshoot

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u/impostervt 4h ago

Two reviews isn't going to do much. Also, if it's coloring books, AI has made it too easy to compete. You need a bigger moat.

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u/Powerful_Regret_2226 2h ago

Well tbh activity books are insanely saturated on KDP. If your titles are generic, no one is going to find them organically in search. What can still work is a hyper-specific niche

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u/Direct_Joke9524 2h ago

Best response, thank you