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KDP Niche Research Workbook
A guided workbook for finding profitable, low-competition niches for your next KDP book.
Free download. No account required. Email signup is optional.
Best for working through a topic step by step. Use it with the matching calculator, or print it for planning offline.
Related Guides
Plain-English guides that pair with this resource.
How KDP Royalties Work
How Amazon KDP royalties are calculated for paperbacks, hardcovers, and Kindle eBooks.
Read guide →How To Price KDP Books For Maximum Profit
How royalties, printing costs, and pricing tiers actually work on KDP — and how to set a price that maximizes profit per copy.
Read guide →How To Publish Your First Book On Amazon KDP
A beginner walkthrough of Amazon KDP — account setup, formats, royalties, manuscript and cover upload, pricing, and going live.
Read guide →KDP Profit Calculation Guide
How KDP royalties really work — printing cost, 35% vs 70% Kindle, expanded distribution, and the math that tells you what you actually earn per book.
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Related Calculators
Free tools to put this resource into practice.
KDP Royalty Calculator
Estimate Amazon KDP royalties and profit per sale.
Try calculator →KDP Profit Goal Calculator
Books to sell to hit your KDP income goal.
Try calculator →KDP Break-Even Calculator
Sales needed to recover your KDP publishing costs.
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KDP Bleed & Trim Cheat Sheet
A beginner-friendly reference for common KDP book sizes and bleed setup.
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KDP Publishing Checklist
A step-by-step checklist for preparing a book before publication.
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KDP Royalty Worksheet
Estimate royalties, track earnings, and plan book income with confidence.
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KDP Launch Checklist
A launch-day checklist for KDP authors covering metadata, categories, keywords, and pre-publish QA.
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Related Guides
- Planning guideKDPKDP Keyword Research Guide
How to find Amazon KDP keywords that get sales — search intent, long-tail mining, validation, and the seven-field strategy.
- Fee guideKDPHow KDP Royalties Work
How Amazon KDP royalties are calculated for paperbacks, hardcovers, and Kindle eBooks.
- Planning guideKDPHow Many Books Do You Need to Sell to Hit Your KDP Income Goal?
Work backward from a dollar goal to the number of books you actually need to sell — with realistic expectations.
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