Published On Jul 2, 2024
Episode 3 of "Amazon KDP Throwdown": One of these books makes $25,754/month, 25 times more than the loser. The top two books have almost the same BSR, but the winner makes 6 times more profit... Why?
That's what we'll discover in this detailed analysis of three "copycat" competitors slugging it out on Amazon. I go through my "5 Cs" framework and discover the key reasons the "winner" is killing it, even though it's a copycat book.
TOC:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Throwdown Start / Introducing the Contestants
01:51 "5 Cs" Framework
02:33 Concept
03:48 Differentiation
05:16 Copycat 1
07:06 Copycat 2
07:39 Copywriting
08:38 Scoring
09:19 Pricing
09:47 Covers
10:38 Customer Reviews
11:17 Campaigns
11:37 Reverse Image Search
12:57 Advertising
14:20 Context / Competition
15:12 Revenue Analysis
17:30 Margin Analysis
18:55 The Winner
19:12 Wrap Up
My name is Dorian, I've made over $1.25 Million in Amazon KDP royalties (that's over $3 Million in book sales) and I hope to show you what I've learned so that you can avoid some of my mistakes and reach your self-publishing goals more quickly.
Feel free to ask any questions or just say "hi" in the comments below and I'll do my best to answer promptly.
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Tools I use in this video:
DS Amazon Quick View extension for Chrome (essential and free)
Helium 10 extension and website (a luxury)
KDP coaching info: https://www.self-publishing-mastermin...
Disclaimer:
The books featured in this video are real books available on Amazon and do not belong to me. I make no representations regarding these books. The observations and opinions I express about these books are purely my own and are not intended to be factual or definitive. My comments are based on publicly available information and my personal experience as a KDP publisher. All copyrights to these books are owned by their respective authors and publishers.
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