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Episode 1 of "Amazon KDP: How the Game is Played"

In this overview of how the Amazon KDP game is played, we look at a larger view than just keywords. Everyone talks about keyword research, but there are plenty of examples of books that have zero reviews and no usable keywords that suddenly appear in the top 100 on all of Amazon. How and why?

I discuss a map that shows you what happens on- and off-Amazon, and how they work together to make some some authors millionaires.

TOC
00:00 Intro
01:06 How the game is measured (Best Seller Rank)
01:58 How much profit the Number 1 book makes
05:55 A KDP author making $750,000/mo
10:21 How the Game is Played: The sales funnel
12:32 How the Game is Played: The game map
16:20 Example of a book that leverages fame instead of keywords
17:56 Example of a KDP author leveraging TikTok instead of keywords
20:33 How readers find your book on Amazon; organic vs paid positions.
33:40 Conclusion/Recap

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)

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