Amazon KDP 2025: 4 Key Strategies Every Publisher Must Know!

Last updated on August 14th, 2025 at 05:56 pm

To succeed with Amazon KDP in 2025 and beyond, you need to master four core aspects of the self-publishing process.

Without these, it’s hard to build a steady monthly income from low and no content publishing.

In this post, I’ll walk you through each of these fundamentals — from niche and keyword research to book creation, uploading, and promotion — so you can publish books that sell consistently on Amazon KDP..

Amazon KDP: Four Key Strategies To Learn!

Below, I will quickly review these four important aspects of the KDP business that will help you generate passive income online with Amazon KDP in 2025 and beyond!

#1 – KDP Research

This is the very first and perhaps the most important part of the KDP low-content publishing business. You need to allocate sufficient time to learn this research aspect, as it determines the success of your books down the line.

When it comes to publishing books on Amazon KDP, you need to learn two types of research:

1. Kdp Niche Research
2. Kdp Keyword Research

Niche research includes finding and deciding on the type of books you are going to create. A niche is basically a group of people who share a common interest, need, problem, career, or hobby.

For example, the niche “Budget Planner” represents a group of people interested in budgeting, and they are actively looking for a daily or monthly budget planner. So, searching for these common interests, needs, problems, jobs, and hobbies is known as KDP Niche Research.

On my YouTube channel, I have a couple of useful videos about KDP niche research that you can check out here:

To be successful with KDP low-content books, you need to find niches that have decent demand and low competition!

The second part of the KDP research phase includes finding low-competition keywords. Once you are done with your niche research, your next step would be to find as many relevant keywords as you can.

Here, the idea is to have a list of relevant keywords, and later on, you will test these keywords for competition and demand.

For details about how to find low-competition keywords, you can watch the following video on my YouTube channel:

#2 – KDP Interior + Cover Creation

Once you are done with your KDP niche and keyword research, you should create the interiors of your KDP books. When it comes to creating KDP interiors, you have three options:

1. Outsource your KDP interiors
2. Get KDP interior templates from sites like Creative Fabrica and Vexels
3. Create your KDP interior yourself

Creating your KDP interiors yourself is the best option, as it gives you control over what you actually want to create. To do that, you need to learn to use tools like Canva or you can use BookBolt’s Interior Designer to create KDP interiors.

On the other hand, if you have money to invest, then you can outsource all your KDP interiors from Upwork. I have recently outsourced a few KDP interiors from Upwork for my coloring books.

The third option is taking interiors from sites like Creative Fabrica, Vexels, and BookBolt. Or you can subscribe to Tangent Templates to get your hands on many useful KDP templates.

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For book cover creation, you can use Canva, which is the best option for people with no design skills. On the other hand, if you know more complex tools like Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, then you have an advantage over your competitors.

If you want to outsource your book cover, then Fiverr is the best option for you, where you can get your book made for as low as $5.

#3 – KDP Upload Process

After creating your book interior and book cover, you need to set up your book title, subtitle, book description, and backend keywords. All these things are collectively known as the book metadata.

To generate more sales with Amazon KDP while abiding by their terms of service, you need to learn the skill of book metadata. Here, I will give you a quick overview of the best practices you can adopt while uploading your book to Amazon KDP.

a. Book Title

Your book should sound natural and be free from any spelling and grammar mistakes. Ideally, you should include a low-competition keyword in your book title, as it will increase the discoverability of your book.

Your book title should not include:

• Unauthorized references to other titles or authors
• Unauthorized references to a trademarked term
• References to sales rank (e.g., “bestselling”)
• References to advertisements or promotions (e.g., “free”)
• Only punctuation (e.g., “!!!!!!!!”)
• Using only “unknown,” “n/a,” “na,” “blank,” “none,” “null,” “not applicable”

b. Book Sub-Title

KDP allows you to include a subtitle for your book, and the primary purpose of the subtitle is to provide extra information about your book.

In other words, your subtitle describes your book and contains additional information that your customer may find helpful in making a purchase decision.

Therefore, pay close attention to what you are entering into the KDP subtitle field. Try to fit a long-tail keyword into your book subtitle (only if it feels natural). And don’t repeat the keyword you have already entered into the title field.

c. Book Description

Your book description should be free from grammatical and spelling errors. Don’t overpromise and under-deliver, as it will result in bad reviews. Always try to present the actual facts about your book.

A good book description includes:

• A headline to catch the customer’s attention
• A short paragraph to build interest
• A bullet section for book features and benefits
• A call to action towards the end.

d. Author Name & Book Categories

You need to enter an author name to publish your book on KDP. While choosing an author name, make sure you are not using any trademarked word or phrase. Also, don’t use someone else’s name or brand name.

When it comes to book categories, always use relevant categories, as using irrelevant book categories is a violation of KDP’s terms of service.

d. KDP Backend Keywords

KDP also gives you seven keyword slots that you can use to enter the seven most relevant keywords to boost the discoverability of your book. There are many ways to fill in the KDP backend keywords; however, using the most relevant low-competition keywords is the best way.

I have written a detailed post about KDP backend keywords; you can read it below.

#4 – Book Promotion (Amazon Ads)

Promoting your KDP books via Amazon ads is one of the best ways to boost your KDP sales. In my opinion, Amazon ads are becoming necessary for KDP low-content books, especially for very competitive niches like Coloring Books, Activity Books, Letter Tracing Books, etc.

I have a couple of videos about Amazon ads; you can watch the playlist below:

Watch Playlist: Amazon Ads

Let’s Summarize It

As we enter the new year 2025, I have shared with you the four most important aspects of the KDP low-content publishing business. Especially if you are new to this KDP venture, then you should learn and master all these things to generate a decent income with Amazon KDP.

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