The best keywords based on real sales data. — I have this creepy little habit — I love researching products on Amazon, especially books. I’m always on the lookout for books that are selling exceptionally well because I want to understand why. Mostly so I can use the information to sell more of my own products. In the past…

Don’t leave sales to chance. — When I first started the publishing arm of my content business, I approached it like an author. I came up with a topic I was interested in, wrote and edited a book, and uploaded it to Amazon. I even paid to have a “professional” cover made. Day after day, I…

A masterclass in profiting from trends — I love studying and doing case studies on books that are selling unusually well on Amazon. You can find my growing collection of “book money reports” in Kristen’s KDP Project here on Medium. Kristen’s KDP Project A collection of KDP income reports, case studies, niche research, and more. Documenting my publishing journey from $0…medium.com Today’s case study has a hidden gem that is likely making the author tens of thousands in…

For those looking for an unfair advantage. — In this post, I’m going to show you how I use Helium 10 to do KDP niche research on Amazon and find the most profitable keywords to include in my book titles and Amazon ad campaigns. I’ve tried almost every KDP keyword research tool out there, from Publisher Rocket to…

Here’s why — — As an aspiring publisher, one of my favorite hobbies is analyzing books on Amazon that are selling extraordinarily well using behind-the-scenes data from Helium 10. I recently started writing case studies like this one in my newly created Medium publication “Kristen’s KDP Project” to document my findings — both for…

Busting the myth of low competition, high-demand niches. — There’s this weird idea in the Amazon publishing space that the “key to riches” is to find a CATEGORY with “low competition and high demand.” While the idea sounds good in theory, it’s not a very effective strategy if you want to sell a lot of books. I won’t go…

Here are the results + what I did. — As someone who is actively working to build a publishing company, one of my favorite hobbies is studying books that are selling well on Amazon. Occasionally, I do case studies on them. This is one of my favorites — This Unremarkable Book Sells 11,000+ Copies per Month A case study and how you can do it too.kristennwalters.medium.com However, I’m looking for clues that will help me sell more…

A case study and how you can do it too. — For the past year or so, I’ve been obsessed with growing my publishing business. To be clear, my goal is not to become a best-selling author or to write the next great American novel. It’s to build a publishing company that sells a lot of books. Selling a lot of…

Not clickbait. Mini tutorial included. — When most people think about “writing a book,” they typically imagine a 100,000-word book that took months (or years) to write and edit. Today, I want to challenge that idea. What most people don’t know is that there are many different types of “books” that you can create, and some…