Publish Your First Book in 2 Weeks | Amazon KDP

$49

You don't need to be a writer, a designer, or a publisher to make a real book. You need the right steps in the right order — and two weeks.

I published my first children's book on Amazon KDP with no agent, no printing costs, and no idea what I was doing. The work itself wasn't the hard part. The hard part was finding answers that were either too vague ("just upload it to KDP!") or too technical to follow. This is the 60-page guide I wish someone had handed me instead: every step from the idea in your head to a book people can buy, with nothing skipped and nothing padded.

It's built for complete beginners. You'll see real KDP screens pictured throughout, so you always know what should be in front of you and exactly which button you're looking for.

What's inside:

Plan the book — find the one idea, choose your reader, and study what already sells in your category.

Write and edit — finish a first draft, use AI as an assistant without losing your voice, and lock your manuscript before the art.

The specs that trip everyone up — trim size, bleed, margins, gutter, and resolution in plain English, plus the exact differences between paperback and hardcover so you don't design the wrong thing twice.

Illustration — twelve styles compared side by side, how to keep an AI character consistent across every page, how to storyboard a 32-page picture book, and the prompt formula I use.

Canva, step by step — set up your book file at the right size, place text safely, and export a print-ready PDF. Includes the exact setup I used for my own 8.5 × 8.5 book and my method for two-page spreads that line up perfectly across the gutter.

The cover — the KDP cover calculator, spine width, the barcode area, and the one checkbox that can print your book without a barcode.

Uploading to KDP — account setup, ISBN, the AI disclosure question answered properly, print options, the Previewer, and what to check on your proof copy.

The money — real royalty math with worked examples, so you know what you actually earn per copy, and why one cent can double it.

Selling the book — a 6-week launch plan, 30 content ideas pulled straight from your own story, where to post and why, and how to keep selling long after launch week.

Plus my own story throughout: the mistakes I made, what I'd do differently, and the small details that cost first-time authors the most.

I published mine in two weeks. The only part you can't rush is waiting for your proof copy to arrive.

If you've been sitting on a book idea, this is the part where you start.

Publish Your First Book in 2 Weeks | Amazon KDP

$49

You don't need to be a writer, a designer, or a publisher to make a real book. You need the right steps in the right order — and two weeks.

I published my first children's book on Amazon KDP with no agent, no printing costs, and no idea what I was doing. The work itself wasn't the hard part. The hard part was finding answers that were either too vague ("just upload it to KDP!") or too technical to follow. This is the 60-page guide I wish someone had handed me instead: every step from the idea in your head to a book people can buy, with nothing skipped and nothing padded.

It's built for complete beginners. You'll see real KDP screens pictured throughout, so you always know what should be in front of you and exactly which button you're looking for.

What's inside:

Plan the book — find the one idea, choose your reader, and study what already sells in your category.

Write and edit — finish a first draft, use AI as an assistant without losing your voice, and lock your manuscript before the art.

The specs that trip everyone up — trim size, bleed, margins, gutter, and resolution in plain English, plus the exact differences between paperback and hardcover so you don't design the wrong thing twice.

Illustration — twelve styles compared side by side, how to keep an AI character consistent across every page, how to storyboard a 32-page picture book, and the prompt formula I use.

Canva, step by step — set up your book file at the right size, place text safely, and export a print-ready PDF. Includes the exact setup I used for my own 8.5 × 8.5 book and my method for two-page spreads that line up perfectly across the gutter.

The cover — the KDP cover calculator, spine width, the barcode area, and the one checkbox that can print your book without a barcode.

Uploading to KDP — account setup, ISBN, the AI disclosure question answered properly, print options, the Previewer, and what to check on your proof copy.

The money — real royalty math with worked examples, so you know what you actually earn per copy, and why one cent can double it.

Selling the book — a 6-week launch plan, 30 content ideas pulled straight from your own story, where to post and why, and how to keep selling long after launch week.

Plus my own story throughout: the mistakes I made, what I'd do differently, and the small details that cost first-time authors the most.

I published mine in two weeks. The only part you can't rush is waiting for your proof copy to arrive.

If you've been sitting on a book idea, this is the part where you start.