KDP Book Builder course · Episode 2 of 10
How to start a KDP puzzle book from a proven niche template
Episode 2: pick one of 37 researched puzzle-book templates, read why it sells and when to publish it, and load a complete starting book — interior and starter cover — in one click.
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Step by step
- 1Click Start from a template (or Templates in Your book, or the button in the empty preview).
- 2Browse 37 researched puzzle-book niches.
- 3On a card, read the badge and the competition level — how crowded that shelf on Amazon is.
- 4Read Publish by (be live before shoppers are) and the audience line (say it in your title).
- 5Click Why this sells for the research in plain words.
- 6Click Use this: the title, subtitle, trim size and puzzles fill in, and the outline drafts itself.
- 7Replace the title with your own and add your author name.
- 8Switch to Cover — a starter cover came with the template, already wearing your title.
Transcript, chapter by chapter
- 0:04 Open the template picker
- Three ways into the picker — 37 researched puzzle-book niches, free to use.
- 0:12 Read a template card
- Each card shows a badge, how crowded the niche is, when to publish by, the audience and the puzzle count.
- 0:25 See why it sells
- Why this sells explains the research in plain words; low competition means fewer books to beat.
- 0:41 Use this: the whole book fills in
- Use this loads the title, trim, puzzles and a starter cover, and drafts the outline for you.
- 0:54 Make it yours
- Type your own title and author; the title page follows.
- 1:05 The starter cover
- Switch to Cover: the template brought a starter cover already wearing your title.
Parts marked Publisher (the full interior PDF, the cover print files and the AI tools) need a KDP Publisher plan; building, previewing and the first 10 pages plus cover are free. Everything else shown is free. See the plans.