How to set your KDP puzzle book's title, subtitle, author and trim size

Step by step

1. 1Type a title that says what the book is and who it's for — Amazon searches it.
2. 2If your title says large print, click Turn it on so every word inside prints at 16pt or bigger.
3. 3Add a subtitle with the specifics: how many puzzles, the print size, solutions included.
4. 4Add your name or a pen name; it prints on the copyright page.
5. 5Open Trim size: 6″ × 9″ is the classic and cheapest to print; 8.5″ × 11″ gives large print room.
6. 6Choose the same trim on KDP, because your cover is built to it.
7. 7Build the outline: margins, the title page, the copyright page and page numbers are automatic.
8. 8On KDP's form, enter exactly the same title, subtitle, author and trim.

Transcript

Episode three: your title, subtitle, author and trim size. Amazon searches your title. Something like Puzzle Time, Volume One won't get found. Say what it is and who it's for. This one names the puzzle, the reader, and the print size. Your title promised large print, so the Studio offers to match it inside: sixteen point or bigger. Click Turn it on. It also suggests a bigger page. More on that in episode six. The subtitle is a second line Amazon searches. Say how many puzzles, and that the answers are included. Then your name, or a pen name. Stick with the same one. Trim size is your page size. Six by nine is the classic. Eight and a half by eleven gives large print room. Choose the same size on K-D-P later. Your cover's built to it. Build the outline, and a lot happens for you. There's a title page. Three-quarter-inch margins on every edge, inside K-D-P's minimums. Your large-print promise gets checked, with nothing under sixteen point. And a copyright page with your name, plus page numbers. When you fill in K-D-P's paperback form, type these exactly the same. And pick eight and a half by eleven, with no bleed. That's your title page at eight and a half by eleven, with the margins done for you. Next up, episode four: adding your puzzle sections.

Chapter by chapter

0:05 Write a title that gets found

Amazon searches your title, so say what the book is and who it's for.

0:16 Answer the large-print prompt

If the title promises large print, turn it on so every word prints at 16pt or bigger.

0:28 Add the subtitle and author

The subtitle is a second searchable line; your name or pen name prints on the copyright page.

0:38 Choose the trim size

16 KDP sizes: 6×9 is the cheapest to print, 8.5×11 gives large print room — pick the same size on KDP.

0:51 Margins and front pages are automatic

0.75″ margins, the title page, copyright page and page numbers are added for you.

1:08 Match these on KDP

Type exactly the same title, subtitle, author and trim on KDP's paperback form.

Parts marked Publisher (the full interior PDF, the cover print files and the AI tools, in beta) need a KDP Publisher plan; building, previewing and the first 10 pages plus cover are free. Everything else shown is free. See the plans.