KDP Book Builder course · Episode 4 of 10
How to add puzzle sections to a KDP puzzle book
Episode 4: fill your book with sections of 18 puzzle types, set counts and difficulty (including easy-to-hard), use a theme or your own word lists, and stay inside KDP's page limits.
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Step by step
- 1Look at the Sections counter — under 18 puzzles it turns red, because KDP rejects interiors under 24 pages.
- 2Click Add section; the warning goes away once you have enough puzzles.
- 3Open the type menu — 18 puzzle types in two groups — and choose one, like Sudoku.
- 4Type a count and choose Easy → Hard so puzzles start gentle and finish tough.
- 5On a word section, pick My own words… instead of a library theme.
- 6Type # and a title, then the words; start each new list after a blank line — each list becomes one puzzle.
- 7Add another section, or remove one with the bin.
- 8Build the outline: each list is its own page with its own title.
Transcript, chapter by chapter
- 0:04 Read the counter: 18 to 120 puzzles
- KDP rejects interiors under 24 pages, so a book needs at least 18 puzzles; the cap is 120.
- 0:13 Add a section and pick a type
- Add section, then choose from 18 puzzle types in two groups.
- 0:26 Set the count and difficulty
- Type how many puzzles, and choose Easy → Hard for a gentle-to-tough ramp.
- 0:35 Pick a theme, or use your own words
- Use a theme, or My own words… — each list after a blank line becomes its own puzzle, and # Title names the page.
- 0:53 Add more or remove one
- Add as many sections as you like; the bin removes one (the last section always stays).
- 1:01 See your sections in the book
- Build the outline: every list prints on its own page under its own 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.