Part 2: How to Publish Your PhotoBook on Amazon KDP and Setup Instruction for InDesign and Lightroom

Part 2 of 'How to Setup and Publish Your PhotoBook for KDP Amazon' is finally here!

In this video, I go through the details from start to finish, including how to prepare your images, how to use the InDesign template ($1.99 from link below - or you can create your own template using any program that you are comfortable with), how to create a cover using the free KDP.Amazon creator, how to create your final PDF, and how to upload to KDP.Amazon so the public can purchase a copy.

The book produced in this video is available for purchase on Amazon here:

You can find KDP.Amazon setup site here (it's possible it's not available in your country):

The template discussed in the video can be purchased $1.99 (US) here:

A couple of IMPORTANT notes:

You MUST use the 'PREMIUM COLOR INTERIOR with WHITE PAPER' option for quality photo results, EVEN for Black and White only books. Using the black and white printing option will result in poor quality images. If your area/country does not make the 'PREMIUM COLOR INTERIOR with WHITE PAPER' option available, you might want to reconsider using KDP.Amazon.

The size book discussed in this video is 8.5" x 8.5" square. However, you can modify the template to fit that size or of course, create your own in any size you desire. Do not make images much larger than needed as file size is important. You also do not want to make images smaller than the end result as the 300dpi quality would be distorted.

Please like and subscribe, and let me know what kind of results you are getting. Again, I do not represent KDP.Amazon, and cannot guarantee any quality of service other than to say every book I've had printed met or exceeded expectations in both print quality and ink quality. Your results may vary. Enjoy!

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Books Published by Jason Dozier on Amazon:
My 100 Top Street Photos from 2021
Puche': A Collection of Photography by Jason Dozier (My First Book)
Urban Images: A Collection of Urban & CityScape Photography
Urban Images: A Collection of B&W Urban and Street Photography

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[peterxtrahan]

Follow up on my first book. My proof came in but the photos were rendered too dark. I had noticed it when I exported the pdf, but I foolishly thought the KDP rendering would be better than the pdf. I know now that they print the book directly from the pdf. I went back in and tweaked the pdf export parameters toward higher quality settings and the pdf export came out nice, so I submitted it for a second proof.

[giri.goyo_yt]

The mention of KDP ISBNs not being applicable for bookstore sales was a great reminder to me. Im about to finally publish next week and your videos have been a valuable source of information for me. Keep em comin!

[peterxtrahan]

Thank you Jason. Your simplistic approach to explaining this is surprising among tutorials that try to cover all situations. The key to getting across to us is saying, "you're going to have to figure out those things yourself." I had to adapt somethings as I went along, my photos are not square but I figured out how to give them the dimensions to fit without changing the square frame. For those who encounter this, the photo size after I added it to the frame is 7.13 x 4.753. Make sure click on the picture move button so that the right panel is for the picture and not the frame. Make sure you double check your portrait oriented photos. At first they look like they fit but when you click on the move button you will see that they hang out at the top and bottom.

Jason I will receive my proof tomorrow, I'll let you know how it comes out.

[RobdeKoter]

Thanks Jason, you video is a great help for me, not the template, we need A4 (Germany) but it is good to go through the whole process and I love the idea to create my own photo books, I certainly will do so.Anyway, for now we will produce a children's book about the beg bad wolf and the 3 little piglets, dolls, paintings and my photography.

[grampylash]

Well done! Thank you for putting all of this together. I want to give it a try, and I’m sure I will refer back to your presentation many times when I get started.

[AllanBanks]

Well done..concise and to the point, thanks !

[ricflomusic]

really appreciate this these videos, I'm curious about publishing my own photo books. thank you!

[pallinaable]

Hi Jason thanks for your videos!!! I have a question for you....is possible with Indesign spread an image over two pages?

[dandonovan]

Thank you for all of the detailed information! Lightroom Classic has a book module that outputs PDFs. Do you know of any issues going this route to create a book?

[montanagal]

Dude, thank you so much. Will your program work on mac or are you using DOS?

[benusher-barrass]

How did u get ur book to have glossy pages? Even when selecting the premium colour option when I ordered my proof the paper was coloured yes but just standard like paper you’d find in normal books. Not glossy or silk like a photo book or like the shine u have in urs

[CoenradJMorgan]

Hi Jason, thank you for this, very informative and appreciated. Given that you prep images in LightRoom, why don’t you use the book module in LR to produce the book and resultant PDF?

[flatlineracer]

Awesome info. thank you for helping me decide what I want to do in my future publishing options. looking forward to part 3. Quick question, what's the normal bleed (white border ) on these books? What's your template set at? Can I buy your template and convert the format to 11x8.5 easily?

[djtootskee]

You've answered a big question that I've had for months. I'm not a photographer, but I put a book out on amazon also, called "Pulled for purpose by Dj Tootskee". I put about 50 pictures in the book in color, and when my hardcover copy came back, they were in black and white. I didn't pay attention to the print options. The bad part about it is when I look at my book on amazon, it shows my pics in color, but not when you buy the book. I never knew what I did wrong until I saw your video. Thanks for sharing, I'll do better next time.

[JulieLorraine-lj]

Hi Jason, I'm hoping you can help as I am looking at using this template for my photography book but it also has text it is possible to add text to your template, please?

[street_biologist]

I have one other question. As I am trying to use the GR III for streets, I am noticing that I mostly take photos at 35mm and some time at 50mm using the in camera crop. Hence, I am thinking of replacing the GR III with GR IIIx. My camera store will take it back and will exchange it for a IIIx. I understand that you do prefer GR III or IIIx. I would love to hear your thoughts. Thank you.

[jessijax]

i want to make my first book. but i dont have enough photos thats book worthy yet. i am interested in the template. ill book mark this video. thanks for sharing.

[rebeccasauceda]

Jason, hey, do you know if we can load two photos for the cover design? tks

[PatrickHobley]

Can you get a copy without proof copy watermark or do you have to pay full price.

[celticrose]

Hi, Im interested in Publishing a photo book 📚 Can I use photos on my phone 📱 ? Thank you for your response.