Settings

Explanation of the setting options for KDP

After you have opened the settings in the upload area of the tool, select KDP on the left of the Settings window.

Screenshots of the settings window

Trademark Blacklist

This button will take you to the blacklist of KDP. It is designed to enter words that you want LazyMerch to warn you about. If you want to learn more about the blacklist, click here.

Interior And Paper Type

in this dropdown field you can choose which interior your book should have. You can choose from:

  • Black & White Interior (with cream paper)

  • Black & White Interior (with white paper)

  • Standard Color Interior (with white paper)

  • Color Interior (with white paper)

Trim Size

In this drop-down box you can select the Trim Size. Here you have all the default formats of KDP available, but further down in the settings you will also find an option to choose a custom trim size.

Bleed Settings

Here you decide if your book should have bleed or no bleed.

Paperback Cover Finish

With this option, you can set whether the cover should be matte or glossy.

Custom Size

If the trim sizes offered by KDP are not enough, you can also create a custom trim size. To do this, activate this option in the settings and specify how many inches the height and width of your book should be.

Auto Login and Relog

In the Auto Login and Relog section you can enter your login data to KDP, so that the tool can log you in automatically if you are logged out. You don't have to enter your data here and can enter it yourself in the browser when you start the upload. However, if you don't enter them, LazyMerch may not be able to continue during the upload if a relog is necessary. If you do enter them, be assured that the data is in good hands, as it will be backed up locally on your device and will not be transmitted to us or anyone else at any time.

Prices

KDP automatically determines the standard prices for the secondary markets based on the price quotation of the primary market. Therefore, you have the option to “Enable Manual Price”, to be able to individually customize the prices for the secondary markets. To do so, enable the setting with “yes” and enter the desired prices at the underneath listed Amazon marketplaces.

Autoconverter

Our KDP Autoconverter will automatically convert your image files to a book cover. It will pack your image onto the front cover, set a background color and write the title on the spine.

  • Cover Background - with this colorpicker you can choose the color for the background of your generated cover.

  • Font - select a font for your title.

  • Font Color - choose which font color will be used for the title on the spine

  • No Title on Spine - if this option is enabled, the title won't be written on the spine of the book.

  • Remove Whitespace from Source Image - if enabled the whitespace of your file will be removed and the cover will show as much of your design element as possible on the front page of the cover.

Enable Low Content Checkbox

If this option is enabled, the tool will select the upload for a low content book, with which no ISBN will be obtained.

KDP sees Low Content books as repetitive content to be filled by the buyer, something like diaries, notebooks, calendars or similar. On the other hand, books such as puzzle books or coloring books are considered content books as long as they have distinct pages.

Preview Timeout

This value determines in seconds, how long LazyMerch should wait for the book preview. If the value is exceeded, the upload process for the book will be repeated. It will take into account the “Unexpected Error Retries” settings from the general settings.

Tag Seperator

Here you can enter the sign, which you use in the upload spreadsheet to separate tags. The settings and the symbol in the spreadsheet need to match so that LazyMerch can enter the tags correctly. We recommend using a semicolon, as we have the best experience with this when dealing with KDP's tag names.

Use HTML Mode for Description

If you plan to use HTML tags in your description to format it, you should enable this option. LazyMerch will then insert the description as HTML code and not in the text editor, which might interpret HTML tags differently.

Uppercase Every Word in Subtitle

If enabled, this option will uppercase the first letter of each word in your subtitle.

Publishing Rights

Here you can set if the book you're publishing lies under public domain or that you have the necessary publishing right.

Tabs

Specify how many tabs to open within a browser window when uploading to KDP. In each of these tabs an upload takes place and the tool uses waiting times of one tab to execute the steps in the other tabs in the meantime.

Be aware that KDP has unofficial upload limits. If you publish too many books in an hour, a day or a week you may get an error message and none of your uploads will go through anymore. In that case it is recommended to lower the tabs and threads.

Expanded Distribution

If this option is activated, LazyMerch will publish your books with expanded distribution so other sellers can sell your products as well and you receive royalties for them.

Translate Title

If Translate Title is activated, your book title will be translated into the target market's language. Since Amazon expects the title to be exactly what you can read on the book cover, we do not recommend having it translated automatically. This might only be useful in some special cases.

Uppercase Every Word in Title

If enabled, this option will uppercase the first letter of each word in your title.

Threads

Specify how many threads to open when uploading to KDP. Each thread will open a browser window. Thus, if this is set to 2, you'll have two browser windows opened in which there are as many tabs as you set above in the Tabs option. Assuming you have 4 tabs and 2 threads set, the tool would be working on uploading 8 books at a time, where the wait for the cover preview is filled with work steps of processes that aren't currently waiting.

Be aware that KDP has unofficial upload limits. If you publish too many books in an hour, a day or a week you may get an error message and none of your uploads will go through anymore. In that case it is recommended to lower the tabs and threads.

Publish Option

Decide whether the book should be uploaded as a draft or live.

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