Module 2

No-Content Books – Fast to Create, Hard to Sell

three assorted-color books
three assorted-color books

These are the simplest books you can publish on Amazon.
They contain no real content – just blank pages or very light formatting. Think: notebooks, sketchbooks, logbooks.

🧩 Common Types

  • Lined journals

  • Blank recipe books

  • Dot grid notebooks

  • Password trackers

  • Mileage or habit logs


Tools like Canva and BookBolt make them quick to design.

What are No-Content Books?

✅ Pros

  • Extremely fast to create

  • No writing required

  • No special skills needed

  • Easy entry point for KDP beginners

❌ Cons

  • Very high competition – the market is flooded

  • Low perceived value – hard to charge more than $6.99

  • Low customer loyalty – buyers don’t care who made it

  • Hard to stand out without a strong niche, brand or volume strategy

📊 Is This Still Worth It in 2025?

Only in very specific cases:

  • You’ve found a hyper-specific niche no one else is targeting

  • You have great design skills and can create a standout product

  • You plan to upload hundreds of books and treat it as a numbers game

Otherwise: It's a race to the bottom – and not the best choice for long-term income.

🔍 Example Niches That Still Work (With Effort)

  • Journals for niche professions (e.g. vet techs, phlebotomists, tattoo artists)

  • Event-specific guestbooks (e.g. baby showers, retirement parties)

  • Unique designs that match current trends (e.g. cottagecore, minimalism, Gen Z aesthetics)

white book page on white table
white book page on white table

🧠 Pro Tip

If you go this route, branding matters more than content.
Think like a product designer – not like an author.