Let’s Look at an Activity Book for Kids
*Note some links in this story are affiliate links, meaning that I could earn a commission if you decide to purchase anything through them.
One of the key phrases in my new KDP Niche guide (read about that here if it sparks your interest!) is Learn to write cursive for kids 8-12.
First here are the statistics to show why I included it in the guide.
It top-selling books in this search have an average of $7326 in earnings. That number would be sales from all their keywords and any advertising they do, but it’s still an impressive number and shows this type of book is in demand.
There are almost 600 monthly searches for this specific keyword, and there are only 683 books listed when this search is made.
It does have a 65 competitive score (based on the Publisher Rocket competitive score system of 0 being easiest to 100 being hardest), which is the highest I go for listing in the KDP Niche guide. But based on the potential monthly earnings, and having under 1,000 results, I figure the work to get a book ranking well for this search term is worth it.
Looking at the books appearing on the first page for this search term shows they’re all fairly standard in what they offer and how they look.
The covers all show what is inside the book, and are bright and bold, mainly focusing on blue and red backgrounds.
They all have around 100 pages.
The inside has pages of lined handwriting paper background, with letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) and words on each page to trace. As well as space to practice specific letters and words on the lined background without tracing them.
There are pages with sentences and activities to get used to joining two cursive letters together, and I feel like you could have some fun with these pages to stand out from the other books available.
As the book is for 8 – 12-year-olds, have fun with things they love, fantasy creatures; unicorns, mermaids, and pirates; dinosaurs, silly words, and sayings.
Maybe create some external activities they can have fun with to encourage them to practice their writing outside of the exercise book, like creating a treasure map on tea or coffee-stained paper. Or writing a historical document with interesting town names they find in an Atlas.
Don’t forget to check other books on the first page of Learn to write cursive for kids 8-12 results to see what other phrases they’re using which could help them get their sales.
Check their Best Sellers Rank (BSR), the lower it is, the more books they sell. This will give you a good indicator of what to focus on in terms of design and description.
This search term was from my first monthly KDP Niche guide, available on Gumroad (external link), which is currently free. If you’d like to check out head over and grab a copy. I’d love to know what you think so I can make it even better in the future!