Most KDP book launches underperform not because the book is bad, but because the launch itself is underprepared. An author finishes writing, quickly uploads to KDP, and waits for sales that never come — because the review foundation, marketing assets, and ad infrastructure were never built.
This checklist covers everything that goes into a well-executed KDP launch: the pre-writing decisions that determine niche viability, the editing and design steps that prevent the most common 1-star review triggers, the KDP setup details that affect discoverability, and the marketing actions that drive sales velocity in the critical first week. Work through it phase by phase — your checkboxes persist as you scroll.
A total of 90 checklist items across 7 phases. Click any item to mark it complete. Your progress is tracked in the counter above the checklist.