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KDP Publishing publishes 254 course modules on Skool. It charges $4.92 a month.

A review on the numbers, not an opinion: nobody here has joined KDP Publishing, and nothing below is a verdict.

KDP Publishing is a Skool community in which Krista Brea teaches self-publishing on Amazon KDP, for people starting from a book idea, an unfinished manuscript or a book already on sale.[1][2] Brea is an author, SEO professional and KDP educator who helps creators publish on KDP, improve their listings and plan their marketing, and the group was created in May 2024.[1][2]

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Members
2,064
Published price
$59
per year
Members, last 29 days
-11
4 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026
Rank by members
#885
of 6,073 sellers listed here
Size rank in niche
#228
of 1,230 sellers listed in content and audience building, by published members
Price rank in niche
#322
of 342 priced in Content and audience building listed here, highest first
Check the Course score
79
B, above average
Niche
Content and audience building
1,308 listed here
Created
25 May 2024
Skool publishes this date
Readings
37
since 5 Sept 2026

About KDP Publishing

The community covers book SEO, professional publishing and getting a book found on Amazon.[2] The Standard membership includes a Topic Clarity Masterclass, a self-publishing checklist, live events and replays, a place in the Author Directory, a one-to-one publishing strategy call and community support.[2] The Premium membership adds a Create Your First Book course, a Book Marketing Vault, group calls and workshops, DM and Loom support, and a 24-hour book feature.[2] As of September 2026, Standard cost $49 a year and Premium $40 a month.[2] Brea's courses currently sit inside the community while they move to a dedicated home.[1]

Brea also sells the Author Success Kit, a set of guided publishing and marketing tools, and lists a Children's Book Studio as coming soon.[1] As of September 2026, services cost $75 for a one-minute shoppable book video, $199 for book listing optimization and $65 for a 30-minute strategy call, with payments processed through Stripe.[3] The book video is labelled a promotional influencer video, not a customer review.[3] The business trades as Krista Brea LLC, and Brea runs the YouTube channel "Krista Brea - KDP Self Publishing" for new and established self-publishers.[3][4]

Sources

  1. Official website: kristabrea.com, retrieved 28 Sept 2026
  2. Skool listing: skool.com/kdp-publishing, as collected 24 Sept 2026
  3. Official website: kristabrea.com/services, retrieved 28 Sept 2026
  4. YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCaIGaMsatnchfFmGIkOJPYg, retrieved 28 Sept 2026

Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.

What the listing describes
NicheContent and audience buildingMethodSEOFormatCourseIncludesRecordings and replaysIncludesTemplates and resources

Read from the listing’s own words: what is offered, never how well.

What is inside

Course modules
254
Courses
24
Posts, all time
1,223
People running it
3

Counts published by KDP Publishing on its own page, read on 8 Sept 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by kristabrea.

How we knowSourced & dated
Observed on 2 Nov 2026 from Skool source page archived copy d5afbb278e96.
Observable monthly ceiling
$4.92
monthly price
2,064
published members
$10,154.88
theoretical ceiling per month

This is not revenue, earnings or income. It assumes every listed member pays the headline price, which is never the case in practice, and it does not account for free members, trials, discounts, churn, refunds, platform fees or tax.

Against the content and audience building niche

Percentile among the other 1,307 content and audience building listings here, each seller counted once for size.

Size82nd
smallestlargest
Price · further right is cheaper94th
most expensivecheapest
Check the Course Score
79BAbove average

Ahead of 79% of the 13,589 Skool communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure KDP Publishing published itself.

  • Size 53% of the scoreahead of 90%
  • Growth 27% of the scoreahead of 8%
  • Track record 20% of the scoreahead of 85%

An algorithmic position among tracked listings: not an endorsement, a guarantee or advice. How the score works.

  • Top 25% by size in content and audience building. Measured by Check the Course.Top 25% by size in content and audience building. Measured by Check the Course.
  • Listed every week since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.Listed every week since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.

    Present in every one of the 10 weeks recorded since August 2026, with no week missing.

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Evidence and signals

Listed on 2,064 members.

Evidence: measured.

Following elsewhere
21,200 at its largest21,200 on YouTube. Followers on another platform, not members here.
First recorded
5 September 2026our first reading, not its launch
Elsewhere
WebsiteYouTube

Tracked over time

Member change
+1+0.048%over 1 day-11-0.5%over 29 days
Price change
No change confirmed between readings taken the same way

37 observations over 58 days.

Member count
2,0702,0802,0902,1002,1102,1202,0645 Sept 20262 Nov 2026change
Monthly price
$5$6$7$8$9$55 Sept 20262 Nov 2026

Observation log

Observation log
ObservedMembersChangePriceCeiling / month
2 Nov 20262,064+1$59 per year$10,154.88
1 Nov 20262,063-1$59 per year$10,149.96
31 Oct 20262,064+2$59 per year$10,154.88
29 Oct 20262,062+1$59 per year$10,145.04
28 Oct 20262,061-3$59 per year$10,140.12
27 Oct 20262,064-2$59 per year$10,154.88
25 Oct 20262,066-2$59 per year$10,164.72
24 Oct 20262,0680$59 per year$10,174.56
23 Oct 20262,0680$59 per year$10,174.56
21 Oct 20262,068-3$59 per year$10,174.56
20 Oct 20262,071+2$59 per year$10,189.32
19 Oct 20262,069-1$59 per year$10,179.48
18 Oct 20262,0700$59 per year$10,184.40
17 Oct 20262,070-2$59 per year$10,184.40
16 Oct 20262,072-2$59 per year$10,194.24
15 Oct 20262,074+1$59 per year$10,204.08
14 Oct 20262,073+1$59 per year$10,199.16
14 Oct 20262,0720$59 per year$10,194.24
13 Oct 20262,072+1$59 per year$10,194.24
12 Oct 20262,071+3$59 per year$10,189.32
10 Oct 20262,068-1$59 per year$10,174.56
9 Oct 20262,069+1$59 per year$10,179.48
8 Oct 20262,068-3$59 per year$10,174.56
7 Oct 20262,071-1$59 per year$10,189.32
6 Oct 20262,072-2$59 per year$10,194.24
5 Oct 20262,074-1$59 per year$10,204.08
4 Oct 20262,075-6$59 per year$10,209
2 Oct 20262,081+1$59 per year$10,238.52
1 Oct 20262,080-2$59 per year$10,233.60
1 Oct 20262,0820$59 per year$10,243.44
1 Oct 20262,082-17$59 per year$10,243.44
24 Sept 20262,099-10$9 per month$18,891
21 Sept 20262,109+4$9 per month$18,981
14 Sept 20262,105-11$9 per month$18,945
7 Sept 20262,116-1$49 per year$8,633.28
7 Sept 20262,117-6$49 per year$8,637.36
5 Sept 20262,123$49 per year$8,661.84
Average per week, last 29 days4 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026-3
Average per week, since first reading5 Sept 2026 to 2 Nov 2026-7

Seller’s followers on other platforms

Seller’s followers on other platforms
Read, about monthlyYouTubeTikTok
8 Oct 202621,200+4,300
8 Sept 202616,900

Common questions about KDP Publishing

What is KDP Publishing?
KDP Publishing is a Skool community in which Krista Brea teaches self-publishing on Amazon KDP, for people starting from a book idea, an unfinished manuscript or a book already on sale.
How much does KDP Publishing cost?
KDP Publishing charges $59 per year on Skool, read 2 Nov 2026. That is cheaper than 94% of the other priced content and audience building listings here.
How many members does KDP Publishing have?
KDP Publishing lists 2,064 members, read 2 Nov 2026.
How has KDP Publishing's membership changed?
From 2,123 members on 5 Sept 2026, our first reading, to 2,064 on 2 Nov 2026: down 59, or 3%.
How does KDP Publishing compare with other content and audience building communities?
At $4.92 a month, KDP Publishing sits below the $27 median of the 341 priced content and audience building listings here. The niche median is 541 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
What do you get inside KDP Publishing?
KDP Publishing publishes 254 course modules, 24 courses, 1,223 posts, 3 admins. Communities with the most course content.

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