Situation: Can draft interiors. Nothing is live on Amazon, or live with zero sales.

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Can draft interiors. Nothing is live on Amazon, or live with zero sales. The system is in the file. This page is the gates. No income guarantee.

Gates — not lectures

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Diagnosis
Starting point

Can draft interiors. Nothing is live on Amazon, or live with zero sales. Manuscript exists but nobody has bought.

Full system is in the file behind buy.

Arithmetic
Contribution from first sale. KDP royalties. Print costs.
First sale contribution equals royalty minus production cost. Ebook 70% tier: royalty = 0.70 × (list price − delivery fee). Paperback 60% tier: royalty = (list price − print cost) × 0.60. Negative contribution is valid arithmetic — reprice or STOP. First paid royalty is the close.
Identity, not a market rate.

Contribution from your KDP reports. No invented income claims or BSR ranks.

Full tables stay in the file.

Roadmap
Gates · ordered

Niche lock and content guidelines check. AI disclosure plan. Content creation. KDP formatting. Publish and go live. First paid royalty or STOP.

Full tables stay in the file.

Pitfalls
Kill conditions

Adult content violating guidelines. Copyright/trademark infringement. Fake reviews. No AI disclosure when required. Counting free downloads as sales.

Full tables stay in the file.

Stack
In the file

Paste-and-run block, stop rules, KDP royalty calculator, AI disclosure checklist, book card template. Tables stay in the file.

Full tables stay in the file.

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