Themed Hidden Object Activity Books on Amazon KDP
Originally published Sep 2, 2026 — Sean Dollwet
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You create seek-and-find puzzle books where each page is a detailed scene with a list of objects to locate, plus an answer key in the back. The books are printed on demand and sold on Amazon, paying you royalties. Buyers are adults or parents buying for kids, depending on the theme and difficulty.
The presenter says the format is instantly familiar, like the hidden object computer games, so demand already exists among both kids and adults. He points to a book with only 15 reviews and a 4.1 rating that he says earns $50 to $69 per day, and another at about $32 per day, and says he believes they use AI-generated images. His suggested format is 25 to 50 scenes, 8.5 x 11 inches, single-sided, priced around $10.99 to $12.99, with a clear theme such as Christmas, Halloween, cozy cottages, underwater, or detective mystery. He stresses showing the age range on the cover and stating the difficulty level in the description.
Suits people comfortable producing or editing detailed illustrations, including with AI image tools, who can carefully check every page and answer key. Works for those who like making puzzles or kids' products.
The format is simple and can be produced quickly, but that also means competition is easy to enter. The sales figures are the presenter's estimates, not audited data, and he notes the example book likely drew poor reviews from uncorrected AI image errors, so quality control is a real requirement. Making each scene consistent with its hidden-object list and answer key takes more work than it first appears. The cover advice in this section leads into a paid sponsor segment for 100 Covers with the presenter's discount code, and he also promotes his own paid KDP coaching program.