A Format
The exact word count, trim size, file format, and pricing spec for a yoga teacher ebook that sells on KDP and direct to your students. Built on Quari Press.
If you're a yoga teacher thinking about writing a book, you've probably searched "how long should it be" or "what file format do I need" and gotten ten different answers. Here's the actual spec. This is what a yoga teacher ebook needs to look like to sell on Amazon KDP and directly through your own site or studio, without looking like a printed handout someone slapped a cover on. Word count, trim size, file format, front and back matter, pricing. No guessing, just the numbers and structure that make a book feel finished and worth what you're charging for it. Quari Press builds the actual file from your outline, cover, and manuscript, formatted to this spec, ready to upload the same day.
Your students already trust you. They don't need 300 pages of theory to buy from a teacher they've taken class with twenty times. A tight 18,000 to 35,000 word book that delivers a clear system (a 21-day sequence, a philosophy framework, a teaching method) outperforms a bloated 60,000 word book nobody finishes. Word count should match what you'd actually teach in a workshop, not what a publisher template says nonfiction needs to be.
Most of your buyers read on a phone between classes or on a Kindle before bed. That means reflowable EPUB for direct sale and KDP's MOBI/KPF pipeline for Amazon, not a fixed-layout PDF that forces zooming on a 6-inch screen. Pose photos and sequences need to sit in-line with the text at 300 DPI minimum so they stay sharp when a reader pinches to zoom on a phone. Anything under 150 DPI reads as blurry and cheap, which undercuts a $15-20 price point fast.
A yoga teacher book has one advantage most nonfiction doesn't: a built-in next step. Your back matter should always include a clear CTA, a link to your class schedule, a QR code to your studio site, or a signup for a teacher training waitlist. Front matter stays lean: title page, a short author bio with your certification and lineage, table of contents. Skip the 10-page foreword. Readers skip it too.
$9.99 to $14.99 is the sweet spot for a focused, single-topic yoga ebook sold direct or on KDP. Push to $19.99 only if you're bundling a practice journal, printable sequence cards, or audio meditations alongside the text. Underpricing at $2.99 signals a freebie, not a system worth following, and it caps your royalty on KDP's 70% tier, which only kicks in between $2.99 and $9.99.
nonfiction
“Turn your intro-level class into a book students actually finish and recommend.”
A day-by-day beginner sequence book built from the flow you already teach new students. Each chapter is one day: a short teaching point, the pose sequence with photos, and a reflection prompt. Ends with a CTA into your studio's next-level class.
nonfiction
“Put your actual teaching lineage and method into something students can own.”
A shorter, voice-driven book (18,000-22,000 words) that explains why you teach the way you do, your training lineage, and the principles behind your sequencing choices. Sells to longtime students who want to go deeper, and doubles as a credibility piece for teacher training applicants.
Make Your Own
Write it, illustrate it, publish it. You own the copyright the moment it exists — sell it on Amazon, Gumroad, or your own site. Quari only takes 15% on books sold through your Quari storefront.