Can You Make Money Publishing On Amazon? | Make Money Online

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Dale answers whether you can make money publishing on Amazon in 2020, saying context is everything: of course money can be made, but how much depends on three factors. First, effort — becoming a student of the game and improving as an author and publisher. Second, audience — having an audience already makes earning far more likely. Third, resources — money, hardware and software, team members, and above all content: research, writing, editing, formatting and producing ebooks, print books and sometimes audiobooks, because opening a KDP account alone makes nothing rain down, like a gym membership unused. He notes it is a pay-to-play world and calls Amazon Advertising a simple, cost-effective promotion route for those with funds. He warns ‘buyer beware’ about YouTube income reports: creators flaunting figures such as ten or a hundred thousand dollars a month, as he characterizes such claims, are often selling courses or coaching, those results are the exception, and anyone who guarantees a specific income or number of books sold should be avoided.

Key takeaways

• How much you make on Amazon depends on your effort, your audience and your resources, including content, money, tools and team.
• A KDP account alone earns nothing; you must research, write or produce, edit and format real books across formats.
• Amazon Advertising is presented as a simple, cost-effective promotion option, but publishing is pay-to-play for those who use it.
• Treat bold income reports skeptically: the creator says they often serve to sell courses or coaching and reflect atypical ‘unicorn’ results.
• Run away from anyone who guarantees you a specific amount of money or number of books sold.

Episode details: published April 6, 2020 · 6:22 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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