Can You STILL Make Money with Amazon KDP?

About this video

Dale answers whether you can still make money with Kindle publishing in 2017. He says he entered self-publishing around 2013 and, by his own account, can support his family on his earnings with money to spare, but he stresses those results are not typical and required far more time, energy and effort than he expected. Recalling a Frank Kern webinar, he paraphrases Kern’s warning that most people watching would not succeed because most will not put in the time, and that there is no magic bullet or overnight hack. Most KDP publishers, Dale argues, may make a few dollars or even a larger payday, but many will quit before grasping that the business is a slow burn; overnight successes are rare ‘unicorns.’ Making money on KDP is, he says, 100% possible, but how much depends on how much you want to make and whether you can afford the required investment of time and attention. If not, he advises starting KDP as a hobby rather than quitting a day job on speculative hopes.

Key takeaways

• The creator claims he can support his family from self-publishing, but explicitly says his results are not typical.
• There is no magic bullet or overnight success formula for Kindle publishing; it is a slow-burn business.
• Most people fail, in the paraphrased Frank Kern view cited, because they will not put in the time required to get good.
• You can likely publish a book and make a few dollars, but earning substantially more demands much more time, energy and attention.
• If you cannot afford that investment, start KDP as a hobby and do not quit your day job in hopes of quick riches.

Episode details: published June 23, 2017 · 4:25 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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