KDP Millionaire Tries Low Content Book Publishing - EASIEST Passive Income Idea?

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Sean compares low, medium, and high content books on Amazon KDP using results from his second account. He says he built a multiple six-figure KDP business which he claims he eventually sold for $820,000, and now prefers high content — standard non-fiction and fiction of around 150 to 200 pages — while still testing low content. He argues low content books like journals, planners, puzzle books and coloring books are quick, cheap and design-heavy, so they have the lowest barrier to entry and the most competition, price racing to $4.99 or $5.99, and mostly paperback only. High content takes more time and money, especially with a ghostwriter, so it is least competitive and can be sold as ebook, paperback and audio. Sean reports over about nine months his 16 low content books made $2,697, his 6 medium content books made $2,521, and his 6 high content books made $18,579. He advises starting low content if low on budget, then moving toward medium and high content, or raising the barrier within low content through better design.

Key takeaways

• Sean reports 16 low content books made $2,697, 6 medium content books made $2,521, and 6 high content books made $18,579 on his second account.
• Low content is quickest and cheapest to make but most competitive, with pricing pressure and usually paperback-only formats.
• High content has the highest barrier to entry, least competition, and access to ebook, paperback, and audiobook income.
• Per book, high content typically earns far more than low content, though low content can compensate by publishing many more titles.
• He recommends doing both: start with low content if budget is low, then progress to medium and high content, and make low content harder to copy with superior design and effort.

Episode details: published November 7, 2022 · 9:14 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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