This Fiction KDP Brand Makes 5 Figures a Month - My Analysis

About this video

Sean reviews an Empire Flippers listing for a fiction Amazon KDP business, noting he is a non-fiction publisher and has not published fiction, so his commentary is partly speculative. He says he previously sold his own non-fiction KDP business on Empire Flippers for $820,000. The listing he reviews is priced at $831,000, with Sean reporting it makes $43,000 a month in revenue and about $22,000 a month in profit, at a 37x multiple. Created in March 2020 in the romance niche, the business includes a KDP account with 32 ebooks, 32 paperbacks and 28 audiobooks under one pen name, plus the Amazon Brand Registry 2.0, domains, contractor relationships, social media accounts and an email list of 4907 subscribers. Sean explains the series model: books under one pen name with cliffhangers drive read-through to the next book. The seller works around 20 hours per week overseeing outsourced workers, plot development, uploads and sales, releases a new book approximately every six weeks, and offers 30 days of support. He discusses lower fiction margins due to heavy Facebook ad reliance, and growth ideas such as going wide, translating more books and selling merchandise, while cautioning that leaving KDP Select can reduce Amazon sales.

Key takeaways

• Sean reports the fiction business was listed for $831,000 on $43,000 monthly revenue and about $22,000 monthly profit at a 37x multiple
• Build fiction as a connected series under one pen name with cliffhangers so readers buy multiple books, rather than one-off titles
• The asset package included 32 ebooks, 32 paperbacks and 28 audiobooks, plus domains, contractors, social accounts and an email list of 4907 subscribers
• Fiction relies more heavily on paid ads, especially Facebook ads, than non-fiction SEO, which compresses profit margins as ad costs rise
• Going wide, translating into more languages and adding merchandise are buyer growth options, but exiting KDP Select may sacrifice Amazon sales

Episode details: published July 15, 2022 · 16:18 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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