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ResourceA Two-Minute Author Lesson on Persistence
Dale Roberts presents a two-minute Q&A recorded this past November at the Author Nation 2025 conference in Vegas with Kimberly …
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ResourceHow to ACTUALLY Get More Book Sales on Amazon KDP (No B.S.)
In this subscriber book-review episode, Sean critiques real Amazon listings live and extracts common reasons books don't sell. …
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ResourceA Two-Minute Author Interview with Real Honesty
In a two-minute lightning-round interview at Author Nation 2025, Alexa Bigwarf — also known as romantic comedy author Lexi Haddock — …
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ResourceRevealing My Entire 5 Million Dollar Portfolio at Age 30
Sean says he crossed $5 million in net worth at age 30 — noting he just turned 31 — and breaks down the portfolio, framing it as …
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ResourceA Two-Minute Author Interview That Hits Hard
At Author Nation 2025, Dale Roberts runs dark fantasy author Adam, who writes as AP Besswick, through a rapid-fire two-minute …
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ResourceThese Amazon KDP Books DON'T WORK... Do This Instead
Sean reviews four subscriber books to show why well-made books can still fail without keyword and market research. Uncle Duke's …
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ResourceHow Much I’ve ACTUALLY Made on Amazon KDP (I Was Wrong)
The creator revisits a figure he has quoted for years, explaining that his commonly cited lifetime KDP royalties were a quick, …
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ResourceHow to Format Your Book for KDP in 10 Minutes | Ebook, Paperback & Hardcover
In this sponsored walkthrough of Dibbly Create, Dale shows formatting a book for ebook, paperback and hardcover output for platforms …
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ResourceHow to Find Best-Selling Coloring Book Ideas for Amazon KDP
Sean analyzes the coloring-book brand Mirror Luna, which he says — using a sales-estimation tool — is doing around $21,000 a month …
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ResourceHow to Sell eBooks Online with AI in 2026 (Full Step-By-Step Tutorial)
Sean Dollwet argues pure AI-spam ebooks fail on quality and reviews, and shows how to build a sellable book with AI as a tool, not a …
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ResourceAmazon KDP Authors: No One Will Buy Your Book Unless You Do THIS
In a rapid-fire review of subscriber-submitted books, the creator diagnoses why he thinks each is not selling. Several coloring …
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ResourceAuthor Nation: The Conference Writers Cannot Miss
Dale Roberts presents Author Nation, in its second year, as a conference built around practice rather than theory: learn something …
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ResourceThe New Way to Build a Profitable Amazon KDP Business in 2026
Sean describes a shift from the old volume model — publishing many low-quality books that each earn a little, which he says pushed …
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ResourceAmazon KDP is Mass Deleting Reviews - What Does This Mean for You?
The creator explains why many KDP authors have recently seen book review counts fall, giving an example of a student whose reviews …
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ResourceHow to Sell Digital Products Online in 2026 (Step-By-Step Beginner Guide)
Sean gives a step-by-step beginner guide to selling digital products, arguing ebooks on Amazon KDP are best: no inventory, shipping …
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ResourcePublishDrive Review: Worth Leaving KDP For?
Dale reviews PublishDrive, a wide-distribution platform founded in 2014 that switched from revenue share to a subscription model …
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ResourceThis Book Makes 7 FIGURES a Year on Amazon KDP - Here’s How
Sean analyzes a therapy/mental-health workbook brand he claims is doing around $136,000 a month by combining Amazon KDP with TikTok …
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ResourceHow to Sell More Books on Amazon KDP WITHOUT Paid Ads
The creator argues the most effective free alternative to paid ads for KDP is short-form social media, especially TikTok …
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ResourceThe Truth Behind KDP Earnings
Dale argues KDP is not a safety net — accounts can be shut down, books blocked with vague explanations, and support can be unhelpful …
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ResourceWatch This BEFORE You Publish a Book on Amazon KDP (Biggest Beginner Mistakes)
In this subscriber book-review episode, Sean critiques several submitted Amazon KDP books and identifies the mistakes killing their …
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ResourceHow to Edit Your Book Without Losing Your Mind
Sponsored by ProWritingAid, Dale Roberts recounts editing two five-year-old books in 10 days. For Marketing and Promotion for …
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ResourceHow to Create an eBook FAST with ChatGPT (Step-By-Step)
Sean demonstrates creating an ebook with ChatGPT 'the right way,' stressing he is not teaching spam: 100% AI-written ebooks are, in …
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ResourceHow to Set Up an Amazon KDP Account in 10 Minutes (Step-By-Step)
A step-by-step walkthrough of creating an Amazon KDP account at kdp.amazon.com, including for people outside the US. Sean clicks …
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ResourceHow I Wrote a Full Novel with AI (The Right Way)
Dale Roberts walks through how he wrote his full novel The Shoe Horn with AI, 'the right way' — meaning with heavy human help. The …
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