Does Self Publishing a Book on Amazon's KDP Platform Make Sense?

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I'd conclude that if your main goal is to make money by sharing the knowledge you have, you're better off considering consulting, coaching, or making a video course that you can sell for a much higher price than an eBook.

Doing is worth it, though, if you have some free time and think that being able to say that you have books published on Amazon can assist advance your credentials or career.

If you can leverage the clicks and views that your eBook obtains to promote another endeavor, self-publishing on Amazon is also worthwhile. Do you maintain an email list or a newsletter? Include a freebie in your book and ask for an email address in return.

Overall, it was worthwhile for me to use Fiverr to publish my brief e-book on Amazon, but I'm glad I didn't finish the book I had initially planned because it would have taken weeks to complete and would not have been worthwhile in this format.

I'm glad to have something up and selling after deciding on a shorter topic to write about (self development quotes and advice).

I will gain invaluable expertise in product launch, marketing, and sales through this process of self-publishing on Amazon. This was a new experience for me.

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However, self-publishing a book on Amazon is by no means a "home run" move. The authors who earn the most money on Amazon have a series of books and have invested years in developing that. Additionally, fiction authors are frequently among the highest-paid authors on Amazon KDP.

I'm happy I did this, then.

However, allow me to share some aspects of publishing on Amazon that surprised me:

Formatting was more easily than anticipated. I encountered few, if any formatting issues when I directly submitted a Word document into Amazon.

It's more difficult and annoying than I anticipated to format the real material. I ought to have started out with a book formatting expert. Lesson Learned.

Non-fiction or self-improvement ebooks, like mine, make up a very small portion of the self-publishing industry. Non-fiction is one of 10 or 15 book categories that are frequently present on different eBook services. There may be two, although that is unusual. While the genres of fiction include romance, science fiction, mystery, horror, fantasy, and many more. And there are many books in each of those categories, as well as many readers and followers.

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