Amazon: Can you really make money publishing books

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Greetings hive hustlers... it's a new month and I know some of you have written down your goals for this month,I have too...I pray we all smash it and if you haven't, it's not late to do that.

So...now is another time to talk about business and Marketing ideas.

One of the hot topics in Nigeria these days is about publishing books on Amazon and earning in dollars like it's all over my news feed on Facebook and the WhatsApp status of some of my contacts,is it same for you?

But is it worth it? And then what does it cost and how do you get started?

About 2 weeks ago, I decided to nosedive into the topic and this post is a summary of what you should know if you plan to start earning in dollars via Amazon Kindle direct publishing(kdp).

let’s see what the hype is all about!!

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I bet you've heard of Amazon before but in case you haven't, Amazon is an E-commerce company owned by Jeff bezos( one of the richest man in the world). Amazon kdp is Amazon's self publishing platform,where you can publish a book and readers around the world can buy digitally that is, in the form of an Ebook or print on demand book. Gone are the days book authors or writers struggle to write,publish and make sales from their books.kdp allows the authors to get connected with readers all over the world without making use of the traditional method of publishing and waiting till your book gets to different countries, making it more expensive.

What kind of books am I publishing?

Novels,Book Series, sketch books
Children's Books,Comics ,Cookbooks
Journals,Poetry,Textbooks
Summaries of people's books etc

Do I need to be a professional writer or book Author?

No, you do not but being one is also good.

Do I need to pay money?

Capital NO.
Creating an Amazon account is free
Creating books is free
Publishing on Amazon is free
Creating your US account is free

Smartphone or laptop, which should I use?

Before now you could only do this with a laptop but thanks to Mr AIYEJINNA ABRAHAM, you can do this with your smartphone.

Do you need to refer to earn?

No need for referrals to earn. No need to bring two people that'll bring two people.
Also ,you do not have to post your books on social media to attract buyers. Amazon has a large and global audience (over 300 million audience) ready to buy.

How do I get started?

Go to Amazon kdp website, create an account,fill in your details,create your book ,publish and earn.

I recommend Amazon kdp for anyone who want to make money online quietly without showing their face.

I bet you've heard of Amazon before but in case you haven't, Amazon is an E-commerce company owned by Jeff bezos(one of the richest man in the world).Amazon kdp refers to Amazon Kindle direct publishing and it's Amazon's self publishing platform,where you can publish a book and readers around the world can buy in form of an Ebook or print on demand book. It's also a cool way of earning passively even if you are not a professional writer or know nothing about writing.

What kind of books am I publishing?

Novels,Book Series, sketch books
Children's Books,Comics ,Cookbooks
Journals,Poetry,Textbooks
Summaries of people's books etc

Do I need to be a professional writer or book Author?

No, you do not but being one is also good.

Do I need to pay money?

Capital NO.
Creating an Amazon account is free
Creating books is free
Publishing on Amazon is free
Creating your US account is free

Smartphone or laptop, which should I use?

Before now you could only do this with a laptop but thanks to Mr AIYEJINNA ABRAHAM, you can do this with your smartphone.

Do you need to refer to earn?

No need for referrals to earn. No need to bring two people that'll bring two people.
Also ,you do not have to post your books on social media to attract buyers. Amazon has a large and global audience (over 300 million audience) ready to buy.

How do I get started?

Go to Amazon kdp website, create an account,fill in your details,create your book ,publish and earn.

easy peasy😊

Benefits of publishing on Amazon

  • You have a large audience to sell to. No need posting your books all over your social media to attract customers.
  • you don't have to waste money on printing service then regret when nobody buys from you. Amazon makes use of print on demand system,they only print your book when there's a demand.

I recommend Amazon kdp for anyone who want to make money online quietly without showing their face.

Feel free to share your thoughts and ask questions on this.

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This is a great hustle for sure. We are working on a few low content books to release ourselves. You just really have to find the right niche really because allot of them are over saturated.

Don't forget you can also sell your ebooks on the Hivelist.store and earn crypto on your sales!

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