Scrivener was an awesome tool that made formatting the eBooks really easy for me. I used Elance (now Upwork) to find a ghostwriter and I used to hire a designer who created my book covers. Any resources/tools you found helpful to get started? I also learned that baking had it’s own category on bestsellers lists, so I decided to come out with an eBook of simple, Paleo baking recipes. I learned a lot about the market, and learned what they did (and didn’t) like about the bestselling Paleo books. I noticed a lot of people complaining about not being able to eat the foods they crave, and how the recipes in the books were good, but too complicated. Reading customer reviews was a huge help. I browsed through the Kindle Bestseller’s list and took note of what was already working. I noticed a few books on the Paleo diet in the bestsellers lists so I dug a little deeper into the subject. How did you decide on the topic of the eBook? Keep in mind that this money is coming in from doing zero work, and I’ve used the proceeds from the first eBook to scale and produce more books that pay just like this one. The eBook is still consistently making money, and although sales have decreased dramatically since it was published, the current return on investment is 740% (and counting) and the average profit 2014 has been $47.11 per month (not including any sales outside of America). The figure is actually much higher, but it would’ve taken a while to gather all the profits from every region the book is sold in. This figure does not include sales made outside of America. How much money has the book made you since you published it?Īs of September 30, 2014, this eBook has totaled $2,401.66 in total profit. Piece of Cake Paleo – The Effortless Paleo Baking Bible. I remember it like it was yesterday – I made a whopping $9 in profit in that one day.
My first eBook was published on February 8, 2013, and my first sale(s) came on February 10, 2013. How long did it take to make your first sale?įrom the time I decided to publish an eBook, to the day I got my first sale was exactly 2 weeks.
Creating an amazon kindle account professional#
I paid $350 to get the book written, and I paid $25 to have a professional looking book cover made for the book. After posting a couple job descriptions for my first eBooks, I realized how much more simple it would be to find an author as opposed to an app developer.
The costs weren’t too high, so I didn’t have to even think twice about it. I had a couple friends who were making a killing from selling apps on the App Store, but I didn’t have enough courage to put that sort of money into a project that I wasn’t familiar with.Īfter a bit of research, I learned that self-publishing eBooks was a very similar model to producing apps, but it was a lot cheaper and a lot easier to get done. I didn’t have a lot of time to start a business from scratch, so I was looking for a passive income (spend money to make money) type of venture. I even mention self-publishing as one of my top 15 solopreneur businesses in this post.īelow is my case study with Saeed… Why did you decide to get into Kindle eBook publishing? In my opinion, this is a fantastic way to get started as a solopreneur and get your feet wet. Use Saeed’s experience as a model, and you could be well on your way to a brand new stream of passive income. When Saeed wrote to me about this, I knew it was my duty to share his story and create this case study interview on his first book, so you could learn more about this opportunity.
Saeed has been making around $2,700 a month by publishing eBooks on Amazon, and he hasn’t written a word himself. That’s where Saeed Rajan of Escape Your Desk Job comes in. With the internet as our platform, anyone can create a new stream of income for themselves, of course with a little work. Self-publishing has flipped the script on the traditional publishing model. With Amazon, Kindle eBooks have become a booming business, and writers of all types are creating a name for themselves, and making a nice income. But with the birth of digital products and the internet, one thing has changed, and that is the explosion of eBooks. Books are one of the few constants that distinctly identify human culture.
Creating an amazon kindle account free#
Feel free to share that or embed on your own site.īefore the Dark Ages, the industrial revolution, the birth of technology, and even the internet - we had books. There’s an awesome infographic at the bottom of this post, helpful for you visual learners.To help you take action I’ve created a downloadable tool called The Beginner’s Guide to Rapidly Self-Publishing Kindle eBooks - scroll down and you’ll see a form, pop in your best email and I’ll send it to you for free.
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