Keeping in touch with your customers is important in any industry, repeat sales being the lifeblood of many creative endeavors. When it comes to authors, since their work emotionally touches so many so deeply, keeping in contact with readers is an extremely important thing. But what is the best way for an author to do […]
You may have heard about people earning additional money or even a full-time income by producing their own printed products and selling them on Amazon. If you’ve ever wondered what they’re on about, keep reading. We are assuming that this will be mainly for the greenest newbie out there, and that’s OK, but even if […]
In the world before QR codes but after physical letters from mailing address lists, getting a proper list of emails of people who were interested (or MIGHT be interested) in your work was the way it was done. And after some time, popular perception seemed to change about it. But as an author, one of […]
So you have spent numerous hours writing the ideal book. You’ve put all of your heart and soul into this creation and you just know readers are going to love it. Nevertheless, months go by with only a handful of sales. No matter how well written your book is or how much work you put […]
Anyone paying attention to Amazon KDP knows that the numbers are skyrocketing! In 2018 alone Amazon paid out over $300 million to self-publishers on Kindle Direct Publishing and that number is only growing in 2022. The good news is that it’s still early to get into Amazon KDP especially if you want to sell journals […]
If you’ve explored different niche options on Amazon KDP, you’ve probably come across the kids’ market. Certain types of low-content books are extremely attractive to children and are a perfect fit for this audience. But what’s truly going on behind the scenes? Who’s making the purchasing decisions? What are the trends and consumer patterns that […]
If you’re actively involved in selling no- and low-content books on Amazon, chances are that you won’t be satisfied with a few sales here and there. Merchants who have decided to pursue the vast potential of Amazon KDP are usually interested in the long game. Put differently – you’re most likely on the lookout for […]
Kindle Direct Publishing has recently made a surge into a low/no content category and print on demand sellers are coming over and enjoying the work-flow, sales, and royalties that Amazon provides. The platform as a whole is still very unsaturated with many big niches open for the perfect low content book to rise to the […]