$911.94: A Belated Christmas Present from Amazon
Back in December, Amazon sold a number of my little book of grandad jokes.
It was published through the Amazon KDP platform and costs me nothing in fees.
And the only cost to produce was the $10 or so that I paid someone on Fiverr to design the cover. That was a 1-time cost, of course.
Clearly, it was being sold as a stocking stuffer.
"Hey, what can we get grandad for Christmas? Mmm... what about this?"
Now, Amazon pay the royalties for KDP sales two months after the sale is made.
Great for their cash flow.
But they're Amazon, right? So they can do anything they like.
Anyway, the royalties for those Christmas sales arrived in my bank account on February 28 and totaled $911.94.
No fortune, but because I'm in Australia and the overwhelming majority of my sales are in the US and the UK, it was literally income while I slept.
And that's the ultimate goal for all of us.
I have some training on Amazon publishing here in WA, so if anyone's interested in this particular gravy train, I'm happy to point you in the right direction.
Also, for anyone following my series of blog posts on using ChatGPT, I've got one coming up on using it to help create fiction.
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Hi! Yes the Amazon KDP really works! I want to finally make use of it to earn more money. In Poland where I am from the is one guy who created his YouTube channel “from waiter to millionaire” and he tells his story that he started with Amazon KDP. Now his selling the book for a long time and has earned plenty of money!
Hi Phil
That's brilliant!!
I am looking forward to seeing your ideas about using ChatGPT for fiction.
I have used it to write short stories together with additional material to use in the education field, but haven't had time yet to experiment on extending them/using ChatGPT in the writing process.
Looking forward to seeing your post!!
Julia
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Hello Phil,
Thank you for your blog post, it's appreciated.
I remember you writing your blog post before Christmas, I think it was when you were going away. That's great that you almost earned four figures, it just shows what can be achieved online. Well done.
Have a great day.
Roy
Thanks, Roy. The thing I like is that it's literally income while I sleep.
Exactly! And that is absolutely fantastic! Well done to you for making it happen!
Before I started online, I had always had to physically do something to earn money! I guess that's why an online business seemed so attractive!
Wishing you a great day.
Roy
It's the goal we all strive for. Work once, get paid over and over. It's why I'm putting massive effort into training course that I plan to launch in April.
Good morning Phil,
Well done on all your hard work, it's great that you are seeing the fruits of your labour! It's also good that you are putting in lots of effort with your new training course.
I haven't forgotten your Amazon training course, is that sounds extremely helpful. I have a series of blog posts that I want to put into a book, it is not complete yet, but I'm getting there! I believe your Amazon course will be able to help me.
A very happy Friday to you.
Roy
Thanks, Roy. And to you too.