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Startup cost
$50–$500
Time to revenue
1-3 months
Difficulty
2/5
Income range
$200 - $20,000/mo
Overview
Amazon KDP lets you self-publish ebooks, paperbacks, and low-content books and earn royalties.
How it works
Pick niches (journals, planners, kids), create or outsource manuscripts and covers, publish on KDP, optimize keywords and categories.
Startup requirements
- KDP account
- Cover designer
- Manuscript or AI
Estimated startup cost
$50 – $500
Time commitment
5–20 hrs / week
Income potential
$200 - $20,000/mo
Advantages
- No inventory
- Passive royalties
- Long shelf life
Disadvantages
- Saturated categories
- Marketing on you
- Royalty rates vary
Who this opportunity is best for
Writers
Designers
By the numbers
Scalability4/5
Passive income potential5/5
Difficulty2/5
Risk level1/5
- Skill level
- Beginner
- Weekly hours
- 5–20 hrs
- Content required
- Yes
- Client work
- No