Is Amazon KDP Still Profitable in 2024?

Is Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing still profitable or worth it in 2024? Let's discuss the state of KDP and what you can expect whether publishing fiction, nonfiction, low content books, or AI-generated content. Between niche research tips and insights on what revenue you can expect, you'll get a better understanding of publishing books through KDP.

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- Dale L. Roberts

[johnkeillor]

I stopped developing my business strategy over a year ago to bang out my longest novel. During that time, I forgot almost everything. Now I come crawling back to Dale

[ilkercolakoglu]

DALE! You are loved and appreciated brother. Have a nice day.

[jamesgrimm]

Always love your content. I definitely think showing folks the potential of having many books and how that could be a livelihood compared to making one or two books and thinking those will make a fortune.

[brandisedwick]

I started KDP in 2022 and I’m a perfectionist (which is actually a problem a lot of the time) so I only published about 15 books in a 3 month period. Then I moved and stopped for a while. I’ve sold almost 1000 books and still get paid every month (although the payments have been getting smaller and smaller). I should’ve never stopped because who knows where I’d be right now. Anyways, I’m getting back on it now and I vow to not stop no matter what.

[hyperbrightstudios]

Wow. Just wow. Finally a breakdown of amazon kdp that is honest and matches my actual experience on this platform.

[sammyg.]

Hi Dale, my KDP account was suspended last year after making some changes for the books I had published by that time. After 14 months, my KDP account was reinstated by itself. (I stopped fighting with KDP). And, somehow, I started receiving sales this month pretty much every day. it definitely works if you continue doing the required job so I am back to your channel! Thank you so much for all the guidance and content here.

[SDHuston]

Interesting to see how KDP has evolved it's rule based on author exploits. Thank you!

[bawest]

I have some books published on some of the suggested sites but none of them made me the money like KDP. Thank you for the quick response that says a lot about being trusted

[scifidesign]

yes, KDP is still profitable. However the bottom line is, you have to grow your audience and find new readers all the time. That's where advertising comes in. I now run continuous adverts on Facebook. I am earning a steady income and the money goes up when I publish a new books. You also have to write engaging material to keep readers interested.

[bedtimetwitch]

I've been experiencing book block . please can you make a video on that

[Lenavividvisions]

What are the most popular books that do make money

[omeysalvi]

This was a great summary of the KDP eras that I wasnt a part of

[OluwashindaraAjayi-sg]

Please i have a question
Are cookbooks and travelling guides still relevant on Amazon kdp, do they still pay?

[adventureswithtime]

I have 4 kids activity books published through KDP. For the month of May I've been experimenting with promotional TikTok videos (halting all my Amazon Ad for the month). This scheme hasn't worked at all. Do you have a video on how to promote coloring and other kids activity books through TikTok videos? Thanks.

[DanRenaudJax]

What about a person like me. I am writing now at 58 for the first time. I am writing based on my expierence as a counselor of teens and families for over 30 yrs. So my niche is creating itself. Not flash in the pan. I do however want to make money. It is a business to me. My first book is at the editors, my second is about half finished. I plan to write at least 3 more. I will keep going if the topics come to me. These are nonfiction books meant to share help and support for families and teens. Where Are these sites for me to learn and grow from? 16:01

[timfisher]

It doesn't work for me anymore, the reason is that I publish cookbooks and they contain lots of pictures so the print cost is going up and making royalties almost non existent. As print prices are rising in a year or two. I will be better off pulling down all my books and either going only to ebooks or going to a traditional publishing house. Also the print quality is poor for nice pictures unfortunately.

[VoiceofTimes]

How much earn low content ebooks without any marketing?

[barbaramartinez]

I always wanted Publisher Rocket but it wasn't available on Chrome. Any idea if it will be available in the future?

[FemaleAussieJackal]

yes. took me 2 seconds to answer that .

[MrSzwierzak]

I was writing book for two years. Hour here, hour there, on the weekends. It was a gruelling task. I had my fun but it wasn't easy. Now I'm hearing about AI writing books. I feel like I wasted two years of my life. I'm going public in two months (last edits) and at this point I think it was mistake. AI will publish hundreds books before I even start to advertise my work.