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How I've made over $10,000 with a book I self published on Amazon

This is the ultimate step-by-step guide to self publish your own book on Amazon so you can generate online passive income without dealing with printing or shipping.

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Andrea Valeria - Remote Jobs
Feb 13, 2026
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Maybe you’ve dreamed of penning your own book & publishing it... but, finding a book publisher & doing it the old-school way might seem like a tall order.

And I feel you. I haven’t even attempted that.

However, back when I learned about self-publishing books in a class in my Master’s Degree... I was like “wait a minute, I can totally do this.”

If that’s you — yuppp. You can have a book out with your name in the front cover a lot sooner than you think, and you’ll even be listed as an “author” when people search your name on Google.

I’m here to tell you about the process of self-publishing your book on Amazon like it is — step-by-step.

This is a straightforward article with ALL the steps to follow to become a self-published author!

While the whole process can seem overwhelming & you might see all the steps & think it’s a lot... please trust the process. Don’t get ahead of yourself. Don’t worry about the last step while you’re in the first step.

Passive Income Source Alert!

If you’re motivated by money & the possibility of passive income, let me remind you why having a book on Amazon can be great.

Although, yes, they’ll keep a portion of earnings, they also do EVERYTHING for you — printing, selling & shipping. In some cases, they can even also do the marketing for you because if your book content is good enough they will highlight it in bestseller lists. That happened to me a few times. My book ended up in their Christmas Gift Ideas, for example. Had my highest sales month when that happened.

Oh, and their SEO is so great, so people can easily find it when they’re looking for your book topic on either Google or Amazon itself.

I know I would never get the amount of traffic on an e-book on my own website as I do on Amazon, so my earnings would NOT look like this.

The fact that I’m still making passive income from a book I published in 2018 without even marketing it is why I will always motivate you to write & publish a book on Amazon.

And, since I wanna’ keep it real with you, this is how much I’ve made to date with my book ‘So You Want To Vlog’

You probably already know what topic you will be tackling in your self-published book.

You’re probably very passionate about the topic, and maybe you’re even an expert on the matter.

If you’re not quite at expert status, the cool thing about having a book published online with your name on it is that — it does a great job of positioning yourself as an expert.

Google searches will pick it up & it’ll probably be in the first page of search results, so if your book is related to what you sell or do… major win!

Not a lot of people have written books, so you can become part of the 1% of humans who have published a book.

So, let’s do it… let’s turn you into a self-published author!

Here’s what you’ll find in this article (step by step):

  1. How to choose your book topic (or what to do if you have no idea what to write about)

  2. How to create a clear outline

  3. How to start writing your book (& building writing momentum)

  4. Let’s tackle proofreading & self-editing (before any actual editing)

  5. How to craft a strong title

  6. Writing a subtitle that helps your book sell

  7. Writing your book description to maximize searchability, author biography, back cover text

  8. Formatting for kindle & paperback

  9. Designing your book cover

  10. Setting up your Amazon account

  11. Pricing your book

  12. How I got $10,500+ in sales without social media

    And in case you’re wondering, here’s how many units have been sold to date.

    So, go follow all these steps, and congratulations — you’ll be a published author, too. 🎉

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