I recently explored a new program being advertised called Kindle Publishing Income. In this review, I’d like to share my thoughts on the program, why I think it works, and give you my perspective on the odds of that actually happening.
I have a lot of experience and knowledge in making money online through various online business models, and this one is actually pretty familiar to me, and although I prefer other models over this, I do believe this is one of the good ones out there. Before I get into the review of Kindle Publishing Income, let me just say a few things:
4 honest disclaimers about this Kindle Publishing Income review:
1) I did not buy the program. One of the reasons why is because it isn’t cheap (It’s several $1,000’s of dollars).
2) I have experience with writing tons of blog content (1,000s of articles), eBooks that sell stuff, and am familiar with the method of making money online taught in Kindle Publishing Income. I’ve also been making a FULL time income with this experience I just listed (for years).
3) I am providing you this review of the program through 2 things:
- The webinar on Kindle Publishing Income hosted by Sophie Howard.
- My own experiences in online business and much of it is similar to this topic.
4) I will be providing an objective review and perspective on this program, but I will also be providing alternative online business models for your consideration, and I do believe some of them might be better for you to engage in (and cheaper), although I do think Sophie teaches a great way of making an income online.
A summary and short review of Kindle Publishing Income:
Who created Kindle Publishing Income (Home Study Course)?
Sophie Howard.
How much does Kindle Publishing Income cost?
5 payments of $497 (charged every 30 days). Total is $2,495.
What does Kindle Publishing Income teach you?
How to make money online by writing Kindle eBooks on popular niche topics, at first by yourself, and then hiring writers to do the same. By writing more Kindle eBooks and publishing them on Amazon, the more people buy them, the more you can make.
It’s a business which scales the more you repeat the process. I’ll include more detailed info shortly, but this is a basic overview of how it works.
My rating for Kindle Publishing Income: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Do I recommend it? Yes (however):
- I do think this program and the business model is legitimate, but the price is pretty steep in my opinion.
- I get that programs like these are high ticket, and the cut off for me would be $1,500 or under. This one however is a bit higher than that.
- If you can afford this and can see yourself writing different Kindle eBooks and/or hiring writers, then this program might just be for you, but if not, I do have a few alternative recommendations that work quite well, and don’t cost so much either.
Alternatives:
I have several actually and I will talk about them a bit more in detail later. However, my top choice would be this:
Kindle Publishing Income, A deeper review of Sophie Howard’s program:
So what I’m about to share with you is basically a summary of Sophie’s webinar, mixed with my knowledge on the subject.
I don’t write Kindle eBooks or sell on Amazon, but I do happen to be a content creator and have written tons of it online (and made money from it), including hired writers and in many ways, the strategies Sophie teaches you about in the webinar for selling Kindle eBooks on Amazon correlate with how it also works with selling stuff through blogs and websites like I do.
That being said, here’s how Kindle Publishing Income works:
1) Sophie teaches you how to write Kindle eBooks on popular niche topics. The idea is that you want to write on popular topics that will actually increase the odds of you getting sales.
2) Then the idea is to replicate and write more eBooks on other popular topics. While you write other eBooks, your previously published ones are still going to be on Amazon racking up sales (hopefully).
3) The money you make from your sales can be used to scale your Kindle business by hiring writers to do the writing for you. You give them the niche topic and notes, they write the content. You then publish it as your own, pay them for the work and then keep the profits.
4) To help with this, Sophie also provides a list of resources on where to find reliable writers to work with.
5) The key to making this business become profitable is to replicate the formula. The more Kindle eBooks you publish, the more you can potentially make. Hiring a freelance writer for outsourcing can speed up the rate at which you crank out new eBooks.
That’s basically how the formula works.
How much can you make following Kindle Publishing Income?
Of course the answer is that it varies and there’s no guarantees. I’d estimate that it takes time and a few dollars to $1,000’s every month (or more) is possible when it really gets going.
Pros of Kindle Publishing Income:
- This can be a very legitimate business.
- There is no limit to how much you can earn.
- You can set up a Kindle eBook, then leave it to rack up profits.
- I do believe this program and it’s creator are legitimate.
- This is a good business model for people who enjoy writing.
- All content is made and sold online, so you don’t have to ship anything out (it’s all digital).
- In some cases, setting up a single kindle book can be done in under an hour.
Cons of Kindle Publishing Income:
- The program is a bit expensive in my opinion.
- If you can’t hire freelance writers, the speed of success is likely slowed down.
- There can be risks with hiring freelance writers (see this source).
Conclusions: Is Kindle Publishing Income legit?
I said it above, but I’ll say it again: The business is definitely legitimate and while there are risks (finding legitimate freelancers and this being expensive), Sophie to her credit does set up her training to give you the right steps to follow in order to overcome this.
So again, if you’re into writing, can afford this and can see yourself running a Kindle business, then yes, this is a good program for you to try.
Kindle Publishing income reviews. What do people say?
Most of the sites that provide a review of this program are other blogs like mine and they are mixed in their ratings for the program.
However, I did find a Trustpilot page on Kindle Publishing Income and the reviews are mixed there too but on the good side, there is an overall high rating (4+ stars out of 5 on average).
Overall I think the main pros and cons I listed in this review encompass the same types of arguments and points you’ll see from other people across blogs and that Trustpilot site.
3 alternatives to Kindle Publishing Income (which I personally like more):
1) Selling mugs online (similar to Kindle Publishing Income):
Sophie’s business model has a lot of similarities to another one I recently learned about being a mugprenuer where you basically learn how to create customizable coffee mugs, sell them on Etsy and Amazon and outsource all the work to other companies, while keeping the profits to yourself.
Compared to Kindle Publishing Income, I find this business to be a bit easier to work with, but it does require it’s own learning curve and practice too.
Here are some programs which teach this: Low Hanging System and Printable Profits. Both of these programs are cheaper than Kindle Publishing Income.
2) My list of recommended programs in general:
I have a section of my website where I review online business programs of all sorts and list the most recommended ones here. You’re welcome to check them out to get a variety of options to choose from. Since there are different types of online businesses to create out there, you can choose one that fits your taste.
3) Wealthy Affiliate, my top choice for online business (try it free vs paying a ton):
I’m biased here, but whatever. I like Wealthy Affiliate above all the other options because it provides the most flexible option in my opinion, for the least risk (monetary). Basically they teach people to build niche blogs and make a full time income from them.
If you enjoy writing content, this might just be for you.
Overall, this is how they start you off, but then later on, they will teach you more wide reaching ways to build an online business on top of this model, and that provides a far greater range of skills, success and more.
Additionally, you get a lot of help, tools and coaching along the way, so in terms of overall benefits, I’d be hard to compare what WA offers for it’s price to any other option out there.
You can certainly take the skills Wealthy Affiliate offers you and create a Kindle eBook business too.
In fact, I personally know a few people who have done that and they got their start in this program. But they still maintain their own niche website above a kindle eBook business though because to them (and in my opinion), there’s more benefits there.
But overall, through this post, you have a number of different (and legitimate) online business options to choose from and if you have any questions on any of them, feel free to ask me since I do have a lot of knowledge on each model.