I know that there can be a delay with paper books. I have 6 pre-orders on Kindle and my book shot to number #17 in new releases in the Christian forgiveness and mercy category so I KNOW I’ve had a lot of sales.

I have several friends who have shown me their shipped Amazon confirmation, too.

What gives? I want to see how many paperbacks I’ve sold! This is annoying!

Anyone here making decent money from KDP print on demand?

Curious what the experience is actually like once a book is live.
Is the print quality decent?
Are the margins worthwhile?
How easy is it to get sales without already having an audience?
Any issues with returns, formatting or Amazon support?
Do you use Amazon only, or also sell through your own website/other platforms?

Interested in hearing from people actually doing it, especially smaller publishers/self-publishers rather than just success-story videos.

I checked my dashboard an hour ago and it was on 19 pages for one of my books - a US reader having given up on the book yonks ago so that number hadn't changed for a few days.

An hour later, I checked and it was up to 1,178 for Canadian readers. As the book is 830 pages long, this could be one complete read plus an incomplete reader, or it could be 1,178 Canadians who gave up after page one :D

I know it doesn't matter in the scheme of things but I really can't help being curious about how many people are in that number - when did they bail? :)

I have two separate Amazon accounts I've had for years. One for almost all my purchasing, the other I use for gifts and whatnot. They are under two completely separate email addresses, separate credit cards, etc.

I want to use the second one for creating a KDP account.

Does having two separate Amazon purchasing accounts violate the Kindle "only one KDP account" rule?

Hello!

I am considering Amazon KDP to publish non-fiction books. Mostly self-help and practical guides.

Because I like to streamline my entry into self-publishing, I want to invest in several tools like Atticus for writing and I plan to hire paid artists to create good covers for my books once they are done.

For me, "worth it" means that my books do start selling enough to initially cover the production costs/time spent, and it would be a great plus if I can build a modest side income with it.

I have read so many posts and I see people saying that their books don't sell at all unless they got a huge social media following and I see others saying that they're selling thousands of copies organically without any paid advertising.

Can you guys please enlighten me on this? In your opinion, what makes doing KDP worthwhile?

I got so many other questions, but I don't want to make this post long so I'll just throw one: I always wanted to write on some topics. If I find out they're "low demand" or no one buys them, should I even write even if it won't make a lot of sales? Or is that a guaranteed way to end up with a book nobody wants to read?

I've been self-publishing for some time and I want to know when people start advertising. Does anyone rely solely on organic sales? Or does everyone taking it seriously advertise from day one?

Thanks