Publishing ebooks and low-content books on Amazon KDP with AI writing help.
BRI Score
out of 100
Disclosure rules and upload caps target exactly this model. Avoid it.
Suits
Designers and writers who can ship many small products and test what sells.
Not for
Anyone expecting one product to pay off on its own.
What would change our view: A platform reversing its restrictions, or demand data turning up again.
One person in the US, about 10 hours a week, after 12 months
Recalculated daily from the latest data; the history chart appears after the second daily update.
60% the method's unit economics ($21 a month for an active practitioner), 40% the US side-hustle distribution.
| Royalty per copy sold$2.99 eBook × 70% ≈ $2.03; $12.99 paperback × 60% − print ≈ $4.39. | 2–4.4 | Source |
| Covers, AI tools and promotion | 0.1 | BRI assumption |
| Copies sold a month across the catalogBRI assumption: a few titles, no ads. | 8 | BRI assumption |
Paperback royalty: 50% under $9.99, 60% at $9.99+, minus printing
Amazon KDPFrom July 7, 2026 the 70% eBook royalty band on Amazon.com is $2.99–12.99, minus delivery costs
Amazon KDPAI disclosure required and daily upload cap
Authors GuildAmazon requires AI disclosure and caps daily uploads.
