6 Years of Nonfiction Writing Yields $160K

The author shares his journey of earning $160K over six years writing short non-fiction ebooks for Amazon, with a top seller moving more than 40K copies.

His tip: don't stress over word count. Royalties barely differ between longer and shorter books, so why not write shorter ones? You can collect ideas over time, organize them by theme, and publish at a lower price point—which also makes it easier for readers to pull the trigger.

Shorter books run around 30% royalty; longer ones about 35% (not sure if that's still the case).

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If you're in China, Douban Reading is worth a shot—it's pretty easy to get published with a bit of effort. Doubao's paid columns and Zhihu's Yanxuan columns are also solid channels for making money from short-form writing.