Amazon KDP AI ebooks: the portfolio model, minus the hype
The model that actually works is a portfolio of 5–20 AI-assisted niche non-fiction ebooks on Kindle Direct Publishing, not one viral book. Market data: the median KDP author earns under $1,000/year, active publishers with 10+ titles make $500–3,000/month, and meaningful income typically takes 6–18 months. The mass-produce-one-book-a-day era is dead — Amazon now requires AI-content disclosure and delists low-quality titles.