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Ebook Publishing Without Illusions
The 2026 Data on What Sells, What It Pays
The real 2026 data on self-publishing: what sells, what it pays, and whether your book will be seen.
Who it’s for: Aspiring and current KDP authors tired of guru math.
What’s inside
- The median self-published book earns less than you think — and the top 10% earn more. The data
- Your book isn't bad; it's invisible. Those are different problems with different fixes
- What the KDP dashboard doesn't tell you about why nothing is selling
- Publish wide or KDP Select? The 2026 numbers behind the argument
Written for the moment when: guru income claims; invisible books; not knowing what's normal.
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