7 Book Writer Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A Book Writer

Here are some real life success stories of starting a book writer:

1. AllAuthor ($180K/year)

Naveen Joshi and his brother Mady noticed that self-published authors were struggling to market their books due to lack of time and technical knowledge. They created AllAuthor as a book promotion platform with a subscription model that provides self-help tools and features to simplify book marketing. They started with a $15,000 loan, and through close collaboration with authors and constant feedback loops, they built a loyal customer base and achieved a retention rate of 80-85%.

How much they make: $180K/year
How much did it cost to start: $20K
Current team size: 8

How We Created A $15K/Month Book Discovery Platform

AllAuthor is a book promotion platform that helps self-published authors to market their books, offering a cost-effective subscription model with free and paid membership options, generating $20,000 in revenue with a retention rate of 80-85% amongst its 13,500 authors from developed countries.

About

Naveen started AllAuthor over 7 years ago

Revenue

Naveen grew the business to $15K/month

Costs

It cost Naveen $20000 to start the business

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2. Merrative ($24K/year)

Harshala Chavan, the founder of Merrative, came up with the idea for her business after noticing a lack of dedicated spaces for people to discuss literature. After attending a book club meetup, where she had a great discussion with others who had read the same book, she wondered if she could bring this experience online at scale. She validated her concept through participating in BPlans and growing her Instagram page, which eventually led to the launch of Merrative as a community-led marketplace for publishing talent.

How much they make: $24K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100
Current team size: 0

How I Bootstrapped A $2K/Month Online Community To Discuss Literature

Merrative, a community-driven marketplace for publishing talent, generates an average of $1,500 per month in marketplace transactions from their 5,000+ strong community of readers, writers, journalists, and scholars.

About

Harshala started Merrative almost 4 years ago

Revenue

Harshala grew the business to $2K/month

Costs

It cost Harshala $100 to start the business

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Learn more about starting a book writer:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a book writer?
-> Pros and cons of a book writer

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established book writer
-> Marketing ideas for a book writer

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3. The Entrepreneur's Wordsmith LLC ($492K/year)

How much they make: $492K/year
Current team size: 1

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About

Joshua started The Entrepreneur's Wordsmith LLC almost 13 years ago

Revenue

Joshua grew the business to $41K/month

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4. The Bootstrapped Founder ($6K/year)

How much they make: $6K/year
Current team size:

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About

Arvid started The Bootstrapped Founder over 5 years ago

Revenue

Arvid grew the business to $500/month

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