Ebook Writer Success Stories [2025]
Want to turn your storytelling skills into a business? Consider becoming an ebook writer. Writing ebooks involves creating and publishing digital books on various topics, from fiction to self-help.
This business allows you to share your expertise or imagination with a broad audience, potentially generating passive income. By self-publishing on platforms like Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, you can reach readers without the need for a traditional publishing deal.
Commitment is key: you'll spend hours researching, writing, editing, and promoting your work. Tools like Grammarly for editing and Canva for designing book covers can facilitate the process. If you have a knack for writing and a strong work ethic, this could be your ideal venture.
In this list, you'll find real-world ebook writer success stories and very profitable examples of starting a ebook writer that makes money.
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1. PM-by-PM ($204K/year)
Praveen Malik, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), started his eponymous blog, Project Management by Praveen Malik, in 2014 to enhance his reputation in the professional training world. Over time, Malik learned about blog monetization and transformed his classroom training into an online business, selling his own eBooks and marketing third-party project management training programs through his blog. The blog has grown substantially since its inception, with an average revenue of about $17K per month and a target of achieving 100% revenue growth by the end of next year.
How much money it makes: $204K/year
How many people on the team: 2
Praveen Malik shares how he started a $17k per month project management blog business in 2016 with negligible revenue, and grew his gross profit margin to about 80% by selling his own eBooks and marketing third-party training programs through his blog.
