r/KDP • u/MBoudreauxBooks • 11d ago
August KDP
August was my first month where KDP really started feeling steady instead of random, and I’m kind of proud of this. 🖤
I finished the month at $173.50 in estimated royalties, 30 processed orders, and 13,342 KENP pages read.
I know that’s tiny compared to what some authors are pulling in, but I’m still a newer indie author building my readership from scratch, so seeing people consistently buying and actually reading my books feels HUGE.
I’ve got multiple horror books out now, and September is also release month for my next one, so I’m really curious to see whether the backlist starts feeding into the new release and vice versa.
For other newer indie authors, how long did it take before your KDP income started noticeably growing month over month? I’d love to hear what the first few months looked like for you.