Make Money with Public Domain Books: $110k in Self-Publishing Profits

Опубликовано: 17 Июль 2026
на канале: Side Hustle Nation
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Can you make money with public domain books? Publishing public domain books on Amazon can be a viable side hustle, and it's an interesting business since your "inventory" is available for free online.

This is the art and science of republishing classic literature – where the copyrights have expired – and earning passive royalties when your version sells.

Because these works are so old, they’re available online for free – but many Amazon shoppers and Kindle owners will pay to have them delivered straight to their device.

I think any business where you can get your inventory for free is pretty compelling!

Since 2013, Aaron Kerr has pocketed over $110k in royalties through this very part-time side hustle.

Tune in to hear:
*how public domain publishing works
*Aaron’s advice on what to publish
*How to get past Amazon’s gatekeepers
*How to differentiate your public domain books from everything else out there

Important links from this episode...
👉 Full show notes: https://www.sidehustlenation.com/aaron
👉 Aaron's full collection of Public Domain works: http://timelessreads.com/

Additional Public Domain Resources:
https://librivox.org/
https://www.gutenberg.org/

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