Hey all, Mia from Bosnia. Totally new to KDP and really excited learn a new pathway to financial freedom. Also can you guys please like this post since I need to unlock lesson 2 🤩

Hi, I hope you are all well My name is Walid, and I’m from Algeria. I am a university student and recently got into the KDP world. I am still a complete beginner and haven't made any sales yet, but I am highly motivated to learn the ropes. My goal is to build a solid foundation and start seeing consistent growth by the end of the year. I joined this community to learn from your experiences, exchange ideas, and stay on track. Happy to be here, and I look forward to learning

I couldn't resist joining the community after discovering the YouTube channel and finally hearing something different that makes much more sense than any other videos on the topic! I'm a scientist by day with dreams of publishing books at night 😄 I have a lot of book ideas in different niches, but haven't yet published one. I've got a kids' book almost ready, so I'm about to join the rest of you who have already published and it's very exciting to be part of this community! Nice to meet you all!

I came across an interesting example recently that I thought some people here might find useful. There's a guy in Spain who started posting short TikTok videos about self-help books. At first, his goal was pretty simple: recommend books and earn a little money through Amazon affiliate commissions. As most of you know, affiliate commissions on books are tiny, so it wasn't exactly a path to getting rich. But his account grew really fast. Eventually he built an audience of millions of followers across all his social media platforms, who saw him as "the guy who knows self-help books." Then he did something smart. Instead of only recommending other people's books, he started publishing his own self-help books on Amazon. From what I can tell, many of them were likely created with heavy AI assistance, and he publishes them under a different pen name. What's interesting is that he doesn't present them as "my books." He recommends them alongside the books he has always recommended. So in practice, he's using the authority he built as a book reviewer to sell his own products. Another thing I noticed is his positioning. He often recommends books written by well-known authors, psychologists, researchers, and major publishers. Then he'll recommend one of his own books as the simpler, easier-to-read version for beginners or for people who don't usually read much. And judging by the number of reviews and sales, it seems to be working extremely well. Here's the account: https://www.youtube.com/@KaizenReyLibros/shorts Has anyone else seen interesting examples of authors using TikTok, Reels, or Shorts in unusual ways to sell books?