Aaron Kerr – Public Domain Publisher

How does Aaron make money online?

In a December 2019 interview on the Side Hustle Nation podcast, Aaron Kerr revealed that he earns money via “public domain publishing.”

From the show notes at SHN:

Aaron’s website is called Timeless Reads.

Some of his books available on Amazon:

• Twelve Years a Slave
• The Murder on the Links
• Beatrix Potter Illustrated Collection

How much money does Aaron make?

According to the SHN show notes:

Since the interview was recorded in December 2019, $110,000 overall works out to at least $1300 in monthly revenue.

Aaron earns $0.35 per sale of each $0.99 ebook, so he must be selling an average of ~3,700 copies each month.

How did Aaron get started?

As per the SHN interview:

Apparently that series did very well for Aaron, quickly selling up to 6000 copies per day (!) and becoming the #1 best-seller on Amazon.

What type of online business does Aaron have?

According to our framework Aaron has a resale business, which would be considered a Level 3 online business.

• Learn more about resale businesses and see other examples

Aaron selling old books on Kindle could also be considered a “weird” way to make money online.

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