Amazon KDP Business in the Books Niche
🔥MRRdeals Score · 71/100 · Top 9%A Amazon KDP business in the Books and Occasions & Gifts niche making $144k a year in net profit on $162k of revenue (89% margin). Profitable for 6 years, run in about 8 hours a week. Listed on Empire Flippers at $325k, 2.3× annual profit (similar businesses: 2.5×).
“This listing is for an Amazon KDP business that has demonstrated a strong pattern of growth and robust seasonal performance, with royalties escalating from…” — Empire Flippers listing
MRRdeals score
Empire Flippers ranking
Asking multiple of annual profit vs the median of on-sale listings of the same kind (Amazon, e-commerce, content, subscription…). 40 % under the median = full marks. Weight: 35 % of the score.
Empire Flippers' own net-profit trend (70 %) and revenue trend (30 %): -30 % or worse scores zero, +30 % or better full marks. Weight: 20 % of the score.
How steady monthly net profit is over the P&L lines Empire Flippers publishes. A rollercoaster business is riskier to underwrite. Weight: 10 % of the score.
Years since the business first made money: one year or less scores zero, six years or more full marks. Weight: 10 % of the score.
Owner hours per week: 5 h or less is full marks, 40 h is a full-time job and scores zero. Weight: 10 % of the score.
Net margin compared with similar businesses (an Amazon brand at 25 % is good, a content site at 25 % is not). Weight: 10 % of the score.
Registered trademark and approval for Empire Flippers' private lenders (a second vetting). Weight: 5 % of the score.
Scored against the Empire Flippers listings on sale today, with criteria built for their audited profit data. Not comparable with the score of TrustMRR listings. How it works
Monthly profit & loss
| Month | Revenue | Net profit |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | $7k | $6k |
| Jul 2025 | $6k | $5k |
| Aug 2025 | $5k | $4k |
| Sep 2025 | $4k | $4k |
| Oct 2025 | $4k | $3k |
| Nov 2025 | $16k | $14k |
| Dec 2025 | $82k | $75k |
| Jan 2026 | $11k | $10k |
| Feb 2026 | $5k | $4k |
| Mar 2026 | $8k | $7k |
| Apr 2026 | $7k | $5k |
| May 2026 | $7k | $6k |
Figures verified by Empire Flippers (Amazon KDP).
Opportunities
- ·Expanding proven niches and adjacent sub-niches with validated demand
- ·Publishing more titles using successful concepts, formats, and pen names
- ·Localizing top-performing books into additional languages and marketplaces
- ·Refreshing existing titles with improved covers, interiors, keywords, and premium editions
- ·Scaling Amazon Ads spend strategically to grow sales while maintaining profitability
- ·Optimizing catalog branding and seasonal promotions to increase year-round revenue
Risks
- ·Change in writers, writing styles, or the book creation process could impact sales
- ·Amazon algorithm changes could cause traffic to fluctuate
As listed by Empire Flippers.
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