Ebook Formatting Business

Ebook Formatting Business Success Stories [2024]

Updated: October 8th, 2024

Book formats can make or break a reading experience. Starting an ebook formatting business allows you to transform messy manuscripts into polished, professional eBooks ready for publication.

Your role would entail converting written content into various eBook formats, ensuring compatibility across devices like Kindle and Nook. Using tools like Scrivener and Vellum, you'd handle tasks from adjusting layouts to embedding multimedia.

This business caters to self-published authors, small publishers, and businesses needing engaging digital content. Unlike other ventures, it requires little startup capitalโ€”just expertise in document formatting and a keen eye for detail.

As digital publishing continues to grow, so does the demand for professional ebook formatting. This could be a rewarding opportunity for those who enjoy combining technical skills with creativity.

In this list, you'll find real-world ebook formatting business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a ebook formatting business that makes money.

1. PM-by-PM ($204K/year)

Praveen Malik, a certified Project Management Professional (PMPยฎ), started his eponymous blog, Project Management by Praveen Malik, in 2014 to enhance his reputation in the professional training world. Over time, Malik learned about blog monetization and transformed his classroom training into an online business, selling his own eBooks and marketing third-party project management training programs through his blog. The blog has grown substantially since its inception, with an average revenue of about $17K per month and a target of achieving 100% revenue growth by the end of next year.

How much money it makes: $204K/year
How many people on the team: 2

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How I Started A $17K/Month Business Selling Project Management Ebooks And Courses

Praveen Malik shares how he started a $17k per month project management blog business in 2016 with negligible revenue, and grew his gross profit margin to about 80% by selling his own eBooks and marketing third-party training programs through his blog.

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