[tacet22]

I'm a self publisher and currently about 80% of my publishing revenues are coming in from Amazon KDP.
I also work a 9-5, and am debating when to quit and do self publishing full time.
The only thing slightly giving me a pause right now is that KDP can technically just close your account any time (in other words, Amazon "owns" your material in a sense, kind of how a lot of internet marketers saw their adsense revenue disappear overnight after Google changed their algorithm), so I'm considering this as a potential risk. Thoughts? Do you think it's safe enough to pursue this full time or start diversifying further to other channels before I quit my job?

 

[tacet22]

My income has varied widely over five years from $20,000 a month to $2500 a month and back up again. It's a rough, stressful thing to contend with algorithms and I would strongly suggest following the advice of those who warn you to have a substantial cushion. I have over $100,000 stashed away and STILL haven't quit my day job...not that my day job is happening right now (thanks, pandemic) but you know.

Was your publishing income mainly from KDP or other channels? That's a pretty large variance.