I have launched 3.  Two are paid and 1 is free.  I have not made that much money on them yet.

I would refer you to Smartpassiveincome.com where you can get Pat Flynn's ebooks the smart way.  It's free.

I haven't had a lot of time to do more with it/test it as I've been super busy w/ my business.  I also wrote a couple of blog posts about this on here.

Debbie Gartner has published an e-book.  As far as income -- she will have to answer that portion of the question.  

my award winning author of choice is none other than Mimi Foster ...I just bought and now have in hand three of her books.... check her out on Amazon....

It is a rewarding experience and anyone who has something to share should. Earning money? Oprah's show will give you instant success & returns. Everyone else has to work hard marketing etc. to launch... which takes time

Mimi Foster is a published author, but in print, but she has offered me great advice in the recent past, you might ask her too.

My daughter in law has published 3 children's books and a cook book and published it on Amazon. Not very lucrative but...

Shanna Day Team Leader (UT & AZ) connect with Debbie Gartner , Melissa Zavala - few names I can remember immediately.

Melissa Zavala and Mimi Foster both have some traditional publishing experience. and Debbie Gartner has published at least 1 ebook.

Debbie Gartner comes to mind and Mimi Foster is a published author and has many e-books. That said, sex sells .... likely far to be made off an e-book regarding real estate.

I made one years ago - didn't make much off it though

Thanks Debbie Gartner for clarifying about an e-book.

Melissa Zavala

Most people I know that created e-books, didn't create them to make money from the sale of the book. They were usually free downloads, or a small fee under $5.00. The e-books were mostly a way of building their customer/email lists.

Blog about your decisions.

I am sure, some members did. I know for sure that @Debbie Gartner is making some money.

They are probably mostly promotional, so the benefits might come from publicity.

Shanna, a wise person once told me that you don't write a book to sell books. You write it to sell houses!  Good luck with it!

Debbie Gartner is your go-to expert on this!

If you are writing a book to make $$$ you hsve probably wasted a lot of time & energy.

If you want bragging rights as a Published author go for it!!

Shanna Day Team Leader (UT & AZ) lulu.com is a popular self-publishing free site. It may help you get started.

I wish you good luck.  Unfortunately, I can't help you with this.

Shanna,

You have to be writing something really interesting to make money.  We have edited several author's books some who have been published in hardcover, and it took a lot of marketing to get them on the best seller list, and getting friends to buy a lot of books.  The income is negligible even then.  The best sellers are mystery and crime books (fiction).  A

Many people make money on ebooks.  However, very few people make very much money on ebooks or hardcopy books.  It is a very tough industry.  The other day, someone I know, told me he makes less than $21 / month with approximately 41 books on the market.

I know a few that have but not made much on them

I would agree that Smart Passive Income is a good website. There are also come good facebook groups that you might want to join about self-publishing. 

Debbie Gartner nailed this one!

Debbie .

I know of people who've published, but can't say I really know anyone who's made money.

Go for it,  I think you will be great at it.

Some really great ideas here. I need to do more research on some of these recommendations.

I know of no one

Sorry, I don't know anyone.

I have a couple of Realtor friends that have published ebooks and made just a little on them. So much information on the Internet is free that unless it is a dynamic topic you will not get rich.

I think this is a good venture to try. I've thought about it. Let us know how it works out for you.