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☆ I'm an author who used TikTok to sell enough books that I could quit my day job as a nurse. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In the summer of 2022, he got access to TikTok Shop and began selling his books through the app. Last summer, I started using TikTok Shop as a platform to sell my books directly to people in the UK. Since I began using TikTok Shop, I've made over £11,000, about $14,000. With TikTok Shop, I end up with £2 or £3 per book more than when I sell through Amazon, on average. But because there are better margins on TikTok, I'm in control of discounts and offers.

Persons: Adam Beswick, He's, A.P Beswick, haven't, TikTok, It's, I've, — I'm, I'm, that's, it's, you'll, you've Organizations: KDP, Amazon Locations: TikTok

☆ I made over $14,000 selling my fantasy books on TikTok Shop. It's a great way for indie authors to make money.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In the summer of 2022, he got access to TikTok Shop and began selling his books through the app. Last summer, I started using TikTok Shop as a platform to sell my books directly to people in the UK. Since I began using TikTok Shop, I've made over £11,000, about $14,000. With TikTok Shop, I end up with £2 or £3 per book more than when I sell through Amazon, on average. With TikTok Shop, I can only ship in the UK, so it's been a good way to tap into my UK audience.

Persons: Adam Beswick, He's, A.P Beswick, haven't, TikTok, It's, I've, — I'm, I'm, that's, it's, you'll, you've Organizations: KDP, Amazon Locations: TikTok

☆ Big Tech earnings are on deck this week. Why that matters
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —With Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta Platforms all slated to report earnings this coming week, investors are turning their attention away from bank earnings to Big Tech. Another major theme for tech earnings is the race toward artificial intelligence. Earnings reports from Meta Platforms (META), Boeing (BA) and ServiceNow (NOW). Earnings reports from Amazon (AMZN), MasterCard (MA), T-Mobile (TMUS), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and Capital One (COF). Earnings reports from Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Colgate-Palmolive (CL) and New York Community Bancorp (NYCB).

☆ Big Tech earnings, crucial inflation call — here comes the biggest week of earnings season
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Stocks stuck to a holding pattern this week as investors brace for an incoming wave of Big Tech earnings and the Fed's favorite inflation reading. Earnings reports have generally been better than expected so far this first quarter. Humana (HUM) reports before the bell Wednesday; Meta Platforms and Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) report after the bell Wednesday. ET: Personal Spending & Income (includes PCE Price Index) Club trades this week Just one trade: We added 150 shares of Coterra Energy (CTRA) on Wednesday. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

[1/2] Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 11, 2022. Stock sales reached $4.97 billion in the United States last week, the highest tally since the second week in 2022, according to data provider Dealogic. Globally, stock sales reached $12.3 billion, the most in more than 30 weeks. "Equity markets have regained some momentum and volatility has decreased, driving animal spirits on the buy side," said Santiago Gilfond, co-head of Americas equity capital markets at Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S). A busy week for initial public offerings in early February offered some hope to stock market hopefuls, but advisors remain cautious as stocks sold off in recent weeks.

☆ More than 200 books in Amazon's bookstore have ChatGPT listed as an author or coauthor
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A buzzy new author has become a familiar presence in Amazon's bookstore — OpenAI's ChatGPT. The chatbot is credited as an author or coauthor for more than 200 paperbacks and e-books. At the time of writing, the buzzy chatbot developed by OpenAI was credited as the author or coauthor on more than 200 paperbacks and e-books in Amazon's bookstore. One paperback where the bot is listed as a coauthor, "ChatGPT on ChatGPT: The AI Explains Itself," was described as having been "written entirely" by the AI bot. Reshi self-published "Alice and Sparkle" as a paperback on Amazon's bookstore for free via a service called KDP.

☆ I made $363,000 last year from self-publishing my books. Here's how I did it spending less than $20 a week on ads and winning over BookTok.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She connected with readers through authors' Facebook groups and by posting regularly on #BookTok. I decided to also publish my books through Kindle Select, which made my books accessible on Kindle Unlimited, a KDP subscription serviceI've always been a big reader, and I used Kindle Unlimited when I was struggling with money. I'd found so many authors I loved on Kindle Unlimited — it was important to me to have my book available there, too. I decided to make my books accessible to Kindle Unlimited readers. I connected with new readers by posting videos and doing takeovers of other author's Facebook pagesI hustled hard on social media.

☆ Warren Buffett is missing out on this year’s market comeback
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But the Oracle of Omaha has missed out on this year’s stock market rally. Buffett, in fact, has promoted that idea to investors many times, arguing that most individual stock pickers will not be able to beat the market. And to his credit, that usually pays dividends: Berkshire stock was up 3% last year in a down market. “High rates of inflation create a tax on capital that makes much corporate investment unwise,” Buffett said in his 1980 shareholder letter to Berkshire investors. Investors will get several more clues about consumer spending this week when several top retailers report earnings.

☆ The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge will be the big market hurdle of next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Most important this week is Friday's core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index for January. In comparison, the consumer price index (CPI), released this past week, only tracks price changes over time. The market is expecting the core PCE price index to rise 0.4% monthly and 4.9% annually. In addition to the core PCE price index, we're going to be looking closely at the housing and utilities component. Lastly, the January producer price index came in hotter than expected, rising 0.7% from December versus expectations for 0.4% increase.

Before Sudani formed his government he struck a deal with the KDP, which dominates the administration in Erbil, capital of the semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq. Under the Iraqi constitution, the Kurdish region is entitled to a portion of the national budget. A spokesman for the KRG, Jotiar Adil, said the "politically motivated" court was trying to spoil the deal between Erbil and Baghdad. A source with knowledge of the meetings said Erbil and Baghdad remained far apart on the hydrocarbon law. Additional reporting by Ali sultan in Sulaimaniya; Editing by Michael Georgy and Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey's push into Iraq risks deeper conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Amina Ismail | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

REUTERS/Amina IsmailSARARO, Iraq, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Looming over the deserted village of Sararo in northern Iraq, three Turkish military outposts break the skyline, part of an incursion that forced the residents to flee last year after days of shelling. Turkey's advances across the increasingly depopulated border of Iraqi Kurdistan attract little global attention compared to its incursions into Syria or the battle against Islamic State, but the escalation risks further destabilising a region where foreign powers have intervened with impunity, analysts say. EMPTY VILLAGESA Kurdish official, who declined to be named, also said Turkey now had about 80 outposts in Iraq. NEW TARGETSBeyond the humanitarian impact, Turkey's incursion risks widening the conflict by giving carte blanche to regional rival Iran to step up intelligence operations inside Iraq and take its own military action, Kurdish officials say. According to a Washington Institute report, attacks on Turkish military facilities in Iraq increased from an average of 1.5 strikes per month at the start of 2022 to seven in April.

☆ The soda market is flat, but not for Dr Pepper
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And recently, Dr Pepper has been gaining ground on its competitors, even as the overall soda market goes flat. “One of the bright spots … has been Dr Pepper.”Founded in 1885 in Waco, Texas, Dr Pepper was the first in a wave of 19th-century upstart soda companies. Courtesy Keurig Dr PepperToday, Dr Pepper advertises itself as a treat, using a pint-sized mascot called Lil’ Sweet in its commercials. After Dr Pepper established itself as an alternative to mainstream colas, it launched on a path that ultimately made it part of the country’s third-largest soft drink maker, Keurig Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper hits the sceneDuring the wave of mega-mergers in the 1980s, Coca-Cola tried to scoop up Dr Pepper.

☆ I made more than $1.3 million last year from self-publishing books on Amazon. Here's how I promote them and keep most of the profits.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Mark Dawson started publishing on Kindle Direct Publishing after his first books didn't sell well. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Dawson, 49, an author from Salisbury, England, about publishing via Kindle Direct Publishing. My first two books didn't sell. I had started writing another book in 2010. I quit my job in November 2014 and started writing books full time.

☆ An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's Kurdistan
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Amina Ismail | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

TENSE STANDOFFAfter Rasoul's death, the KDP-dominated Regional Security Council accused a PUK security agency of the killing. It detained six men it identified as operatives involved and issued arrest warrants for another four senior PUK security officials, according to security council statement a week after the attack. Long-simmering mistrust between the two sides had already deepened this year due to a wave of defections from PUK security agencies. The senior PUK official told Reuters there had been eight. "It could've easily turned ugly," the senior PUK official said.

☆ Keurig Dr Pepper CEO quits after code of conduct violation
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (KDP.O) said on Thursday Chief Executive Ozan Dokmecioglu has resigned from his role on account of violations of the soda maker's code of conduct. The company said it has reappointed former CEO Bob Gamgort who is currently the executive chairman. Dokmecioglu, who had succeeded Gamgort in April, agreed to resign due to violations that were not related to strategy, operations or financial reporting. Prior to becoming the CEO, Dokmecioglu was the finance chief at Keurig. Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun KoyyurOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Keurig Dr Pepper CEO resigns after code of conduct violation
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (KDP.O) said on Thursday Chief Executive Ozan Dokmecioglu has resigned from his role on account of violations of the soda maker's code of conduct. The company said it has reappointed former CEO Bob Gamgort, who is currently the executive chairman. Keurig did not offer any comment beyond the statement when Reuters reached out to seek more details on the violations. Prior to taking the top role at Keurig, Dokmecioglu was its finance chief. Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Wynn Resorts, Petrobras, Hanesbrands and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Petrobras (PBR) – The Brazilian state-run oil company's shares slid 8.5% in premarket trading after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian presidential election. Hanesbrands (HBI) – The apparel maker received a double-downgrade at Wells Fargo Securities, which cut the stock's rating to "underweight" from "overweight." Wells Fargo is concerned about the company's debt position, as well as business headwinds that it feels are largely out of management's control. Wells Fargo said the original downgrade came amid concerns about cord-cutting and the rising cost of sports rights, and that the situation has worsened since then. Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) – The beverage maker's stock fell 1.8% in premarket trading after Truist Securities downgraded it to "sell" from "neutral."

☆ I make up to $17K a month on Amazon KDP by self-publishing 'low-content books' like journals and notebooks. Here's how I got started with zero design experience.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Sue Irven | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sue Irven and her husband began selling on Amazon KDP after they were laid off during the pandemic. During this research period, we searched "how to sell on Amazon KDP" on YouTube, and after watching a few explanatory videos, we decided to try our hand at KDP. My husband and I started selling on Amazon KDP in June 2020 and saw a profit after our very first month. Although there's no such thing as truly passive income, Amazon KDP is pretty close. In my opinion, Amazon KDP is one of the most effective side hustles you can start at any time.

Newly elected Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as prime minister-designate and tasked him with forming a new government in Baghdad, Iraq, October 13, 2022. Rashid, 78, was the Iraqi minister of water resources from 2003-2010. Sudani, 52, previously served as Iraq’s human rights minister as well as minister of labour and social affairs. Under a power-sharing system designed to avoid sectarian conflict, Iraq's president is a Kurd, its prime minister a Shi'ite and its parliament speaker a Sunni. Rashid’s election raises concerns about escalating tensions between the KDP and PUK, who fought a civil war in the 1990s.

☆ Iraqi parliament to vote Thursday on new president amid divisions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf, Iraq this screen grab taken from a live video August 30, 2022. Under a power-sharing system designed to avoid sectarian conflict, Iraq's president is a Kurd, its prime minister a Shi'ite and its parliament speaker a Sunni. Disagreement among the main Kurdish parties that run the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq has prevented the selection of a president. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party has held the presidency since 2003. A lawmaker from the Kurdistan Democratic Party said no agreement with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party has been reached yet.

☆ Here are Tuesday’s biggest analyst calls: FedEx, McDonald's, Lucid and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street. Cantor Fitzgerald initiates Lucid Group with an overweight rating The Wall Street firm said Lucid 's luxury and premium electric vehicles are more attractive than its peers. Lucid vehicles are designed to contain a luxurious interior and a compact, efficient exterior that results in more space for the passengers, thus termed the "Space Concept" by LCID. Lucid will compete in the global luxury car market, and the company's initial product, the Lucid Air, began deliveries to customers in 10/2021." Citi puts McDonald's on a 90-day negative catalyst watch The Wall Street firm put McDonald's shares on a 90-day negative catalyst watch in the face of foreign exchange headwinds and overall macroeconomic challenges.

☆ What Cramer is watching Tuesday — market extremely oversold, new signs of housing slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Counterintuitive: Raymond James says buy homebuilder Lennar (LEN), raises price target to $90 per share from $75, despite surging mortgage rates. Morgan Stanley slashes price target on FedEx (FDX) in half to $125 per share. Citi put Dow stock McDonald's (MCD) on a "negative catalyst watch" and lowers price target to $246 per share from $275. Deutsche Bank raises PepsiCo (PEP) price target to $181 per from $179; keeps hold rating ahead of third-quarter results next month. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ I made $50,000 self-publishing on Amazon KDP last year. Here are my top 3 tips for generating sales as a self-published author.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-19 | by ( Meera Kothand | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She shared her three tips for marketing self-published books to generate continuous sales. I self-published my first book, "The One Hour Content Plan," in 2017 on Amazon. AdvertisementAdvertisementThat single self-published book has grown into a library of 11 self-published books earning more than $50,000 in royalties in 2021. AdvertisementAdvertisementMultiple of my self-published books revolve around content planning. Your self-published books are unlikely to continue to sell or skyrocket your business unless you are proactive about marketing.

Persons: Meera Kothand, —, I've, you've Organizations: Kindle, Service, Publishing

You can publish a book on Amazon using Kindle Direct Publishing. How to publish a book on AmazonYou need to create an account with Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing system, then upload and publish your completed book. The easiest way to use KDP is to connect it to your existing Amazon account, so click "Sign in" and use your Amazon credentials to set up your KDP account. If you don't have an Amazon account, click "Sign up" and follow the instructions to create an account. Choose which Amazon book categories you want the book to appear in.

Persons: Dave Johnson Organizations: Kindle, Publishing, KDP, Microsoft

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