Most people want to earn money online but hit the same walls:
Inventory is expensive
Amazon FBA has too many fees
Shipping and customer service are overwhelming
They don’t have the design skills to create products
This side hustle removes every one of those barriers.
Using Amazon’s print-on-demand system + modern AI tools, you can create digital product designs in minutes and have Amazon handle the rest:
Printing
Packing
Shipping
Returns
Customer support
You simply upload your designs… and collect royalties.
Let’s break down exactly how this works.
STEP 1 — Pick a Simple Product Type (Fastest for Beginners)
The easiest categories to start with are:
✓ Notebooks
✓ Journals
✓ Logbooks
(fitness, diet, budgeting, reading, mileage, jobsite logs, etc.)
✓ Planners
(weekly planners, productivity planners, student planners)
✓ Coloring Books
✓ Activity Books
✓ Niche Workbooks
(for hobbies, professions, or personal growth)
These sell consistently because they’re evergreen — customers buy them year-round.
STEP 2 — Use AI to Create the Designs (The Game-Changer)
AI now generates:
Covers
Interiors
Themes
Illustrations
Typography
Page layouts
Pattern backgrounds
…in seconds.
Here are tools commonly used:
Cover Design Tools
Midjourney
DALL·E
Ideogram
Adobe Firefly
Canva AI
Interior/Page Layout Tools
Book Bolt
Tangent Templates
Canva
ChatGPT for outline generation
You can literally generate:
A “Baby’s First Year Journal”
A “Lightroom Master Tracking Logbook”
A “2025 Productivity Planner”
A “Home Renovation Budget Workbook”
…in under 5 minutes.
STEP 3 — Publish to Amazon KDP (Completely Free)
Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) lets you upload:
PDF interiors
Cover files
Metadata
Keywords
Price settings
When someone orders your book:
Amazon prints it on demand
Ships it within days
Handles returns and issues
Deposits your royalty into your bank account
You pay nothing upfront.
STEP 4 — Choose Niches with Real Demand
This is a common mistake:
People create broad, generic designs and wonder why they don’t sell.
The money is in specific niches, such as:
✦ Professions
Electrician logbooks
Tattoo artist appointment books
Teacher gradebooks
Realtor lead trackers
✦ Hobbies
Fishing journals
RV trip planners
Golf score logs
Gardening journals
✦ Life Stages
Wedding planners
Pregnancy journals
Baby memory books
College semester planners
✦ Personal Growth
Gratitude journals
Mood trackers
Fitness planners
Habit trackers
These niches have loyal buyers and predictable demand.
STEP 5 — Scale by Publishing More Products
The beauty of print-on-demand is that you don’t have to “win” once.
You win many times.
Successful creators often publish:
50
100
300
Even 1,000+ designs
Every design is a new digital asset that can generate income for years.
You don’t promote.
You don’t run ads.
Amazon’s marketplace does the work.
How Much Can You Actually Earn?
Typical royalties:
$2–$5 per notebook
$3–$8 per planner
$4–$10 per workbook
$2–$4 per coloring book
Monthly income examples:
20 books making $2/day → $1,200/mo
50 books making $1.50/day → $2,250/mo
100 books making $2/day → $6,000/mo
And some creators earn $10K–$50K+ per month from larger catalogs.
Why This Side Hustle Works So Well (Especially in 2025)
✓ Zero startup cost
Design tools + KDP are free.
✓ Beginner-friendly
No tech, no branding, no suppliers.
✓ AI creates content fast
No design experience needed.
✓ Amazon does the fulfillment
100% hands-off.
✓ Scalable
More designs = more income.
✓ Evergreen
People buy journals and planners all year.
Simple 1–Hour Launch Checklist
Minute 1–10:
Choose product type + niche
Generate interior outline with AI
Minute 10–25:
Generate cover designs
Build interior layouts using AI tools
Minute 25–40:
Upload files to Amazon KDP
Add keywords + description
Minute 40–60:
Review proof
Publish
Repeat for a second product
You can have 2 products live on Amazon today.
