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Tested ways to earn with AI: ebooks, digital products, blogging and SEO, with the real rules, fees and math.

KDP & Digital ProductsGumroad vs KDP vs Etsy (and TPT): What You Actually Keep Per Sale in 2026Per-sale fee math for Gumroad, Amazon KDP, Etsy and TPT, calculated from each platform's own fee pages. Tables, assumptions, no hype.5 min readRead KDP & Digital ProductsSelling AI-Assisted Digital Downloads on Etsy in 2026: New Rules for Bots, Guides and Listing ImagesEtsy's October 22, 2026 AI update bans bot-made listings and AI-written patterns and guides. What's still allowed, how to disclose, image rules…9 min readRead KDP & Digital ProductsPricing Your First Ebook on KDP: 35% vs 70%, KDP Select vs Selling Direct (With a Free Calculator)Free KDP royalty calculator using Amazon's published formulas: 35% vs 70%, delivery cost per MB, the $2.99–$12.99 band, and KDP Select vs…5 min readRead KDP & Digital ProductsCan You Copyright an AI-Assisted Ebook or Printable? The Copyright Office’s Position, ExplainedThe U.S. Copyright Office's position in plain English: what is protectable in AI-assisted ebooks and printables, and why prompts are not enough.6 min readRead KDP & Digital ProductsHow to Publish an AI-Assisted Ebook on Amazon KDP in 2026 (Rules, Limits & Royalty Math)KDP's 2026 rules for AI ebooks: what to disclose, the new 2-titles-per-week limit, and real 35% vs 70% royalty math from Amazon's…6 min readRead WordPress & SEOHow to Audit WordPress AI Plugins for Security in 5 MinutesLearn the 6-step security framework I use to vet WordPress AI plugins in five minutes. Check permissions, privacy policies, vendor practices, update…9 min readRead

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Trending Tech Brief #2: Etsy’s New AI Rules, a Critical PHP Fix for WordPress Sites, and ChatGPT Ads (Week of October 19, 2026)

Etsy's new AI rules for sellers, a critical PHP fix WordPress site owners should check, ChatGPT ads in 89 countries, Gemini's business hub and Claude Duet.

One weekly roundup of the AI plan, policy and platform changes creators should know, each with its source.

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KDP royalty calculator

35% or 70%? Enter your ebook's list price and file size to see what you keep per US sale under each royalty option.

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35% option

$1.75

35% of list price

70% option

$3.39

after $0.15 delivery

US sale, no VAT, no price-matching. Uses KDP's published formulas as of October 14, 2026. Your KDP dashboard is the final word.