9.3 hOW TO MAkE MONEy WiTh yOUr BOOk One of the most common questions I get from potential authors who are about to write a book is something along the lines of: “How do I use my book to make money? How can I make sure I get an ROI on my time and money?” It’s a reasonable question. The bad news is you will probably not make (substantial) money by selling copies of your book. The good news: there are so many other ways you can make money with a book—and usually a lot more money than you’d make by focusing on selling copies. I’ll run through the most common ways, with examples for each. 1. CONSULTING SERVICES At Scribe, our largest client base is consultants. Once they reach a certain level of success, they can’t really go much higher without a hOW TO MAkE MONEy WiTh yOUr BOOk · 385