FREE GUIDE: Alternatives to TPT — Where Else Can You Sell Your Teacher Resources?

Looking for alternatives to Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT)?

With TPT's new Exclusive Seller rules, many teacher-authors are wondering where else they can sell their resources without violating the platform's policies.

Here's some good news: 

You don't necessarily have to choose between selling on TPT and pursuing other publishing opportunities.

This FREE 21-page Quick-Start Guide explores ways to turn the educational resources you've already created into products you can PUBLISH—and potentially PROFIT from—including physical books through Amazon KDP.

You may have more options than you realize! Want to learn how to turn your teaching resources into physical books on Amazon? [Explore my step-by-step Amazon KDP publishing course HERE.]

Can You Sell on TPT AND Amazon?

Yes, under TPT's announced Exclusive Seller guidelines, qualifying physical products may be sold elsewhere while eligible digital educational resources remain exclusive to TPT.

Here's what TPT explained in its October 1, 2026, seller guidance:

Can Exclusive Sellers sell products outside TPT?

TPT explains that its digital educational product exclusivity does not extend to separate physical products, courses, professional development, and certain other offerings.

Read TPT's official explanation here.

Of course, always review the current seller terms and ensure your products comply with the applicable rules.

There it is. Now, let's talk about creating additional income opportunities from your teacher resources!

DIGITAL PRODUCT: This listing is for a FREE digital PDF download. No physical product will be shipped.

You May Already Have Something Worth Publishing

If you're a teacher, chances are you've created original lessons, activities, units, workbooks, classroom systems, or other resources that are sitting on your computer.

Some of those resources could become publishable products.

And let's be real—if you're a teacher, chances are you could use a little extra cash flow every month.

I understand that firsthand.

As of 2026, I've spent more than 16 years teaching in secondary classrooms as an English Language Arts, Special Education, and AP Literature teacher.

For many of those years, I worked a second job waiting tables three or four nights a week just to pay my bills.

I was a single parent with two kids, and while my teaching job paid the rent, it didn't cover much else.

I still think about all those nights I left my children with a babysitter so I could wait tables until 10 p.m.—and then paid the babysitter out of what I'd just earned.

I needed that extra money for groceries, school clothes, birthdays, Christmas gifts, and all the other expenses of raising a family.

And all that time, there was another opportunity I didn't even know existed.

An opportunity to earn extra money from the teacher resources I'd already created—without leaving my house. Without leaving my kids.

THE OPPORTUNITY WAS THERE. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

Maybe you're there right now.

What would a little extra income each month make possible for you?

How could it make your life just a little easier—or maybe even change it?

What's Inside Your FREE 21-Page Guide?

A Teacher's Quick-Start Planning Guide to Publishing Educational Resources Online is designed to help educators take their first steps toward turning original teaching resources into products they can publish and sell.

Inside, I walk you through five manageable steps to help you identify what you already have, choose a first product, clarify the value it offers, prepare it for publication, and decide which selling platform may be right for you.

INCLUDED IN YOUR FREE INSTANT DOWNLOAD:

• ✓ A 21-page PDF guide you can download immediately

• ✓ Five actionable steps for moving from teacher-created resource to publishable product

• ✓ Ideas for educational resources you may already have that could potentially be published

• ✓ Guidance for identifying the problem your resource solves and the value it offers

• ✓ A publish-ready checklist covering instructions, organization, copyright, terms of use, formatting, commercial-use considerations, proofreading, and more

• ✓ An introduction to four different publishing platforms, including their advantages, disadvantages, costs, and considerations

• ✓ My personal insights from using these publishing platforms

• ✓ An introduction to Amazon KDP and print-on-demand publishing—an often-overlooked opportunity for teacher-creators

• ✓ Examples from my own publishing business, including actual TPT and Amazon KDP sales results

• ✓ A printable My First Publishable Resource action planner to help you identify your next three steps

• ✓ Ideas and resources for continuing to learn independently

IMPORTANT: What This Guide Is NOT

I want you to know exactly what you're downloading.

This is a FREE QUICK-START PLANNING GUIDE—not a complete step-by-step publishing course.

Instead, this resource helps you answer the questions that come before publishing:

• What could I publish?

• How do I turn what I've already created into a product?

• Where could I sell it?

• Which platform might make sense for me?

• What should I do next?

My more comprehensive Amazon KDP publishing course is mentioned as an optional resource for teachers who want additional instruction.

You are absolutely NOT required to purchase anything else to use or benefit from this free guide.

You'll also find suggestions for continuing to learn independently using free resources.

Why I Created This Guide

I've been self-publishing through Amazon KDP since 2016 and have published more than 150 books across multiple categories.

Over the years, I've learned how to build a consistent source of monthly income by publishing my original resources.

And that has genuinely changed my life.

The income I've earned has benefited me, my children, my grandchildren, and the rescued animals at my animal sanctuary on Maui.

For me, self-publishing isn't just about making more money.

It's about having more resources—and more freedom—to support the people, passions, and lives that matter most.

That's why I encourage you to know YOUR why.

It will motivate you to take action!

My goal with this guide is simple:

To help you look at what you've already created differently—and take your first step toward publishing it.

Ready to Learn How to Publish Your Resources on Amazon?

Your free Quick-Start Guide will help you identify what you could publish and where to begin.

But if you're ready to take the next step, I've also created a comprehensive Amazon KDP Publishing Course designed specifically to help teacher-creators turn their original educational resources into professionally published books.

With more than 40 instructional videos and 50 lessons, I share what I've learned through years of publishing my own books and educational resources.

You'll learn about the publishing process, from preparing your resources to getting your books ready for Amazon.

EXPLORE MY AMAZON KDP PUBLISHING COURSE

The course is entirely optional. My hope is that whether you continue independently or learn alongside me, you'll discover new possibilities for the resources you've already created.

One Last Thought

Your first publishable resource may already be sitting on your computer.

You don't necessarily need to create something new.

You may simply need to see what you already have through a different lens.

Download your FREE guide and take that first step!

Ready to Turn Your Teaching Resources into Published Books?

If you're ready to go beyond planning and actually learn how to publish your educational resources on Amazon, I'd love to help!

My Amazon KDP Publishing Course includes 40+ instructional videos and 50+ lessons, sharing the process I've developed through years of publishing my own books.

[EXPLORE MY STEP-BY-STEP AMAZON KDP PUBLISHING COURSE → HERE]

Whether you learn independently or join me in the course, my hope is that you'll discover new opportunities for the resources you've already created.

Income Disclaimer: The earnings examples shared in this guide reflect my personal publishing results. Individual results vary, and no specific level of sales, income, or financial success is guaranteed. Publishing involves time, effort, learning, and business risk.