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In fact, Aubrey was genuinely <em>relieved <\/em>when she was finally laid off. And like so many newly occupation-free members of the American workforce, Aubrey turned to the internet and beseeched any sort of minimal-effort side-hustle that seemed feasible.<\/p>\n<p>Aubrey found hope with what she describes as &ldquo;low-content books&rdquo;. With just a layman&rsquo;s grasp of graphic design, Aubrey was able to flood the Amazon marketplace with a tide of scholastic notebooks, graph-paper pamphlets and crossword collections. There is no real <em>writing <\/em>involved in the low-content book scheme, which is exactly the point. 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