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Should I Self-Publish And Give Up My Day Job?
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FROM: Just Publishing Advice For Writers and Authors
Self-publishing is not a guaranteed ‘rags to riches’ business. A report from Author Earnings [http://authorearnings.com/report/july...] confirms that self-published titles are gaining enormous traction in the book market, and in particular, e-book sales.
From humble and amateur beginnings only a few short years ago, Indie publishing has reduced the Big Five publishers to only 16% of the Amazon e-book market.
While the data is only drawn from Amazon sales, their market dominance is so large that one can easily believe that it represents a trend across the whole publishing industry.
But does this mean you can write a book, get rich and say, ‘I’ll give up my day job?’
With this information, it might be easy to conclude that self-publishing, or Indie publishing as it is often called now, is turning into a goldmine for authors.
So should you give up your day job, write a book, and instantly become a rich Indie author? Well, no, yes and no.
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