Yes, one can be best selling author with small or even indie. But in majority of the cases big house authors sell more books. This doesn't mean these are the best books but it is better marketing and name recognition that helps.
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Originally Posted by Steven Lake
I went small, not because of the small acceptance rate, but because I get treated like a person and not a number, or a book to be butchered. Plus, just because you go small doesn't mean you aren't a good author either. I know many people, myself included, who have gone small house press and ended up winning a lot of writing awards, including some of the big name awards as well.
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