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Originally Posted by sbroome
How many new authors are making a living from the internet? For all the talk about democratization of publishing etc. I still just see a lot of broke people
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How many were making a living before the internet?
Let's face it, being a professional writer (especially in the realm of fiction) is very, very hard to do. It always has been and it always will be. There are more people who are selling their books as independent authors today then there were 10 years ago. How many of those folks can retire or quit their day jobs? Very few. But some of the authors I have seen posting here and at Kindle Boards are using the money for nice vacations and helping to put their kids through school. Not too shabby.