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Originally Posted by pwalker8
It's great that some indie authors are seeing success and making lots of money, but were there any indies in the top 100 selling kindle books in 2014? I didn't see any. Perhaps there is, I didn't recognize all the names and books in the list. Andy Weir started as an indie, but like many if not most successful indies, he turned to a traditional publisher. There is a reason. The question shouldn't be why don't successful authors turn indie, it's why would they?
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I found six that are definitely indie authors:
41. A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest
62. Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward
73. The Atlantis Gene: A Thriller by A.G. Riddle
86. The Ex Games by J. S. Cooper
96. Sweet Addiction by J. Daniels
97. The Ex Games 2 by J. S. Cooper
With the exception of The Atlantis Gene, the paperback editions list Createspace as the publisher - that's how I know they're indies (I heard A.G. Riddle interviewed on Rocking Self Publishing, which is how I know he's an indie) There were other books on the list that are probably indies, but I couldn't be bothered to take the time to check.
Another two didn't have a publisher listed for the Kindle edition (65. Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott, and 68. The Billionaire's Obsession by J.S. Scott), so are probably self-published. They didn't list Createspace as the publisher for the print versions, though.