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Old 02-28-2016, 05:27 PM   #44
Rizla
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy View Post
Here are a few names. You can look at their standings on Amazon to tell they are making a living.
Russell Blake, Ryk Brown, Joe Nobody (although he is $9.99 for his books), Boyd Craven.
All of them hit 4 to 5 figures a month.
Amanda M. Lee and Annie Bellet are two more that make at least high 4 figures a month.

Ryk and Joe both make enough a month to have paid monthly employees.
I imagine those authors are the exception, and the examples doesn't answer f j torres comment:

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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
And Indies don't need a deep fanbase to survive. No need to be the idol of millions to make a decent middle class income if they build up a catalog of a dozen or so good titles over a few years and acquire a few hundred followers.
It would be just great if those figures were true. But I find it hard to believe. If it is the case, I'd love to see some actual data backing it up.

You can make a decent middle-class income with a couple of dozen books and a few hundred followers? Please, show me the data.
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