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Originally Posted by Moejoe
That's where you're overestimating the actual publishing business. A 'lot' of books are only selling 1,000 copies (5,000 remember for a NYT best-seller).
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No, I'm not overestimating. That's 5,000 copies *per week*. Compared to a self-published ebook which may be lucky to sell 5,000 copies *ever*.
Self-publishing your ebook is great if you're well-known. And it's your best alternative if you can't get published at all. And even some great authors like Boyd Morrison here can't get in print. But to suggest that authors are better off financially publishing their own ebooks than being published in print is nonsense 9 times out of 10.
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Originally Posted by Moejoe
To your last point, sure, you might not even sell 1 copy of your indie published book, but you've got to weigh up why you're writing in the first place. If it's to make a living or get rich then it's the worst business in the world to peg your future on.
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Regardless if you can making a living on it or not, if you don't care about money then give it away for free. If you do care about money, you should be trying to get the best deal you can.