I could potentially earn $18,000 this year just from.. three short stories alone. That is insane. But what would be more insane is if I took my next, standalone, non-MONK book to a publisher instead of “publishing” it myself on the Kindle. That’s a quotation from established author Lee Goldberg. Goldberg had been cynical about self-publishing [...]
Stephen Leather made £12,691.57 from Kindle ebooks in December
Stephen Leather sold 44,334 Kindle books on Amazon.co.uk in December 2010 equaling £12,691.57 in royalties.
Kindle royalties: 35% or 70% Amazon royalty option?
How do you choose between Amazon’s 35% and 70% royalty options for Kindle books?
How to make a 70% royalty on a 99-cent Kindle ebook
99 cent Kindle ebooks theoretically earn their authors a 35% royalty from Amazon but it’s actually possible to make 70% on a 99 cent ebook.
Crowdfunding for self-publishing authors: How passionate fans can make your book a reality
Authors are having real success appealing for crowdfunding. Readers give sums of money towards publication in return for special rewards.
Not a Gold Rush – The report of the Taleist Self-Publishing Survey 2012
“Not a Gold Rush”, the report of the Taleist Self-Publishing Survey reveals for the first time real data about how self-publishers are doing, how they’re doing it, and what’s working.


