Authors need to decide if they want to keep forever to themselves, or share forever with a publisher who takes over half the cover price.

Writers aren't in competition with one another. It isn't a zero sum game. If you have a good book, a good cover, a good product description, and a low price, you can sell well.

Because we self-published 'Draculas,' we control the rights. Not just for now, but forever.

I know dozens of authors who have had a lot of books published by New York, and they won't ever take another Big 6 contract since they've gotten a taste of the freedom, control, and money self-publishing offers.

I can hire out for editing, proofreading, formatting, and cover design, and those are fixed, sunk costs. Once those are paid, I can earn 70% on a self-pubbed ebook.

I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.