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E-books Have Stimulated the Rise of the Self-Publisher


The e-book revolution has not only changed the way people read books, it has also had an enormous bearing on how content is published.


In the past, traditional print publishing houses have dominated sales and distribution of titles. Generally it was assumed that these companies held the key to the success or failure of a written book. This dynamic however, has been upset greatly by a growing number of writers who bypass these publishing houses and submit their work to e-bookstores, thus eliminating the high infrastructure costs of a print product.





There are dozens of “indie” authors who are selling thousands of e-books a month without a print version.


Simon Owens, thenextweb.com


One of the main advantages for self- publishers going digital is the high profit margins when compared to writers going through publishing houses. In most instances print authors will only see 10-20 percent of the cover price, whereas self-publishers can expect to receive much higher margins - 70 percent when selling on the Kindle or iBookstore (with the one exception being that they only receive a 30 percent margin on all 99c / 99p Kindle sales).


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