Excerpts from an article in IMPACT Magazine, The University of Nottingham's Official Student Magazine.
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The ‘Self-Publishing Revolution’
Posted On 10 Feb 2014
'Independent books are the latest cultural phenomenon and with the introduction of eBooks, self-publishing your debut novel is now cheaper than ever before.'
Anna Covach-Brown
The average indie author earns less than £3060 a year.
Giving up the day job is not a viable option for the vast majority of self-published authors, with a survey from Digital Book World revealing that the average indie author earns less than £3060 a year. Without the experience and expertise of a publishing house, editing can be a huge pitfall of self-published work, and many ebooks are riddled with grammatical errors.
Indie authors are also solely responsible for the promotion of their book. Simple self-publishing has meant that it is an incredibly competitive field to be in. Even with the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, it can be difficult to break free of the niche audience of friends, family, and those who just so happen to stumble across your book.
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