Patrick Altman

President of Eldarion
Co-Founder of Amino Software
Mentor at jumpstart foundry
Advisor to gun.io

Self Publishing

January 15, 2008

With sites like Lulu and others, self publishing has become more democratized. Granted, you won't get the distribution channels that come with a major publisher, but you also will have more freedom (especially if you are a new writer).

With the advent of the Kindle, Amazon has added new way for the self- published to get more distribution. You set your list price, upload your content, and Kindle users can purchase your book right off their device. I am not sure what typical rates are for authors of books, but Amazon will pay you 35% of your list price.