the age when writers wrote for money is over (if it was ever here) Sure, for some, the pittance they are paid makes the difference between needing a dayjob and

the age when writers wrote for money is over (if it was ever here) Sure, for some, the pittance they are paid makes the difference between needing a dayjob and not, but I think as distribution of writing approaches free, you will see more and more of the writers who are writing for fame rather than money (like myself) publishing directly for free. Now, I went through a conventional publisher for my last book, and I think they earned their money; they helped a whole lot with editing, and they got the book into nearly every suitable store that I've sampled (I'm so tickled when I go to fry's and see my book on the shelf) but I never expected (and the publisher never promised) that i'd make anything like reasonable money off it. I didn't take an advance, so my co-author and I split 15% of the wholesale price (1/2 of the cover price) the first run was 4000 books, and the information therein has a short shelf life (it's not obsolete yet, but it will be in a year) For the second edition, I'm kinda toying with the idea of releasing a free 'e-copy' in text or PDF after we've passed X revenue (Sure, I'm not doing this for the money, but the publisher is, and having them onboard and engaged results in more credibility for me.)