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That guy surely loves to rain on everyone's parade. I self-published my first book in 2018. Eight others followed, 35 thousand books sold so far, in a language
by inglor_cz 3y ago
That guy surely loves to rain on everyone's parade.
I self-published my first book in 2018. Eight others followed, 35 thousand books sold so far, in a language community of 10 million.
Didn't make me a millionaire, but it is possible to become a fairly known author even today and even without connections in the publishing industry. My tenth book is due to arrive from the printing shop on May 31st and there are about 700 pre-orders waiting.
- langsoul-com 3y agoHe's not saying it's impossible. Just extremely difficult based on the statistics.
- pixodaros 3y agoAnd a lot of Hacker News folks dream of joining a startup which becomes the next Google, which is less likely than making a living as a novelist! There are thousands of professional novelists in the USA but only a handful of those really successful startups in the past ten years.