As John Locke writes in this eBook, "The general public has been conditioned to believe if you're self-published your books don't measure up. And the media have done all they could to hammer that message home. The phrase 'vanity publishing' was almost certainly invented by traditional publishers years ago in order to squash the competition from entrepreneurial authors. It worked. By ridiculing and publicly shaming self-published authors for daring to invest in their talents and abilities, publishing houses were able to elevate themselves to god-like status."
And he goes on, "When Bill Gates and Paul Allen invested their time and money into developing code for the Altair computer, no one accused them of writing vanity code. But if Bill Gates and Paul Allen invest their own money to write a book, they're no longer businessmen, they're vain! How absurd is that?
Enter eBooks and ePublishing. eBooks allow a guy like me an opportunity to level the playing field. In fact, eBooks allow me to turn the tables on famous authors and create a situation that is completely unfair to them! Because I can publish an eBook for very little money, I can afford to sell it for 99 cents ...
... As I've been telling people for more than a year, when famous authors are forced to sell their books for $9.95, and I can afford to sell mine for 99 cents, I no longer have to prove my books are as good as theirs. Now the famous authors have to prove their books are ten times better than mine!" Read more ...
I have sent a copy of John's eBook to my friend Horst Berger in Tonga to inspire him to write his own book. He's now lived on his tropical island of Uiha for almost twenty years which should give him enough material to write his own bestseller,
(An assured income of at least TOP$10,000 p.a., or about US$5,330, is all you need for the Tongan authorities to let you retire in their tiny Kingdom.)
I shall edit and proof-read the book to be ready about this time next year which should give you enough time to save up your 99 cents! ☺
