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Sure, you can publish your indie book for less than $100, but should you?

Three months ago, I published my first book. A tale from the trenches.

Writers and Money by Rachel Aaron. Very realistic money advice.

Three reasons to bundle the first books in your series.

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How stories act as agents of personal transformation. Powerful essay.

The cost of self-publishing a book (with numbers!) Great post. Few writers are willing to share financial information, which makes it difficult to judge one's publishing options. I'm always grateful when someone decides to open up the kimono.

Mae Clair on Corpse Roads. Fascinating stuff. I have to add a corpse road to my paranormal small town. These things are creepy.

One Indie author's debut year income. Great post that compares a year of traditional sales income for a book with a year of indie income. Eye-opening!

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Planning your book giveaway (plus good advice regarding Amazon keywords).

A tale of two strategies: KDP Select versus permafree.

The new publishing landscape according to Russell Blake.

Rachel Aaron explains the traditional publishing payment system.

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A post on Indie writers who talk about (gasp!) money by Amanda Byrne. Lots of great links in there.

Laura Kaye shoots down a couple of self-publishing myths. Scroll down the comments, where several self-published authors crank out their numbers.

Jamie Gold's book-pricing survey is amazeballs!

Roni Loren on training up and writing faster.