Monday Midday Links: Agents can increase the dollars earn as a self published author but less than half reach $500 in royalties

Self-publishing: ‘under 10% of authors earn living’ – “Self-published writers who have an agent, or who use the DIY route to get atraditional deal, earn much more than the average self-published writer,according to a survey of more than 1,000 self-published writers. But only aminority (less than 10%) make enough to live off their earnings. The survey, conducted by the Australian publisher and authors’ servicesbusiness Taleist, found that just 97 of the 1,007 respondents indicated theycould li...