No one was interested in picking up a midlist series, even though I have a decent fanbase and respectable numbers.

Time is the ultimate long tail. Even with a big wad of money up front, if something sells forever, the back end is what ultimately counts.

Amazon is not a monopoly or a monopsony, and even if it were, that by itself isn't illegal.

We each take up one virtual space per title... Virtual shelf life is forever. In a bookstore, you have anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to sell your title, and then it gets returned. This is a big waste of money, and no incentive at all for the bookseller to move the book.

Some people are born with a fire inside them. The will to succeed. It isn’t a learned behavior. It’s just some unknown biological factor that makes them try harder.

If you can quit, quit. If you can't quit, stop complaining - this is what you chose.