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.

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.

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

Because we self-published 'Draculas,' we control the rights. Not just for now, but forever.

When a single author uploading his own books to Amazon can earn more money than a large N.Y. publisher exploiting both print and e-rights, there's something amiss.

My grandchildren will be making money from the stories I write and sell as eBooks because they will continue to be making money.