@HLGEM@JohnShirley2023@gentrifiedrose@KorraSaqqara@bookstodon all that HLGEM said and more. There are authors making a living out of self-publishing because they “do it right” and they’re not funding big companies. There’s a tipping point where paying someone to edit and do the cover is a better choice than allowing a publisher and Amazon to keep your hard-earned cash.