Printing and transporting paper is very expensive, and e-books eliminate the expensive four-color printing, the higher quality paper, the ocean shipping, the customs clearance, the inventory, answering the telephone, writing up the orders, picking, packing and shipping and managing all of these functions. So we eliminate a huge number of costs and the chance that those books won't sell.
Dan PoynterMany first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look for the money.
Dan Poynter