Then what's the economic interest for writing a book

Very little. Aside from high-profile/best-selling authors who do make a decent amount of money, the vast majority of writers do it because they love doing it, not because they expect to become rich.

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akkad33 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Now you can publish independently through Kindle or through learnpub. Would that not cut out the intermediary fees?

	▲	slt2021 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		not by much, kindle authors earn 70% royalty only if they price the book between $3-$10. outside that range they get 35% royalty so it is marginally better, but overall I cannot say that anyone got rich off of slaving away for Amazon Kindle, Inc