While the In­ter­net may be harm­ing pub­lish­er chances of mak­ing a prof­it, it has been down­right help­ful to au­thors and con­tent cre­ators, and self pub­lish­ers. There are very con­ve­nient In­ter­net on de­mand ser­vices where all you have to do to get start­ed is to open an ac­count, up­load your book and art­work for the cov­er, and set up your IS­BN num­ber.

While is it fairly easy to list your book on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online, getting your book into a physical bookstore is very difficult for a new, self-published author.