Running a $0.99 sale as an indie author: a behind-the-scenes look at the numbers

In 2025, I saw more and more fellow authors and readers go from simply expressing their frustrations with Amazon, major book retailers, and other titans of the publishing/book industry to actively making plans and taking steps to reduce their dependency on these corporations. I'm hopeful that 2026 will be the year where we'll finally see readers buying and authors selling direct become mainstream.