Why Traditionally Published Authors Are Choosing to Go Indie

Here's how the indie success story typically goes: little-known new author puts out a book, which skyrockets in popularity in sales and eventually attracts a lucrative deal with a mainstream publisher. It's a rags-to-riches sort of story that's re-told to encourage new writers to try out self-publishing for its ease and accessibility to readers. But what about the opposite side of the coin: the best-selling traditionally published authors who have kicked their publishers to the curb, focused on self-publishing their books both past and present? As self-publishing shrugs off its "vanity press" stigma and becomes recognized as a bonafide and lucrative option, more and more traditionally published authors are finding that going indie just makes more sense.