I have other writer friends (for instance, Michael J. Sullivan and Hugh Howey) who have achieved super-success first by self - publishing, but who then shrewdly parlayed their fame into select, carefully tailored deals with big publishing houses, which allowed them to expand their fan base to include bookstore customers, while still retaining most of their other rights. (bidinotto.com)
Many independent bookstore customers are hybrids too — they might own a few ebooks and buy some books from Amazon, but they also visit and value stores like The Curious Iguana. (bookbrowse.com)