Purchases create an associate fee (minimum = 4 %, average = ~ 7 %) that averages out to a few shekels a month. (ritholtz.com)
Hey, the house is in her name and the girl HAS managed to scrape together a few shekels over the course of her career. (nystateofpolitics.com)
When you can put out several hundred copies solely as a beta read (sold at my cost, about $ 4.50 / copy), and it not only doesn't cost you anything but even makes a few shekels (this is still paper, mind you — ebooks would be even simpler), then for heaven's sake, why WOULD N'T a writer self - pub? (advancedfictionwriting.com)