Case Study: How One Indie Author Sold 10,000 Copies in a Year Indie publishing has opened a door that was once bolted shut. Today, authors don’t need to wait for a publishing house to greenlight their dreams—they can take their stories directly to readers, often with spectacular results. But while the opportunities are vast, the reality is also sobering: most self-published books sell fewer than 250 copies in their lifetime. That’s why stories of breakout indie success are w