Waiting for the elusive Kindle Daily Deal email is like waiting for an invitation to your favorite celebrities party. You hope and dream that the day will come when your invitation will appear in your mail. What do you do when it finally shows up? I’ll tell you what I did. I sat, staring at the computer screen. I was sure that it was real. I checked the address and the date, and when I was finally convinced that it was real, I hyperventilated.

Taking control of your eBook business is a scary idea, but it is one that I am willing to undertake. Don’t get me wrong, Amazon has helped and will continue to help me find new readers, but their cut is killing my wallet.