I was pretty surprised when I read about this author, who’s been selling e-books like hotcakes. Amanda Hocking writes fiction, not tech or self-help books, which is even more interesting. Anyway, here a writeup by Eli James that I liked. Some of books have been optioned for film.
Amanda Hocking, Jakonrath, John Locke and many others are the pioneers of this great time in indie publishing. Check the chronicles of the indie publishing at http://urbanfantasypublishing.blogspot.com