I’m not encouraging anyone to do anything here. If anything, I’m warning them not to expect to make any money by self-publishing books because most writers don’t get rich, and especially not with their first book(s).
Moreover, I’m writing this for those who cannot afford to pay even if they wanted to, because let’s face it, most writers live below the threshold of poverty, and I’m sick of seeing businesses take money from the already poor and make false promises of J.K. Rowling success — it’s a lie and it’s most likely not going to happen, and especially not with your first self-published book.
So I write this for people like me, who are broke, cannot afford to invest anything, but have talents and good friends and are willing to work and invest time into this and learn. That way, it is possible to do it for free and I don’t think anyone has the right to deny anyone this right!
