Creating a book independently is easier than ever, and much of the negative stigma around self-publishing has vanished as self-published books like Andy Weir’s The Martian have hit it big with readers and with Hollywood.

Over the last decade, ebook publishing platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing and Kobo Writing Life, along with print-on-demand services like Createspace and Lightning Source, have completely revolutionized the book publishing industry.

Getting books into the hands of readers no longer means having to query and secure a literary agent and then, by some miracle, land a publishing contract with a New York publishing houses. 

Increasing numbers of indie authors have continued to find growing success in this brave new publishing world, and an entire industry of freelancers has sprung up to support them. What that means is, if books are your passion, you now have the unique opportunity to make a living in the publishing industry without having to move to New York, or even be a writer yourself.

Here's a list of 15 different jobs you can do to making a living in the indie-publishing world other than writing.

Do any of these fit your existing skill-set?

Your pal,

Kevin T. Johns, writing coach

www.kevintjohns.com