The Writer's Legal Guide, Fourth Edition

On the other hand, the advent of digital delivery systems offers writers new ways to reach a paying audience.

. Of course, without a publisher, a self-published writer has to provide her own editing, marketing, and promotion.

Many others are in effect self-publishing by setting up their own blogs and some are even earning a bit of income through advertising.

Even if you have a literary agent, you need to be able to understand and work with the relevant laws.