I think the article is really interesting, and I don't think it's weighted heavily one way or the other. I think it does a good job of portraying how self-publishing is creating a shift in the book business.
The one thing I think articles like this consistently overlook is that they're always heavily weighted on the big success stories. While Bella's success is awesome, we all know it's not typical. However, there are a LOT of authors here who are making enough to write as a career and, really, I think that's what most of us are aiming for. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have the same level of success as Bella, but my big goal in doing this is to make enough money that I can do this for a living. That's a dream that's not necessarily as feasible under the old publishing structure.
Plus, and this is the most important thing to me, when you're a successful indie, it's through YOUR hard work and effort. You don't have publicity departments blitzing ads for your book everywhere, you don't have your publisher paying for your book to sit on a table at the front of B&N. I'm not saying that traditionally published authors don't work hard, because they do. However, I think the rewards are just different.
