The author who sells his work on the subway, not on amazon!

If you watch this video, you would realize that this guy is quite like and quite unlike modern day authors. A lot of authors have come out with manuscripts in prison, very few have actually made a self help book out of life experiences. When they got out and they got a publisher to back them, they sold their books in big corporate franchises, and on the great electronic stores like amazon. This guy started his own publishing company over time; he makes money and still sells his books on the streets---$10 for 1, $15 for 2.

I tried to look up his book called 'Change your gameplan' on amazon, to see if I could actually find it. I was hoping I would find something in the used section for the usual <$1 price. Think again. 1 new for $75, and 2 used available for $34! From what I read in the New York Times article about this guy, the books are actually quite good. People have been known to bump into him and thank him for the pleasure of reading his book....take that for 'review' in our modern times! Besides, you don't sell 14000 copies of garbage! He has a rule- sell 35 books a day, and to not go back home till he actually does. He writes, he sells, he pays rent for his apartment in the Bronx, and he takes care of his 3 kids, aged 20-23.....

Randy Kearse used to be a drug peddler. He spent 13 years in the slammer for moving 200kg of cocaine on the streets. He has turned a new leaf and written this book to help kids, to stop them from making the mistakes he made.

People have written to him, asking him if his new role would wash off his disgusting history....till date, he has no answer to this question....

This brings us to the point of learning from other people's experiences. But then, if you are reading this article, you probably don't need to derive a lot of message out of it-the irony of life; those who need it the most don't have access to it.......