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I also don't get the notion that self-publishing is automatically "taking a chance" anymore than commercial publishing.
(Now, in the OP's case? Yes, this author is taking a risk - BUT - he's got an established platform, people know him, and the curiosity factor that comes with turning down that much cash will buy him a return from on-lookers curious to check him out for themselves.)
Ok...except I was talking about OP's case...I said Barry has tremendous courage to turn down half a mil. He's put his stones on the table and probably has his wife in heart palpatations. And you want to minimize it by saying he has a following and platform and yada yada....when you turn down half of a half of a half a million, then you can talk platform and yada yada.