Joe Konrath can't wait for his books to go out of print.

When that happens, the 40-year-old crime novelist plans to reclaim the copyrights from his publisher, Hyperion Books, and self-publish them on Amazon.com, Apple's iBooks and other online outlets. That way he'll be able to collect 70 percent of the sale price, compared with the 6 to 18 percent he receives from Hyperion.

As for future novels, Konrath plans to self-publish all of them in digital form without having to leave his house in Schaumburg, Ill.

"I doubt I'll ever have another traditional print deal," said the author of Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary and other titles. "I can earn more money on my own."

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