When online star Alex Day got his first two music royalty checks for nearly $200k he had a choice to make. Do I follow the path of other self-made stars like Amanda Hocking (self-published books to a major publishing deal) and buy into the system, or do I continue to blaze my own path? He chose the latter. He said no to the offer of “a boot on his neck” and decided to go his own way. - danblank