Stick with your instincts. If you have the drive and
talent
to publish, don't be afraid to publish online because you're afraid
your work will be un-rewarded. Currently online publishing pays its own
way. You put your work online, and that's it, no print run, no lugging
stuff around town, no late bills and assorted other financial
headaches.
The truth is that it will take many brave publishers to go online and
experiment with the possibilities before anyone will have a chance to
succeed, and possibly meet the noble goal of making a living from their
work. Online publishing may provide unique opportunities that have yet
to reveal themselves. The creative, tenacious online publisher may be
among the first to discover these possibilities. And remember, print
publishing will be expensive and time consuming, and certainly carries
no sure promise of "paying for itself."