Desktop publishing attitudes towards 'work from home' 

Desktop publishing and self publishing is usually undertaken on a work from home basis, and like many work from home jobs it can be compared to working for the minimum wage.

 Exactly how it compares might depend on the attitude of the person who is comparing it.
The minimum wage, of course, is usually paid to low-skilled employees; skilled and professional employees usually earn more than the minimum wage.
In desktop publishing,  in fact in most work from home jobs, there is no guarantee that the publisher  will receive the minimum wage. He might receive it, and might even  make money from desktop publishing,   but there are no guarantees.
Some, maybe most, desktop publishers might feel that it is degrading to work for less than the minimum wage.
They might feel that as they are doing a skilled job - desktop publishing, they should receive at least the minimum wage for this, and preferably more.
Others might not be concerned about this, they might not feel that it's degrading. 
To them, desktop publishing might just be a hobby, an interest, and as long as they receive some kind of payment for it they aren't too concerned how it compares with the minimum wage.

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