Should I earn some $? Or should I not?

I am jealous. Very jealous of a particular friend of mine who will be earning quite an amount of money. She signed up to be one of the sales rep of a certain company, and simply by selling some books, she will get a 15% commission for every book sold. For every 20 books sold, the commission will increase by $0.50.

I am a little motivated by how much that can be earned. If I were to take on that job, I may be able to earn quite a lot because there is a huge market out there, from RI and RJC. If 5% of RI (approx. 100) were to buy the books, I will be earning $300. If 10% of RI (approx. 200) were to buy, it will be $850. o.O

However, I have asked around, and the response isn’t quite good. :( The books are novels (or novellas) by a local author, and the stories are quite localised, I think. Sigh, should I? Or should I not take on the challenge?

If I were to give this a miss, I will definitely feel not sad but very unhappy. Maybe people I know won’t buy, but the rest of the school population will buy? But if I were to give it a try, I am scared I won’t be able to sell many and the company will stop using me. :(

Ahhhh, what should I do?