Traditional VS Self Publishing ~ Some Thoughts…
I read a post last night on Isabella Louise Anderson's blog. It was about the fortitude it takes to get through many rejections to finally see a book accepted for publishing.
My book will be self-published on the 16th of May.
I still found Isabella's post (and its comments) interesting because I'm not the kind of self-publishing author to look down on traditional publishing.
In fact, I think both methods of publishing have their pros and cons.
Some Traditional Pros:
National or International marketing help.
Recognition by peers.
Acceptance in the marketplace.
Some Traditional Cons:
Huge effort to have book accepted.
Pressure from editors on book's content.
No guarantees of ultimate success.
Some Self-Publishing Pros:
No restrictions on content.
No editorial pressure.
No struggle to have book accepted for publishing.
Some Self-Publishing Cons:
Responsibility for every bit of promotion and marketing.
Less acceptance by peers (though this seems to be swiftly changing).
No guarantees of ultimate success.
It could seem like a lesser of two evils choice, but those were only Some of the differences.
My major determinants for choosing self-publishing were that I knew my book had an extremely slim chance of being accepted by any traditional publishers and I'm old enough to realize that, even if it got accepted, I might die before the book's launch.
What are your opinions, experiences, or knowledge of these two seemingly contending methods of publishing?
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