Benefits
PROFIT & ROYALTIES: Self-published authors will have better royalties and will keep all their profits.
Marketing & Financial Considerations
Traditional publishing provides marketing support that can appeal to authors without a strong social media presence or interest in investing the time and energy to manage their own marketing.
Traditional publishing typically includes an advance that provides immediate access to income not available through self-publishing. The trade-off for self-published authors can be realized by retaining all profits, but when sales are uncertain, the trade-off can feel more like a gamble.
CREDIBILITY & SELF-PUBLISHING
Self-publishing has been equated with “vanity publishing” and thought to be the road traveled by authors with egos that outsized their talent. Times have changed, baby!
In the blink of an eye, authors can access a universe of resources to help them gain publicity, get published, and earn income for their work. the broadening of reader access to include e-books, audiobooks, and social media, means authors can gain credibility through sales and not just through their connection with a publisher.
There are many self-publishing platforms, and authors should do thorough research to ensure the platform they subscribe to is legitimate. These are just a few platforms that offer self-publishing services.
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