There are degrees of self-publishing: from doing everything yourself, to hiring people to do the jobs you don’t know how to do, or don’t want to do. Information is power, so research what you’ll need to do before taking this option. You might want to learn about metadata and cover design, or you might want to find people to do this for you. Self-publishing gives you the power to choose.
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The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing – An Unbiased View
Pros There are no gatekeepers. In traditional publishing, literary agents and commissioning editors can be picky about which books they publish, or they simply don’t have space in their lists for new titles or authors. This means tens of thousands
Author-Turned-Publisher…
…that’s what you are if you self-publish Think about the skills required to self-publish a book: Writing Typesetting Book cover design Market research Managing suppliers – editors, proofreaders, cover designers, marketers, distributors, sales agents, bookshops, etc Creating a marketing strategy
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