Yesterday I closed my post by saying today I would discuss why I'm waiting to e-self-publish my work. The main things I was going to say were:
- Time needed to learn how to self-publish
- Probable upgrade of a computer in order to support the software needed to self-publish
- Cost to self-publish.
But now I have one to add, provided to me by a writer I corresponded with. In an e-mail she said, "Your best bet is to get a traditional contract before you self publish." She's a NY Time bestselling author, so should know a thing or two. She went on to say that the success with e-publishing experienced by Joe Konrath should be considered in knowing he was a multi-published author with a large backlist long before he ever e-self-published; an aggressive marketer/promoter with a fairly large fan base. Yes, he points to successful e-self-published authors who do not have his prior publishing background who have been successful at it.
Still, this author-correspondent in the know seems to think differently. I only know what I read in the blogosphere and elsewhere.
It's all so confusing.
2 comments:
Your final decision: traditional publishing vs. self-publishing depends on your manuscript and your goals.
For some guidance, see http://AuthorAssist.com/publish.html
Thanks for the post, Patricia. I will be checking out Author Assist extensively.
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