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Why do you want to self-publish? Because you don't think you can get an established publisher to work with you, or because you want more control over printing a
by tlb 8y ago
Why do you want to self-publish? Because you don't think you can get an established publisher to work with you, or because you want more control over printing and distribution?
Either way, there are several good small publishers that might work with you. They'll save you a lot of pain -- don't underestimate the work of printing, marketing, and distribution.
- zerr 8y agoWith established publishers you only get some fixed amount of pre-payment without royalties from sales, no?
- crypto-jeronimo 8y agoYes, exactly! This has been exactly one of my major concerns, with respect to the "conventional" option of working with a publisher.
- crypto-jeronimo 8y agoI'd say, the major concern has been the limited control in terms of the kind of deal I'd be left with. Could you, please, provide some examples of those small publishers you got in mind (in case you actually did)? > They'll save you a lot of pain -- don't underestimate the work of printing, marketing, and distribution. That's a great point! I completely agree.
- tlb 8y agoWell-regarded tech book publishers include: - O'Reilly (huge) - APress - MIT Press - Manning (https://www.manning.com/ https://www.manning.com/) - Packt (https://www.packtpub.com/ https://www.packtpub.com/) The best way to choose is to look for books similar in style or audience to what you want to write and talk to the authors about their experience. Your experience will be largely determined with the particular editor you work with, so try to get feedback about them. It's also better, when talking to a publisher, to have a warm intro from a fellow author than to cold-email.