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> Self publishing is both easy Self publishing is not at all easy. It’s a completely different thing with very different necessary skills to succeed. An author
by SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago
> Self publishing is both easy
Self publishing is not at all easy. It’s a completely different thing with very different necessary skills to succeed. An author may not have the skills nor time necessary to successfully self publish. (Off the top of my head- just keeping track of sales/sale trends, reaching out to booksellers, organizing your own marketing campaign, editor, cover art, rights management, etc.)
- falcolas 5y agoFWIW, most of the books published today have been self published. The books handled by publishers are just the tip of the iceberg. As for those skills - these are skills common to every entrepreneur, including authors who work with publishers (they still need to do their own promotions and market research - they are the ones who propose new series to the publishers, after all).