Such hybrid publishers and assisted - self - publishing services have a mixed reputation.
Not exact matches
I've also worked with
hybrid publishers such as Harlequin's digital - first imprint Carina Press and Amazon Publishing.
The best
hybrid publishers are those that conduct some level of gatekeeping or curation (i.e., not everyone who knocks on the door is accepted as an author), offer some value that authors would have a hard time securing on their own (
such as brick - and - mortar distribution), and pay better royalties than a traditional publishing deal.
These can be the most frustrating «
hybrids» of all, since they might be identifying themselves primarily as a traditional
publisher and be listed in market guides
such as Writer's Market, but could use that as a bait - and - switch: Oh, sorry, your work doesn't meet our editorial needs for our traditional publishing operation, but would you like to pay for our
hybrid publishing [or self - publishing] service?
In fact, we have always positioned the
Hybrid Publisher Criteria as
such a tool, never as a standard.
I think the
hybrid contract is going to become more prominent — you look at authors
such as Hugh Howey and James Oswald who have retained their eBook rights and have sold paperback rights to major
publishers.
What would the impact of
publishers moving more into e-books as opposed to the current
hybrid model be, especially if they applied
such ridiculous limits to libraries?
While the
hybrid edition is still commonly seen inside the Apple Newsstand from major
publishers such as Time Inc., Condé Nast, Hearst, etc., there is a growing opinion that the PDF replica is where the future lies.
The problem is: many vanity
publishers have decided to surf on the «
hybrid» wave and disguise themselves as
such.
Whether part of a larger publishing company or a stand - alone operation, the
hybrid publisher takes on expenses
such as production, marketing, and distribution to brick - and - mortar stores.
Some self - publishing (or assisted publishing) services have started calling themselves «
hybrid publishers» because it sounds more fashionable and savvy, but
such companies may be nothing more than a fancy self - publishing service.
Publishers such as EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Capcom, SEGA, Take 2 and Bethesda, and a number of independent studios will continue supporting Nintendo's console / handheld
hybrid in 2018.