Not exact matches
When an
author goes the
traditional publishing
route the publisher presumes to be the authority and knows better
than the writer and assumes creative control of the writers intellectual property.
It is in their best interest to promote
authors who take the
traditional route, despite the fact that
route is much more narrow and harder to break into
than ever before.
There has been a lot of media coverage surrounding
authors who take a less
than traditional route to publication, such as Amanda Hocking who inked a four book deal with St. Martin's Press following her unique success as a self - published ebook
author on Amazon.
More recently, news from The Bookseller's Charlotte Eyre in London is that British children's
author Jeff Norton has launched a novel, Star Pressed, on Wattpad «rather
than going down the
traditional publishing
route.»
The store doesn't get much out of that, but the publisher and
author HAVE already been protected with the
traditional arrangement (rather
than the «Agent»
route).
Otherwise, rather
than hearing about self - published
authors who «make it» by landing a
traditional deal, we'll be hearing about other writers who decide to take a similar
route to Eisler's and go it alone.
If I had the time to write a whole lot more
than I already do, then I might try some
author - publishing, but when looking at it in a risk - benefit kinda way, those three as - yet unwritten novels just HAVE to go via my agent, via
traditional routes of publication.
The self - published
authors I meet, who are 6 months into the process, are weary and more
than a bit angry at themselves for believing that they were going to make more money bypassing the
traditional route.
As informed, wise, and purpose - driven
authors who have made the decision to employ the indie
route rather
than the
traditional publishing
route for your book, you're ahead of the curve.
Since the percentage of books actually published with a
traditional publishing house is less
than 3 %, that makes it difficult for 97 % of
authors to get their work published unless they go the self - published
route.
This sounds like a lot of money but it is better
than what an
author would have to part with when he chooses to go the
traditional publishing
route.
Authors, does self - publishing make more sense for your book and circumstances
than taking the
traditional route to finding an agent and commercial publisher?
In fact, in the last 18 months, we've seen that independently published
authors have more promotional options available to them
than many who go the
traditional route because they can react more quickly to changing market trends and make decisions to jump on timely promotions.
Authors keep a higher percentage of royalty (between 35 % and 70 % depending on the program they opt for)
than they would if they choose to go the
traditional publishing
route.