And readers are much more eager to buy me when I control cover, cost, and jacket blurbs, as evidenced
by the fact that I've made 8x as much as a self -
publisher as I did with my
legacy contracts.
But I do feel we are all missing on the benefits to be derived from the Big Five or small, respected
legacy presses, if we don't realize that the
legacy publishers offer something more than a
contract and royalties: they offer a chance to be reviewed
by independent professional critics in the mainstream media and to access all the prestigious prizes — and this should be also said loud and clear and I hope you dedicate a future post to this.