"Traditional publishing" refers to the traditional method of publishing books, where an author writes a book and then submits it to a publishing company. The publishing company takes care of editing, formatting, printing, distributing, and marketing the book to bookstores and readers. The author receives royalties or a percentage of the book sales as payment.
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I suspect that the most successful and truly talented indie writers will end up with some form
of traditional publishing deal at some point in their careers.
The first novel breaking in will speed up the process, but with
traditional publishing route, make sure you are clear on all the stuff I have been talking about here.
Though these titles vary by topic, they've all garnered the attention of
traditional publishing companies through strong marketing platforms and interesting subject matter.
At a conservative estimate I'd say that 9 out of 10 authors published
by traditional publishing in the last 10 years are left wing, and often overtly so.
I know there are many indie authors out there who are forced to go through the self - publishing route
as traditional publishing houses become more and more selective.
I want to
go traditional publishing because I don't have the money to pay for everything, and I want a physical book, not an e-book like many self publishing authors have.
I personally am very glad that I
pursued traditional publishing for years (and still do, depending on the project) and so did not self - publish early.
Many self - published authors are happy that they now have a way to sell their books even if they don't
get traditional publishing deals.
Then if you did get a contract offer for a more
traditional publishing path, you'd know whether the contract would meet those missing pieces or not.
I hate seeing self
vs. traditional publishing framed as an us vs. them scenario because it doesn't have to be that way — and it shouldn't be that way.
I realize the important thing is to get any manuscript proof - read and edited before self - publishing and to the standard of
traditional published books.
But if I've offered to represent someone, it's because I think they have real commercial value so we will always
try traditional publishing houses first and go from there.
This unusual liaison between media may suggest a valuable model for
more traditional publishing companies to explore in the search for new readers.
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