The publishing industry is extremely congested and most books, even
with publishing houses behind them, don't do so well.
Not exact matches
If you're an indie author who's competing in your genre, on your own,
with best - selling authors who have the resources of big
publishing houses behind them.
From your position it's interesting, because you've already established yourself for many years as an author working
with traditional
houses, your route to self -
publishing means that you already have a name
behind you.
And I also weighed all the wonderful pluses that came
with being traditionally
published by a Big 5
house — including having a «team»
behind me every step of the way, having the «clout» and prestige of having finally «made it,» being able to reach a wider audience through print distribution.
Almost 20 years later, Joylynn has been the content development editor for Triple Crown Publications; she was the acquisitions and developmental editor for Carl Weber's Urban Christian imprint for 10 years; she's agented authors who have book deals
with Simon and Schuster, Kensington, and Urban Books; and Joylynn has done ghostwriting, write -
behinds, and literary consulting (both freelance and for
publishing houses).
Third, although traditional
publishing houses have editors and you have already paid for one, the prestige of being accepted by them,
with the orchestra of copyeditors, cover artists, and marketing experts
behind them to help you, will relieve you of a lot of the work for your next big project.
You get all the freedom of being self
published, but you get a backing of a
publishing house behind you and all the networking and resources that comes
with.
This is a great chat for readers who want to learn more about the press
behind their books and for authors who are looking to
publish their next book
with a
house.
Traditional
publishing I think offers a more immediate satisfaction that comes
with the validation of a
publishing house behind you.