You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. We’ve looked at the pros and cons of self-publishing, but that doesn’t answer the question of whether self-publishing is appropriate for you and your book. Let’s look more closely at who should self-publish: You might be a good candidate for self-publishing … Read more

You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. The pros and cons of self-publishing may seem self-evident from the description in the previous post. However, let’s break down the characteristics of self-publishing into benefits and disadvantages. Advantages of self-publishing include: You, the author, are in complete control. Your book … Read more

You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. We’ve talked about other kinds of publishing, including subsidy publishing. Sometimes authors believe that subsidy publishing is the same as self-publishing because the author pays all the costs of production in both. In Subsidy Publishing vs. Self-Publishing, Writing-World gives a good … Read more

You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. We’ve talked about traditional publishing and vanity publishing. In the middle of these extremes are subsidy publishing and self-publishing. We’ll talk more about do-it-yourself publishing in a future post, but here we’ll address subsidy publishing: A vanity publisher can look deceptively … Read more

You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. My last post covered traditional publishing. At the other end of the spectrum is vanity publishing: A company contracts with you to publish your book. The company charges you for all the costs of production, but it does the work you … Read more

This is the second in a series on self-publishing. You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. Before you can decide if self-publishing is appropriate for you, you have to understand what it is and how it compares to other forms of publishing. This is not designed to be … Read more

This is the first in a series about self-publishing. I touched on the subject in Finding a Publisher, but recent posts on other blogs and comments from my clients have convinced me there’s a need for more depth on the subject. You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. … Read more