The beauty of self-publishing
December 11th, 2006 by janetSelf-publishing doesn’t always get much support. Authors seem to get more kudos from having their books in print.
But the beauty of self-publishing for me is:
- control over the content; and
- better sales.
An interview with a self-published author of a non-fiction book in Valerie Khoo’s blog demonstrates both of these points. Yes, it takes a lot of nerve, belief in yourself and heaps of marketing and promotion, but once you’ve identified your market, you’re off and running.
That’s why I’m going to self-publish my guide dog story. I want control over the content and I want it to get to the audience who want to read it. I’ll go around schools and tell them about it, do some readings and get feedback. Then there’s the wider internet community who I can tap into.
I think self-publishing will be a growing phenomenon.
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December 12th, 2006 at 7:03 am
Regarding your comment about “control over the content” … that’s one of the best things about self-publishing (apart from the fact that the margins are also better). I recently worked with a mainstream publisher on a non-fiction book. They basically made it clear that the “real story” wasn’t going to be enough. And I wasn’t prepared to embellish the story with things that didn’t really happen. So even though it was a lucrative publishing deal, I felt that to act with integrity, my only choice was to end the contract!