Discussion: All about Indie Publishers

Posted by on February 21, 2012 in Discussion Questions | 2 comments

The last question of the week was concerning which type of publishing avenue you would prefer, self publishing or a small, indie publisher. We’re continuing that topic this week:

What things would you expect from a small, indie publisher as opposed to self publishing?

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  • http://hopewelsh.blogspot.com Hope Welsh

    This is sometimes a hard decision to make. Personally, I wanted a book with a publisher–even a small publisher.

    With that in mind, I submitted and sold one of my books to a small e-publisher and thought it would be a good thing for me as a relatively unknown writer.

    In my case, it was a bad decision. Ive done much better with another book that I self-published. To the tune of making more in one MONTH than Ive made with this publisher in 3 YEARS.

    The one thing is, though, that even a small publisher IS a publisher–and it may well be worth the loss of money for a new author just for the ‘credibility’ of having something with a publisher.

    I have more than one book with a few small publishers under various pen names.

    All in all, I must say that I prefer to self-publish. I’m lucky, though. I have a graphic artist for a daughter–she does my covers. I was a high school teacher, so I catch most of the mistakes in my writing (the death of a new author is a badly proofed book) My daughter also does a great job on formatting–another thing that will turn off a reader very quickly.

    This is a personal choice–but authors need to do their homework. They must also be sure not to count on a publisher to promote their work.

    Just my 2 cents on the topic.
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    • Rainy Kaye

      I agree, Hope. The most important factor is that the author does their research before making a decision. Any of the options can be a success, but that chance decreases the less the author knows.
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