Do You Plan to Publish: traditionally? Self? or Combo?

[lrdavis]

I'm curious:

Do you plan to publish traditionally with a Big 5/6 company or Indie Publisher?

or Self-Publish?

or do some combination?

 

[MissLadyRae]

I plan on continuing mainly indie on my own. I love the control it gives me. If there's an opportunity to work with a big 5/6 company, I'll check out the terms and see if it's best for my business before going forward. I'm open to the idea.

Love your siggy quote, LR. Bradbury was one of the best.

 

[Tricia Ballad]

I published my first two novels independently, and I've published all of my nonfiction through major publishers. I second what @MisLadyRae said about looking at publishing options as a purely business decision. You need to look at what a major publisher offers you in terms of advance, royalties, distribution, etc. compared to what you realistically expect to do on your own. One of the biggest hurdles I faced was finding that critical mass of readers as an Indie.

 

[DMac]

I decided to self-publish b/c I got sick of querying. I got a lot of positive rejections, i.e. "Your writing is excellent! Love the characters/story/voice/etc. But it would be difficult to sell to a publisher at this time...."
Finally I decided, "Life is too short," and I went the indie route.
It was an experiment at first, just to see how it would work.
Well, it worked out well. I earned more in 6 months than the standard (admittedly, low) advance for books in my genre. And, unlike traditional publishing, my book stays on the virtual shelves.
I love not wasting time on query letters, on waiting for agents to reply. Even if a publisher buys your book, you usually have to wait over a year for it to actually get published.

Yes, I have to do my own marketing and promos, but nowadays authors have to do that themselves anyway.
I love being able to design my own covers, to change the covers if I want to freshen things up, to experiment with price points and sales.

Also I love the 70% royalty rate :-D Although actually I earn most of my money from the Kindle Unlimited borrows.

Everyone has to decide their own path. There was a time when I yearned to be traditionally published. Nowadays, I'm just thrilled that I'm not restricted to trad publishing and can indie publish. ;-D

DMac

 

[Denise A. Agnew]

I'm curious:

Do you plan to publish traditionally with a Big 5/6 company or Indie Publisher?

or Self-Publish?

or do some combination?

I'm a combo person in that I have small press publishers and I self publish. I have self published some works for several years now. I see the way the wind blows. I have no interest in traditional publishing with big houses at this time, but I never say never. I'm a flexible person and if an opportunity comes up that I feel is beneficial I will go that direction. What I love about self publishing is having more control. I hire editors, cover artists because I definitely cannot do those things myself. I format myself using the Vellum program. I also do trades with trusted friends when they have a skill I don't, etc.

 

[PassionSavvy]

I self-published with iUniverse for my first book, which was a tool for my Life Coach business that helps women over 40 to redefine and remember who they really are. I wrote a paranormal romance after that, which needs revamping, so then tried my hand at a straight romance, which I published on amazon. My plan for the YA Urban Fantasy Witch series I am working on now is to find that perfect agent and publish traditionally. I can't wait. Who knows what I will do after that. I like to explore all options.