Differences between Traditional and Self-Publishing
Traditional Publishing
Need to check with an agent
Agent has to accept representing you
Agent has to sell your book
You get an upfront advance (typically a huge amount of money)
You rewrite, write, or edit your book
The publishing house has the book rights
They create the cover, edit professionally, format, and publish the content
You get between 10% and 12.5% royalties
Takes between 1 and 3 years to publish after acceptance
Self-Publishing
You can write any genres you want to write and publish at any time
You pay for cover design (& choose it)
You pay for editing & formatting
You upload and publish yourself
You get full royalties: 60% on Amazon for print books
You can update or republish at any time
You can publish any number of books as you wish, as quickly as you wish
You can write and publish a book in very short time
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