Traditional v. Self-Publishing: A Suggestion | Part 2
Publishers and Writers Should Set Up A New Arrangement
The Main Concerns:
Writers complain, and rightfully so, about the lengthy time it takes to find an agent and for the agent to find a publisher. We complain, too, about the rather jarring loss of control over our work and the often year-long process traditional publishers take to bring our work to print. Well print-on-demand (POD) takes care of all that. With POD, the time to print is blitz-schnell. For authors, there is the added and very important caveat of being able to retain some measure of control.
Publishers worry about the financial investment they're asked to make in an author who is either unknown or whose sales have been anemic. They worry, too, about how vested the author is in promoting his or her work, how capable he or she is of doing what's necessary. Finally, they worry about overstock and returns. POD takes care of that, too, by ensuring that books are printed only when ordered.
The Main Concerns:
Writers complain, and rightfully so, about the lengthy time it takes to find an agent and for the agent to find a publisher. We complain, too, about the rather jarring loss of control over our work and the often year-long process traditional publishers take to bring our work to print. Well print-on-demand (POD) takes care of all that. With POD, the time to print is blitz-schnell. For authors, there is the added and very important caveat of being able to retain some measure of control.
Publishers worry about the financial investment they're asked to make in an author who is either unknown or whose sales have been anemic. They worry, too, about how vested the author is in promoting his or her work, how capable he or she is of doing what's necessary. Finally, they worry about overstock and returns. POD takes care of that, too, by ensuring that books are printed only when ordered.
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