A good question...[/caption]It used to be in the past that going to a reputable publishing house to have your novel published was the way to get yourself recognized and to have the career as a writer that you have always wanted... Well in an ever changing world, and with the potential for self publishing, and potentially becoming your own publisher, the question is, 'Is there any value to continuing to go to a publisher to be published?
And with our continuing series, 'One Vs. The Other' I thought that it might be kind of fun to examine that very topic!
So with out further adieu...
Since going to a publishing house to be published got to the table first, I thought that we should start there!
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Tradition publishing methods may have been the first to the table, but is it still the best way to go?[/caption]So the perks:
1. Getting published by a reputable publishing house means that you will immediately be capable of having a career as an author (seeing as how publishing houses will pay for you for your novel.)
2. With the release of your latest novel, publishing firms will usually send you on some sort of press tour in an effort to promote your book, which would give you almost instant name recognition and popularity.
The drawbacks:
1. You essentially sign over parts of your career to the publisher that you are publishing with.
2. It is extremely hard to break in to that world, and with the advent of the e-Book, and the with the release of self publishing, it makes it even harder to get published.
And as for self publishing:
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Self publishing the wave of the future?[/caption]Perks:
1. You have complete control over your work and how it is released to the world.
2. You will be published quicker.
Drawbacks:
1. Just about all of the initial funding for the novel is mostly out of pocket, and you have to work 10 times harder to make a profit on the sale of your novel.
In the end, I am going to say that in this case fiends, that really it is a draw, I mean I know that there is more perks to self publishing, but the reality of it is, is that if you are willing to do the work, then doing both will help you catapult your writing career quicker then has ever been possible!
