Sometimes you have to write an article to answer a question you get repeatedly. This week’s Publishize newsletter article is one of those.
As many of you know, I'm the president of a non-profit organization called the Small Publishers Artists and Writers Network (SPAWN), which offers information and resources for people working in publishing. Our members are publishers, authors, designers, or other creative pros. This week's article "Are You Really Self-Publishing or Not?" is based on a lot of rather lively conversations that have been going on in the SPAWN member discussion forum.
After trying to explain the difference between a subsidy press and true self-publishing many times, the thing that really burns me is that a whole lot of companies are using misleading and deceptive advertising to try and extract a whole lot of money from creative people who simply want to realize the dream of seeing their book in print. Many of these authors end up disillusioned, depressed, and even broke. I know because afterward, they ask me questions about how they can REALLY self-publish their books.
Oh and if you don't have time to read the article, here's the last line, which has something I want you to know: Logical Expressions is not and never will be a subsidy press.
Enjoy!
Are You Really Self-Publishing or Not?
by Susan C. Daffron
When you sign up with a "self-publishing company" you probably are not really self-publishing and you may end up regretting it.
posted @ Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:55 AM