Lev Butts Lists the Best of Self-Publishing I
Last month , I went on one of my rants about the bias against self-published books and challenged some common stereotypes many people have about self-published writers. The most common stereotype, however, needs more than a couple of paragraphs in a single blog post to disprove. Most people assume that if a book is self-published, it is because the work was not good enough to be picked up by a traditional or indie publisher. There are a few reasons, however, that a perfectly good book doesn't find a publisher: Most publishers require agents, but today, many agents won't take you on unless you can show proof of your own marketability. The work, while well-written and entertaining, may be too experimental for a publisher or agent to risk investing in. The market you are shooting for ( especially sci-fi or fantasy ) may be near glutted already, so publishers may be unwilling to throw money into such a large pool. Conversely, the audience may be so small that the publisher h...