When will self publishing hit a tipping point?


Here’s a great way to self publish your own book 6 Ways to Publish Your Own Book.

I have several friends in the social media business world that have published books and you make no money unless you’re a best seller. Yes there is some clout in getting picked up by a publisher but they don’t do anything for you. You even have to do all your own marketing.

There is no real benefit anymore. I know more and more people that are going the self published route and I wonder how long before even the big guys do it. You’ve seen it happen in the music industry I’m sure the publishing world is right behind it.

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  • http://www.yourpersonalconsultant.com Barbara D Holtzman

    There could be several tipping points: when the best authors self-publish and sell direct so that the big book shops have to go direct to offer them to their book buyers; when booksellers realize that good authors are going direct; when authors get tired of getting ripped off by publishers.

  • http://www.yourpersonalconsultant.com Barbara D Holtzman

    There could be several tipping points: when the best authors self-publish and sell direct so that the big book shops have to go direct to offer them to their book buyers; when booksellers realize that good authors are going direct; when authors get tired of getting ripped off by publishers.

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