Green with White Lines

TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING vs. INDIE

What are the advantages of each?

What are the disadvantages?

EDITING: Traditional

Advantages:The publisher assigns an editor(s) to your project.

Disadvantages:

Editor may want to change your story

Your hands are a bit tied (if you refuse to make certain changes the publisher may not want to work with you)

EDITING: Indie

Advantages:Complete control over your project

Disadvantages:

Professional editing services can be expensive

You are totally responsible for the content

BOOK COVER: Traditional

Advantages:You have an entire art department behind you

Disadvantages:

You have little to no say over your book cover

A terrible cover can hurt sales

BOOK COVER: Indie

Advantages:Gimp is a free, easy to use program

Complete control over your own cover

Disadvantages:

Making your own cover can be hard

Professional graphic artists can be expensive

STORY CONTENT: Traditional

Advantages:Professionals can keep you from making a huge mistake

Disadvantages:

An editor may change your story

An editor may change your title

STORY CONTENT: Indie

Advantages:It is totally your baby

You are in control

Disadvantages:

When you are too close to something, you can miss huge mistakes

MARKETING: Traditional

Advantages:The publisher probably has more money to spend on marketing

The publisher knows how to market the bookDisadvantages:

Most publishers spend the money on famous writers

A publisher probably won't put in much time on your little title

MARKETING: Indie

Advantage:It's your baby, and you want it to succeed

Disadvantage:

It's hard to do it all yourself

If you don't have the funds, marketing becomes even harder

Traditional vs. Indie

Which way do you go?

It depends on what you want.

How much money you have to spend?

How much time do you have to devote to marketing?

How much control do you want over your book?

My Information

Vampires Rule: Available at Amazon, Smashwords, etc.

Crushed: Available at Amazon, Smashwords, etc

My blog: http://kasi-kcblake.blogspot.com