1. TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING vs. INDIE What are the advantages of each? What are the disadvantages?

3. Disadvantages:

4. Editor may want to change your story

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

7. Disadvantages:

8. Professional editing services can be expensive

9. You are totally responsible for the content

11. Disadvantages:

12. You have little to no say over your book cover

13. A terrible cover can hurt sales

15. Complete control over your own cover

16. Disadvantages:

17. Making your own cover can be hard

18. Professional graphic artists can be expensive

20. Disadvantages:

21. An editor may change your story

22. An editor may change your title

24. You are in control

25. Disadvantages:

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

28. The publisher knows how to market the book

29. Disadvantages:

30. Most publishers spend the money on famous writers

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

33. Disadvantage:

34. It's hard to do it all yourself

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

37. How much money you have to spend?

38. How much time do you have to devote to marketing?

39. How much control do you want over your book?

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