Comments on: Why Self Published Books Fail http://cameronchapman.com/2009/04/why-self-published-books-fail/ On Writing Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:12:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cameron Chapman http://cameronchapman.com/2009/04/why-self-published-books-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-2691 Cameron Chapman Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:54:13 +0000 http://cameronchapman.com/?p=171#comment-2691 The thing about self-publishing is that it's a <strong>lot</strong> of work. There are plenty of examples of traditionally-published books that cross genres, so I don't think that's necessarily a sticking point to finding a "regular" publisher. If you want to invest the time and/or money into self-publishing because it's something you really want to do (as it is for me), then go for it. But if you're doing it because you just can't find a publisher and you don't know what else to do, then think long and hard about the pros and cons of going forward. The thing about self-publishing is that it’s a lot of work. There are plenty of examples of traditionally-published books that cross genres, so I don’t think that’s necessarily a sticking point to finding a “regular” publisher.

If you want to invest the time and/or money into self-publishing because it’s something you really want to do (as it is for me), then go for it. But if you’re doing it because you just can’t find a publisher and you don’t know what else to do, then think long and hard about the pros and cons of going forward.

]]> By: Ryan Fortney http://cameronchapman.com/2009/04/why-self-published-books-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-2690 Ryan Fortney Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:01:45 +0000 http://cameronchapman.com/?p=171#comment-2690 All very good information, but... what if you're dealing with a novel that resides within more than one genre? Say, a genre mash up, to be a little more precise. All very good information, but… what if you’re dealing with a novel that resides within more than one genre? Say, a genre mash up, to be a little more precise.

]]> By: Weekly News Roundup for April 17th | Cameron Chapman http://cameronchapman.com/2009/04/why-self-published-books-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Weekly News Roundup for April 17th | Cameron Chapman Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:53:59 +0000 http://cameronchapman.com/?p=171#comment-7 [...] favorite post on this blog this week was Why Self Published Books Fail. It’s a look at the reasons why so many self published books tend not to do as well as those [...]

[...] favorite post on this blog this week was Why Self Published Books Fail. It’s a look at the reasons why so many self published books tend not to do as well as those [...]

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