Post by account_disabled on Jan 2, 2024 12:24:33 GMT 8
In recent days we have talked about the various aspects of publishing a book. Self-publishing costs money , we have seen some price lists to get an idea of how much you will have to pay. These are all expenses to pay for editorial services and propose a quality work . An author who chooses self-publishing today must have valid collaborators : editors, graphic designers, layout designers, etc. Professional figures useful for creating a product to be placed on the publishing market. There is another truth, or rather another path: that of traditional publishing. Which is not to be discarded, because, as some readers have rightly pointed out, not everyone has the money and the skills - and the time, too - to be able to dedicate themselves to self-publishing. For these authors the path of classical publishing remains.
The editorial dream Will it stay that way? Maybe it's time to not always see certain aspects as negative. If some authors prefer to try to publish with a publishing house, they cannot be discouraged by hearing about little or no promotion of the books published, the disappearance of the book after 3 months of publication, or waiting for months and months before having a response. If some authors want to self-publish, they Special Data cannot be discouraged by the fact that their book will only be an ebook and not a nice paper edition with a dust jacket. Their book will be for the niche of digital readers, who, even if they are increasing, are still far from being the totality. If I self-publish, my mom and sisters won't read anything I post. And neither do most of my friends. For these people I will not have published anything.
For how many more will it be like this? What does “editorial dream” mean? Research , essentially. It means searching for the path that seems most suitable to us, publication by publication. I see it like this. I'm writing a novel that I would like to be published by a publisher and a short story that I'm interested in self-publishing as an ebook. Beyond my personal choices, those who cultivate the editorial dream must understand well which path will be most suitable for their work. He would be crazy to send his manuscript to Mondadori, unless Mondadori launched a competition, as I think has happened several times. But what will happen to "unsolicited" mailings? Throwing yourself into the latest tiny new publishing house is an equally big mistake. I've seen books that make you shiver because of how they were created.
The editorial dream Will it stay that way? Maybe it's time to not always see certain aspects as negative. If some authors prefer to try to publish with a publishing house, they cannot be discouraged by hearing about little or no promotion of the books published, the disappearance of the book after 3 months of publication, or waiting for months and months before having a response. If some authors want to self-publish, they Special Data cannot be discouraged by the fact that their book will only be an ebook and not a nice paper edition with a dust jacket. Their book will be for the niche of digital readers, who, even if they are increasing, are still far from being the totality. If I self-publish, my mom and sisters won't read anything I post. And neither do most of my friends. For these people I will not have published anything.
For how many more will it be like this? What does “editorial dream” mean? Research , essentially. It means searching for the path that seems most suitable to us, publication by publication. I see it like this. I'm writing a novel that I would like to be published by a publisher and a short story that I'm interested in self-publishing as an ebook. Beyond my personal choices, those who cultivate the editorial dream must understand well which path will be most suitable for their work. He would be crazy to send his manuscript to Mondadori, unless Mondadori launched a competition, as I think has happened several times. But what will happen to "unsolicited" mailings? Throwing yourself into the latest tiny new publishing house is an equally big mistake. I've seen books that make you shiver because of how they were created.