tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399717849799780987.post3720480668542046470..comments2017-01-17T15:26:38.446-08:00Comments on Marcia Kemp Sterling: Should I Self-Publish?Marcia Kemp Sterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259509289223177888noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399717849799780987.post-55144251003981197422012-05-30T07:58:59.720-07:002012-05-30T07:58:59.720-07:00It’s true that self-published books are harder to ...It’s true that self-published books are harder to find in bookstores and libraries. Bookstores will often carry a few, but not in prominent locations. But thousands of self-published books are sold online and you may have read some of them without knowing it. <br /><br />There are two aspects of “self-published books”: the printing process and the path to market. Self-published books are printed using digital technology, often called “print on demand, or POD,” making it economically feasible to print 25 books at a time, let’s say, as opposed to traditional offset printing, where you can’t economically run fewer than about 3,000 copies. The path to market is somewhat different since self-published authors don’t have the marketing clout of a big publishing house, but Amazon will gladly carry their books and most promotion these days is online anyway.<br /><br />Digital printing has gotten much better and most readers would not be able to readily distinguish a self-published book.Marcia Kemp Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03259509289223177888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399717849799780987.post-72334482501422649372012-05-29T18:01:37.506-07:002012-05-29T18:01:37.506-07:00I read a fair number of books, most of which I buy...I read a fair number of books, most of which I buy at the bookstore or order online and a few I get from the library. I'm not sure I've ever read a self-published book. My point is, self-publishing will not reach a lot of potential readers.Jymnoreply@blogger.com