Traditional: These publishers print carefully chosen books with well-known authors and sales they can count on. They order large print runs and distribute them to booksellers and stores who sell a large volume of books. The printed books are stored in warehouses until sold. A book store can return a book it couldn’t sell. Traditional publishers have a lot of overhead. If they don’t print a large number of copies, then they can’t supply them to their buyers on demand.
Small Press: A Small Press publishes only a few books a year. The author gets less money for her book. However, your chance of being published by a small press are better because they take more chances. Small Presses can and do narrow their selection of books.
Print On Demand: This is an established printer who prints small lots of books, sometimes even one or two books at a time. POD brings more profit to both publisher and author because the publisher doesn’t have to store huge quantities of books. The publisher only prints the books he knows he can sell.
eBooks: eBooks are published in electronic form. They may also be available in printed form. It is a choice for the author similar to Audio Books. eBooks may use a special eBook reader like Kindle or may be available for reading on your computer. eBooks are considerably cheaper than printed books and they are growing in popularity. Most eBook readers are as light as a paperback and offer options like large print.
Self-Published: A self-published author has total control of her book, does all the work, and pays all the costs. A self-published author not only writes and publishes the book, but also sells it. These books are sometimes printed in small runs for family groups who want to reserve the family history, or groups printing cook books and such.
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