Traditional Publishing versus Self-Publishing: Which Is Better for
You?
(Note: this is an excerpt from the book, “Why Every Speaker Should Have an ‘Expert’ Book” by
Alan Stransman.
The complete book is available as a free download at:
www....
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Traditional Publishing versus Self-Publishing: Which Is Better for
You?
(Note: this is an excerpt from the book, “Why Every Speaker Should Have an ‘Expert’ Book” by
Alan Stransman.
The complete book is available as a free download at:
www.
expertbookcreation.
com.
)
In the same way that many people who think of writing a book believe
that the major benefit that would be derived from that effort would be in
the form of sales, so do a number of aspiring authors believe that the
best way to publish a book is to find an agent or publisher.
I had the same mistaken notion several years ago.
When I had completed my first book, Don’t Let Your Dream Business
Turn Into a Nightmare: A Cautionary Tale for Would-be Entrepreneurs
(www.
mybusinessnightmare.
com), being rather naïve about the
publishing industry, I called a literary agent with whom I had had some
dealings during my career as a television producer.
I told her about the
book and she expressed some reservations about it as it did not
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