Choose Your Publishing Option: The Fearless Guide to An Author's Alternatives
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This guide by a veteran author, editor, and independent publisher gives concise and useful information on how to get an agent, get published in the mainstream or outside it, how to self-publish, and more. The publishing options explained are: The Agent/Major Publisher Route, The Independent Publisher Route, The Self-Publishing Route, Co-op/POD and Electronic Publishing, Assisted Publishing, and The Special Case of Poetry Publishing. Further Resources include many helpful links to writers groups and other online assistance.
D. Patrick Miller
Patrick D. Miller is Charles T. Haley Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author of numerous books, including The Religion of Ancient Israel. He is coeditor of the Interpretation commentary series and the Westminster Bible Companion series. In 1998, he served as President of the Society of Biblical Literature. He was also editor of Theology Today for twenty years.
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Choose Your Publishing Option - D. Patrick Miller
CHOOSE YOUR
PUBLISHING OPTION
The Fearless Guide to
An Author's Alternatives
by D. Patrick Miller
© 2022 by D. Patrick Miller
Smashwords Edition ▪ All Rights Reserved
Introduction:
The Rapidly Changing Face of Publishing
Option 1:
The Agent/Major Publisher Route
Option 2:
The Independent Publisher Route
Option 3:
The Self-Publishing Route
Option 4:
Hybrid/POD Publishing
Option 5:
Assisted Publishing
Option 6:
The Special Case of Poetry Publishing
Further Resources
INTRODUCTION:
The Rapidly Changing Face of Publishing
The current publishing scene is an energetic mix of daunting challenges and unparalleled opportunities. While it is more difficult than ever before to land a publishing contract with a major house that will pay you a substantial monetary advance, it has never been easier to make your work available to a worldwide audience. Via the Internet and a wide variety of e-readers, you can make your work available to millions in almost no time. Whether that accessibility will deliver recognition, respect, and a living wage as an author is another matter.
With the proliferation of electronic media and a variety of reading platforms and technologies, there has never been so many ways to make your writing known to potential readers. At the same time, the sales of printed books are declining, at least through the conventional distribution route of bookstores. Some recent surveys suggest that young adults are buying, on average, one printed book or less per year. This doesn’t necessarily mean they are reading less. But it does mean they are reading less in print, and more online. Since the Internet has a tradition of providing information without charge, it is becoming more challenging to get readers to pay for what you write. That doesn’t mean it’s