What Are the Primary Disadvantages of Self-Publishing?
Unfortunately, the disadvantages of self-publishing are also numerous! • Print self-publishing (which is still the method by which you are most likely to sell the greatest number of books) is expensive. You will probably need to invest a minimum of $3000 to $5000 to get your book into print. • Self-publishing requires a huge investment in effort. You must be aware that you are setting up a business — and what you get out of it will be directly proportional to the time and effort you are willing to put into it. (See “Tasks,” below.) • Self-publishing requires an ongoing investment of funds. While it is possible to accomplish a great deal of marketing online today, you may still find that you need to fund advertising and direct-mail campaigns, as well as pay to ship books to reviewers. It is these ongoing expenses that make it difficult to “break even” in the self-publishing business. • Self-published books still lack respect in many areas. Many reviewers will not review self-published
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