Why are e-books so popular with writers?
Authors are torn between e-and-p-publishers. They are frustrated with p-publishers for two reasons; 1) Low royalties, 2) Constant rejection. They are enthralled with the idea e-books now offer an alternative to traditional publishing, with great success in sight. If you visit an e-publisher’s Website, you will be highly tempted to self-publish. All the promises sound too good to be true. The high royalty rate is a powerful attraction, but as you read here, you now have a basic understanding to make an informed judgement as to which way you want to go with your book. What will you do if your e-book gets into demand and traditional p-markets want to sell your book? Can you handle all the printing, order processing, shipping, billing, returns, and dead accounts? Other publishers won’t touch the book, so that’s out of the question (unless the book is extremely lucky, but is very rare this will occur).
