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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here again from writers life coming up today questions to ask yourself to see if self-publishing is right for you in 2007 Amazon launched its self publishing platform Kindle direct publishing KDP and changed the world of publishing dramatically now writers were able to bypass the lengthy process of sending their manuscript to publisher after publisher and save themselves the agony and disappointment of rejection after rejection they could simply upload their document it and viola it was ready for the world to see since then other publishing platforms such as Smashwords and draft2digital have also launched their versions meaning that writers can see their words in print as digital downloads audio books and so on however just because it's easy doesn't make it the best option many writers now bypass the whole traditional publishing process and opt straight for self-publishing for the reasons described and many more reasons to but doing so without careful thought and consideration may result in regret later down the line so before you commit it's good to ask yourself the following first when are you planning to release your book if you want to try and get your book traditionally published you're going to have to be patient regardless of how long it takes to write an editor book you could expect to wait on average around 6 months for a publisher to get back to you with an answer and that answer might very well be thanks but no thanks even if you do get a positive response it typically take another year before you see it on the bookshelves alternatively if he wants a self-publish you can do this pretty much immediately while this is much more appealing to those who have finished their book I want to see out there as quickly as possible it also may be more tempting to publish before your book is ready and next are you hoping to sell lots of copies if you want millions of people to buy your book and to make good money from it the tussle between traditional and self-publishing is extremely tricky on self-publishing platforms the competition is extraordinarily fierce trying to get your book into a prominent position is almost impossible unless you already have a strong fan base and high profile platform from which to promote it however many publishers also demand this review these days though they have huge marketing departments of teams of people who conjure up clever ways to promote your book if you can prove you have an audience already they're going to give your manuscript more serious consideration taking on a new book from an unknown author is a risk however good it is so without being sure they can sell a significant number of copies they'll be tough to convince however traditional publishing is more likely to enable authors to sell more copies of their books both physically and digitally and so if selling copies is our number one goal securing a contract with a publisher is your best route to success next do you want to be in control of the book authors who can't bear the idea of anyone else meddling with their book should always self publish a traditional publisher will want to change things and details such as the book cover will be their decision while being in charge of every aspects of your is a tremendous amount of work you still have ultimate creative control and can present it to the world exactly as you intended a traditional publisher may ask you to change parts of the story that you love and once you have signed on the dotted line will take the reins from you and you have to be okay with that these three questions can help me decide what your ultimate goal is when it comes to publishing your book answer them as honestly and as much detail as possible and I'll have a clear idea of whether self or traditional publishing is the right route for you and don't forget if it's struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access to it now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now   be sure to give us these thumbs up if you like this video and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now