This week, we continue our discussion of traditional vs. self-publishing with one of the latter's most visible companies: iUniverse.

Susan Driscoll is president and CEO of iUniverse, a leading provider of author publishing services. Susan has held management positions at Holt, HarperCollins, and Holtzbrinck Publishers including editorial director, director of marketing, director of new media and technology, and director of operations.

Join Susan and Paula B. as they discuss:

* What iUniverse does

* Whether iUniverse rejects manuscripts

* How iUniverse authors can get their books in stores

* Whether self-publishing is the kiss of death for an author

* Whether iUniverse is a vanity press

* Why authors should self-publish even though time spent reading books is declining

* How much it costs to publish a book the traditional way vs. with iUniverse

* How iUniverse deals with author expectations

* How iUniverse makes its revenue.