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Originally Posted by Catlady
No, and I won't die from eating a meal I don't like either. I wasn't talking about "like"--that's irrelevant.
And there are other opinions besides yours too.
So it's less vain to self-publish because now the author doesn't pay a third party? Huh? Nowadays authors don't even have to have enough confidence in their own work to put their money where their mouth is.
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It's cheaper--not free. There is quite a bit of money that goes into it--cover work, copyright filing fees, listing fees (yes, there is a listing fee to get on sites such as B&N for print copy), ISBNs editing, buying proofs, and giveaways. Not all authors pay for each step and some have more means than others. But we can pick and choose who we hire instead of forking over 5 to 10k and being stuck with whatever we get. Vanity publishing was a high fee print service that did NOT do a thing for distribution or marketing or quality. They charged high fees without doing anything more than printing -- but they promised ever so much more.
The difference is quite vast with how it works now. As a reader, you may not know or care about those differences, but they are such that a writer can really focus on craft--and still have a chance at a viable income and a chance to learn even more.
So have no fear. We are not able to loose our magnificence on you for free.
