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Originally Posted by Rizla
Based on the recommendations in that thread, it seems that most self-pub authors who get the chance will go trad-pub. So it seems the latter route may be preferable, if achievable. Also, most self-pub authors recommended on that thread have gone trad-pub. It looks like a pattern.
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Of course it's a pattern. It just doesn't mean what you want it to mean.
Having the resources of a traditional publishing house at your disposal has never been seen as UNpreferable by authors. The question is whether or not the price/commitment that traditional publishers demand for their services is worth it. The self-pub authors who go on to sign with traditional publishers (after successfully creating a name for themselves) have the leverage to seek better terms (or hybrid contracts) for themselves (and quite often get them). THAT is the power of self-publishing. That self-pub success stories tend to eventually sign with traditional publishers is not an indicator that self-publication is undesirable or unsustainable. Far from it.