Self-publishing

Pros & Cons of
Traditional Publishing
• Author gets to work with a
professional team whose
goal is the best book
• Publisher covers costs of
publishing & printing
• Publisher handles
marketing, distribution &
warehousing of book,
including all sales
materials
• Might take a long time to
find a publisher
• Publisher might take a
long time to print (two
year schedule)
• Author signs over control
of title, illustrator, cover,
number of copies printed,
advertising (when, how
and how often)