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I understand there are tons of variables, but I'm looking for some basics here as I know nothing at all about traditional publishing (hope I'm using the right term cuz I vaguely remember getting reprimanded about this when I first joined this forum ).
As simply as I can put it: I self published a self help book which is doing well IMO. It's my first book, put out Jan 1 of this year, and I've sold over 900 copies with very little marketing. I just made one more round of edits, and once uploaded I'm ready to start some serious promo (and drop some serious $$). Knowing nothing outside of doing this all myself, do I have anything to gain by starting to knock on publisher's doors? Here are some of my questions...
I know that's a lot and I'm not expecting anyone to answer them all, but if you can help me get an idea of what this is all about - I can do further research on my own. Thanks.
As simply as I can put it: I self published a self help book which is doing well IMO. It's my first book, put out Jan 1 of this year, and I've sold over 900 copies with very little marketing. I just made one more round of edits, and once uploaded I'm ready to start some serious promo (and drop some serious $$). Knowing nothing outside of doing this all myself, do I have anything to gain by starting to knock on publisher's doors? Here are some of my questions...
- Can I even do it? Having already assigned an ISBN # and all, can the book still be picked up by a publisher?
- Will they do anything as far as promotion goes, or would that still be up to me, anyhow?
- What would be the pros and cons?
- I understand I would get a much smaller Royalty. If I'm confident of my own marketing plans, should I just plow forward?
- If this book starts doing really well, what do I have to gain by attempting to go traditional on my next book?
I know that's a lot and I'm not expecting anyone to answer them all, but if you can help me get an idea of what this is all about - I can do further research on my own. Thanks.