Yes, it goes on. As it is now very easy for writers to
publish their one material why should they wait for a traditional publisher to
accept their work and then take several months to get it out into the open?
Taking risks
The traditional publisher has to be confident enough about
your work to risk time and money on various services you might want to buy in
as a self-publisher:
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Cover design
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Editing (structural)
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Editing (line)
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Editing (copy)
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Proof-reading
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Book design
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Marketing
The publisher will have to sell several hundred books to get
their money back on those upfront / overhead costs. Whether the book sells
twenty or twenty thousand copies those prices remain the same.
