There was a time when I thought an author had to have their book published by a traditional publisher to have any success. Times have changed in the publishing business and more and more people are taking the self-publishing route because of the frustration of trying to get a book published the traditional way.
I have done some research and found that many great writers had books self-published. A few of them are, Zane Grey, Carl Sandburg, Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Benjamin Franklin, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
There is no shame in self-publishing, as a matter of fact I think it is the way to go because you have control over the publishing process. Self-publishers want to do it your way and want to make you happy.
I have decided that I will support self-published books more than I ever have. There are many great books out there that deserve to be read. I used e-booktime.com to have my novel, Walk to Love, published. I had a much better time with them that I did with the place I had my first novel published at about one third the price. There are many self-publishing companies and authors need to do a lot of research before they decide on the company to publish their book.
Many authors that decide to have their books self-published will have success. One of those is a friend of mine, Jan Reid. I recently read her novel, Deep Water Tears. As soon as I started to read it I could feel that Jan had a talent for writing. Her novel pulled me in like a magnet wanting to know what was going to happen next. Jan's novel is listed on amazon.com.
If you would like to see a list of books published by my publisher e-booktime.com, go to their website and click on store. You will find some good reading there.
amazon.com/author/larry_w_fish
Copyright Larry W. Fish 2015
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