Part III: Non-Traditional Publishers and Self-Publishing Providers

My series about book publishing continues, this time about going the self-publishing or non-traditional route.

The Independent Book Publishers Association’s Models and Author Pathways chart. (Click on the image to download the guide.)

You’ve worked hard on your book idea and want to get it published, but you worry that you can’t attract a major publisher. This post could give you the information you need to ease your mind.

In the past, I’ve written two research-rich newsletters about publishing. Part I: A Big List of Cookbook Publishers explains which corporate trade publishers publish cookbooks and which require an agent. I followed with Part II: Submit Your Book Idea to a Publisher, which lists independent, midsize and smaller publishers that do not require an agent. Part II also tells you how to apply to those publishers, with links to their submission pages.

Now, take a look at Part III, which explains non-corporate publishers and self-publishing service providers outside the traditional publishing space.

Why should you care?

You might want to get a book published but find that you don’t meet the criteria for traditional (corporate) publishing. You haven’t, for example:

• Built a big audience through social media, newsletters, freelancing, teaching or speaking