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small press
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ilyana othman bakar
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aizura@yahoo.com
Date & Time
8/21/2004 1:43:23 AM
in your opinion, what are the assets and liabilities of being published by a small press?

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re: small press
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Tom Person
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editor@laughingbear.com
Date & Time
8/21/2004 9:51:43 PM
A lot of that depends on the small press - how small it is, how well they market their titles, and how they pay their authors. If you can find their titles in a bookstore, that is a good sign. The advantages of publishing with a small press are that you will get more personal attention that you may with a large publisher, it is unlikely that they will option the book and then not publish it or delay it indefinately, and you will probably have more say in the design and marketing of it. You also don't need an agent to approach a small press. On the down side, any small business could go out of business at any time, you may not make a lot of money, and they may not have the funds or experience to market your book well. Still, the important thing is to get your work into print. So, check out any publisher before you let them have your work. Look them up in "Writer's Market", "Books in Print", look for them in the large bookstores, and search for information on them on the internet. You can always use that first book as a learning experience and stepping stone to find an even better publisher for your later work. But you aren't going to get anywhere without taking a few chances. The publisher is going to be taking a chance on you, so you need to take a leap of faith (backed by research) yourself.