Is Self Publishing Worth the Price? 69
vonFinkelstien asks: "I have written an adolescent novel and am having trouble getting it published. I have recently started looking at self-publishing, print-on-demand firms like Trafford or the many listed at pdfcreator. Trafford looks legitimate and offers a discount for those who do the layout themselves (I would use LaTeX). But the 'Bestseller Package' (which offers some promotional support) still costs $1399 when you create the layout yourself. Are such services worth the high initial cost ($500-$2000)? If any of you could give your experiences with or advice about these companies, I and other aspiring authors would be grateful."
LaTeX? (Score:5, Funny)
I have written an adolescent novel and am having trouble getting it published.
Trafford looks legitimate and offers a discount for those who do the layout themselves (I would use LaTeX).
How many equations are you planning on putting in this 'adolescent novel' anyhow? And you're wondering why you're 'having trouble getting it published'?
"I'm not so sure we should be doing this. We'd better turn back!" Molly exclaimed.
Sarah curled her lip in her characteristic unconscious show of displeasure. "I can't believe our one weekend away from our parents and you want to stop now! If you want to chicken out then go right ahead! But I'm going to \partial \rho \over \partial t + \nabla \dot u = 0 and that's all there is to it!"GMD
Well, in a worse case scenario... (Score:1, Funny)
But wouldn't -1: Offtopic (Score:1, Funny)