What does /lit/ think of self-publishing?

Publishing is such a mess right now I think SP is just about the only way to go. No agent or publisher really knows what's good or bad (unless it's painfully, painfully bad).

I feel like there's a chance for success, but the trouble is there's just so much stuff being self-published now that I worry the chances for that success are very slim. It feels like if you self-publish you have to be savvy about marketing and self-promotion, and I, at least, am not sure I am.

>>9981435
Publishers do a lot of the work for you (proof-reading, cover art, marketing and of course the actual printing and distribution) but nowadays, there's nothing really stopping you from self-publishing.

Seems cool, has anybody ever become a 'proper' author after self-publishing in the internet age because of self publishing?

I self-publish my stories, it's alright. Good services exist who don't rip you off. Problem with self-publishing is that it's even harder to reach an audience because the barrier to entry is so low. So lots of drivel. Few gems in the loo.

>>9981435
>>9981857
I think the small press is the only respectable publishing at the moment. Everything else is one degree of trash or another.

>>9981909
Yes, but strangely enough they're all bad writers. Like Andy Weir.

>>9982304
Depends. If you want name respectability then self-publishing will not give it. If you want a cheap way to sell your work online and keep the rights + lion share of the profit, then it is.

Like you mention, anyone can self-publish so you don't get the respectability that publisher curation gives.

In regards to your other point, I think book publishers, like film companies, are still too risk-averse. They'd rather have a trope-filled winner than something daring and unique.

Profit motive always rules, sadly.

>>9981909

Anthony Ryan

Where should I publish my articles? There should be a service where people can submit short writings, like SoundCloud for literature.

>>9981435
Refuge of the untalented by and large.

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>>9983187
The Reflection Collection is a metamodern masterpiece.

Prove me wrong.

>>9984002
Is self-published which makes it pertinent to the thread.

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