Publishing Choices

This graphic from Reedsy covers the differences between Self Publishing and Traditional Publishing. Reedsy is a marketplace for editors and designers so there opinion differs from my reality.

I agree with most of the graphic apart from the section on Upfront cost. When I wrote my first book, I had no money. Trust me on this if I had £1000 - £3000 extra to spend on a book, I won't be a published author.

Thankfully I have been in tech for a while so I know that its easy to get things for free if you are willing to get your hands dirty.

I wrote, edited and created my book cover design all by myself. In the process, I got better at entire process of digital publishing.

Today, I am writing my 4th book and I have done all the steps myself. Will it be perfect? No.

But for this Nigerian, done is better than perfect.

KDP POD

As someone with an interest in digital publishing, I am always on the lookout for new trends in the industry.

Amazon KDP allows you publish ebooks while CreateSpace allows you publish paperbacks. Both companies are owned by Amazon.

Today, a new trend is emerging that will make Amazon KDP a one stop shop for all things publishing. I would like to call it KDP POD as there isn't an official name for it yet.

KDP POD from my experience will come to replace CreateSpace eventually. At the moment, the company will work through all the bugs and the customer experience, and then one day, when they are ready, they will put CreateSpace out to pasture.

In my sincere opinion, if you want to do any publishing, use KDP POD because you are better off growing with the platform.

Have a great weekend.