Get your book published how to choose between self publishing traditional publishing or pay to publish options conversations 7 ebook lynn jacquelyn amazoncomau kindle store. Self publishing summary in the self publishing model the author retains ownership of their book and manages and controls the whole process self publishing has many different forms but at its core the author does the publishing work or manages freelancers or publishing services companies who do the work for a fee there is no acceptance needed no advance and the author retains all rights. Theres still in terms of the traditional media outlets a prejudice in favor of those books so youll find it easier to get an article published about your book in the miami herald than . You dont have to pay anyone to get a traditional publishing deal and if you are asked for money i choose to get my books out into readers hands as soon as possible and take the cash sooner rather than later im primarily an indie author so lets now look at the pros and cons of self publishing the difference between self publishing and being an indie author the term self publishing