Just out of curiosity, which would you guys prefer to do when you get published and why? Do you have any opinions on which is the *best* way?
Self publishing is the easiest since you can just upload onto amazon and ping! You're published. Whether anything comes of it is a different matter. The ability to do this has led to a lot of slush on the market.
Going straight to a mainstream publisher is harder and they all have different standards, but generally you would be in control of most of what happens to your book, including the editing and cover design and all that, and you'd get a bigger share of the money.
Agents know more about the publishing and marketing world though. They add extra opinions and make demands on your work, and take a share of your profit, but they also have the knowhow and contacts that we don't.
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