Sharon Bially warns authors of a trap awaiting them in self-publishing — paying for unnecessary services: "Service providers don’t just offer add-ons, but either require them or make it very difficult for authors to turn them down. For example, a publishing provider who requires authors to sign up and pay for a developmental editor before submitting or re-submitting work. Or who recommends adamantly that authors hire an independent publicist to promote their books."
January 13, 2015