Long ago, I was told by people (whom I now like to call literary prudes) that self-published books become pariahs in the literary world. Their sales are tracked separately, they are not considered for popular awards or literary awards and the authors themselves are made to feel to as though they are poor country cousins of a literary world-beater.
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Traditional publication versus self-publishing: Which is better?
While the traditional publishing vs self-publishing rages on across writing blogs and websites, a self-published ebook that was launched into cyberspace under the Booksoarus label (the first one under this brand) has done pretty well for itself.