Thanks, Pam, for the encouraging words. Sometimes we just need to hear it from other people.

I hope this is finding you well!

I have been involved in a marketing program that is taking all my time. And I am having success issues with it. *grin*

So which way am I going? The way I am lead. That should be the way every author should go. Trust your gut instinct for YOUR book. You really know the answer; it is inside of you!

Sue I can totally relate - there have been a couple of organizations that I had to argue about whether I was published or not. It's like splitting hair and all I can say is that folks need to open heir eyes to the way this industry is changing. There is excellent writing that is all around us, and the fact that people are not going to be restricted by having to wait 15 years to publish excellent work is a reality - we can all become publishers just as you have Sue, and I think it's fabulous. Look out world!

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...and have a couple in my bookcase that I think are published by companies that were set up by the author. Is that the same as self published, or not?

I get upset when someone says I am a self-published author. I went through a lot of trouble, stress, and learning to start a publishing company. Yes, the first book I published was mine. Maybe I will publish other people's books and maybe not. I am still NOT a self-published author. I am an author. I am a publisher. I can do one independently of the other. Just because I don't have a big name like Random House doesn't mean I can't be as good, and in some areas even better, than the big name publishing houses. I may not have the outlets they do but I can offer more one on one and closer working with an author. I hope I answered your question.

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I think that no matter where you go to be published having a good editorial process is the key!!

I have heard that people who self publish don't get the same recognition as people who "get" published. Is that true? I think a lot of books in the business industry come from both sides of the debate, and have a couple in my bookcase that I think are published by companies that were set up by the author. Is that the same as self published, or not?

Lots of us are working on some kind of work we'd like to get published. I have several projects on the go and a list of ideas that's as long as my arm.
When you are getting ready, which route will you take to publish, and why? Self publish, look for a publisher, POD, E-books.
If you choose to self publish, go the POD or E-book route, will you register your book(s) for ISBN numbers? Why or why not?