The book publishing industry can be already confusing enough with traditional publishing and self-publishing establishing themselves as different entities in a single industry.
On top of that, there is the even more confusing hybrid option that brings together self-publishing with traditional publishing along with its advantages.
However, we are not here to talk about self-publishing or traditional publishing just by themselves because there is a new confusing contender that is actually quite popular throughout the publishing industry.
We will try to understand the mystery about this new contender and how it can benefit both self-publishing and traditional publishing arrangements.
What is this new element you ask? We are definitely talking about ghostwriting and how it fits into the entire publishing scene.
In order to do that we are going to first understand what is traditional publishing and self-publishing. We are then going to move on to how ghostwriting can be utilised in both of these cases.
Self-Publishing
If we have to explain the concept of self-publishing to you then it busy is taking matters into your own hands when it comes to publishing.
That way the author is going to take care of everything from writing the manuscript to editing it as well as formatting the content. Then comes designing the book cover and then creating a digital copy of the book.
If the author in self-publishing wants to sell physical copies, then they might approach a printing press and print out of the books. This also means the author has to fund the book all by themselves.
Then they are also going to sell the books on their own initiative whether it is approaching book platforms online or even physical bookstores with selling propositions.
The primary thing to understand here is that in the self-publishing process, there is no involvement of a traditional publisher. There might be the involvement of different professionals from editors and designers but that’s about it.
Advantages include:
– Greater Creative Control
– Faster Time to Market
– Higher Royalties
– Marketing Freedom
Disadvantages:
– Upfront Costs
– Market Visibility
– DIY Burden
Traditional Publishing
Let’s now come to traditional publishing and it is basically the opposite of self-publishing. When you think about publishing traditional publishing is exactly what it is.
It is when the author decides to involve a traditional publisher in securing a book deal with them so that the publisher can take care of everything right after the manuscript has been written.
This usually means authors have to approach traditional publishers with their book proposal in the hopes that it will get accepted.
The benefit of this model is that the entire burden of publishing the book falls on the responsibility of the publisher including all the costs associated with the publishing.
The publisher also provides every kind of service that the book needs right from the book cover design to printing services as well as publishing it. In most cases, the publisher also takes care of marketing the book.
Advantages include:
– Credibility and Prestige
– Editorial and Marketing Support
– Advance Payments
Disadvantages:
– Highly Competitive
– Long Timelines
– Loss of Creative Control
– Lower Royalties
Where Does Ghostwriting Fit into This?
Ghostwriting is usually very well accepted in both of these two processes because ghostwriting is the practice of hiring a professional writer to basically write a book for you.
They will conduct extensive interviews with you in order to understand your ideas and vision as well as objectives and then write and edit the manuscript for you.
This means that they will basically do the job of the author for you while staying anonymous and not asking for credits.
Ghostwriting in Traditional Publishing
When it comes to ghostwriting in traditional publishing the process usually involves the ghostwriter helping the author develop the book proposal.
After that is done the ghostwriter usually helps the author in writing the book in close coordination with the author.
There is a lot of collaboration involved and sometimes the traditional publisher is also told about this arrangement because sometimes the author simply does not have the skills or time to write a book.
A very popular scenario of this is going to be popular sportsbooks where the sports personalities simply do not have the experience or time to write a book but publish the book with reputed traditional publishers. This is only possible with a ghostwriter involved.
The Ghostwriter brings a lot of experience and a professional touch into the publishing and it also saves time for the author.
The only problem with this is that you might find it difficult to secure a book deal because most publishing companies might not agree with this arrangement unless you are a public personality and popular.
Ghostwriting in Self-Publishing
When it comes to ghostwriting in self-publishing the process is much simpler because in this situation the author has complete creative control over the book.
This means that the author simply does not need to inform anyone about the arrangement with the ghostwriter. This lets the ghostwriter start straightaway with the book without waiting for book proposal approval.
Then the process is quite simple as the author and the ghostwriter works in tandem to get the book done.
This is a very common occurrence and you are not going to face any hardships in the process and you get to keep extensive control and ownership as well as the credit for the book.
The only limitation in this situation might be quality control and you simply need to get yourself a good ghostwriter.
The advantage a ghostwriter brings to both of these arrangements is experience and professionalism as well as creativity and needless to say your book publishing experience will be very smooth in either of these situations.
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