People ask my why I am self-publishing.  This article sums up one of the biggest reasons.  Why would I go to so much work putting my ideas and thoughts on paper only to hand it over to someone else to profit from my efforts?  Do I really want to ‘sell my soul’ to a big traditional publisher just to get a feeling of validation?

Check out Dean Wesley Smith’s informative article The New World of Publishing: The Real Price of Traditional Publishing