2025-05-06T20:51:04Z https://yabu.me Konsensus https://yabu.me/npub1udjlzurkhc6c7zeju6u5a8lrhdeajt2x7vy9j4kz3ptdq2nspvtq5ftve2 https://blossom.primal.net/ce4ad9da24b5437db93e1ad8ff73d510041b1c6a229ea3084810ae6f0f0de2d6.png https://blossom.primal.net/ce4ad9da24b5437db93e1ad8ff73d510041b1c6a229ea3084810ae6f0f0de2d6.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvc7yepagerz2txr99f572uc3vyyrh5enesdgdp9jssufhmu8z0szyr3ktutsw6lrtrctxtntjn5luwah8kfdgmessk2kc2y9d5p2wq93v07ltfa There are 4⃣ types of publishing:<br/><br/>1⃣ Traditional - publisher pays to produce + low royalties<br/>e.g. <br/>Penguin Random House<br/> <br/><br/>2⃣ Hybrid - publisher charges the author for production.<br/>Royalties go to author but publisher benefits from sales.<br/>e.g. <br/>Konsensus Network<br/> <br/><br/>3⃣ Vanity - publisher charges the author for production.<br/>Royalties go to author. Publisher does not have a vested interest in sales.<br/>e.g. Austin McCauley.<br/><br/>4⃣ Self-author contracts professionals to help publish and front costs.<br/>Author receives royalties.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>For new authors, the route to traditional publishing is long and the chances are slim. Still, it might be worth trying.<br/><br/>One major problem is vanity publishers masquerading as hybrid publishers. Most of these companies charge authors north of $10k and don&#39;t care if the book sells a single copy. The author is the product.<br/><br/>At Konsensus Network 📚, we traditionally publish a few titles each year. <br/>@KonsensusN<br/> <br/><br/>***<br/><br/>We mainly serve authors as a hybrid publisher. There are too many books in the bitcoin and freedom space coming out for us to fund them all!<br/><br/>Still, we strongly rebuke vanity presses. They often prey on new writers and don&#39;t help them find readers.<br/><br/>We only accept books whose mission aligns with ours - spreading freedom.<br/>That&#39;s why we help our authors with launch plans and marketing through our network. Managing the whole project (with their input) also frees up time for authors.<br/><br/>If authors have the time to learn and reiterate, self-publishing can be the better option.<br/><br/>Hope that clears things up.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Do you have a book project in the freedom space?<br/>(privacy tech, libertarian values, Austrian economics, bitcoin)<br/><br/>I want to hear about it! <br/>Drop me a DM or visit our site: konsensus dot network<br/><br/>Plus, beware of scams and false publishers. I&#39;ve listed an excellent site in the comments to help authors avoid getting ripped off! 2025-05-09T14:55:10Z