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Is It Better to License or Distribute?

April 08, 2021 — by Elly Blue

This week on the People’s Guide to Publishing podcast, Joe and Elly answer a listener question! A relatively new publisher has been turned down by distributors, but a larger publisher made a proposal to license her books. What do these things mean and what is in her best interest?

Tags: business of publishing, podcast

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