{"id":3788,"date":"2021-10-22T15:02:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T15:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=3788"},"modified":"2021-10-22T15:02:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T15:02:08","slug":"self-publishing-vs-traditional-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/self-publishing-vs-traditional-publishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-publishing vs Traditional Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0uE3k6WfuSM\">This week<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosm.pub\/podcast\">People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing podcast<\/a>, Joe and Elly examine the pros and cons of different publishing paths for authors. A listener wrote in to ask the age-old question of whether they should try to find a traditional publisher or go ahead and self-publish. 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