New Degree Press | How to Publish a Book Yourself

Even if a conventional publisher agrees to release your work, going it alone will bring in more money. Everything depends on the proportion of royalties you may make, and if you self-publish, you can make far more than the 12% to 20% a traditional publisher could give you (between 30% and 70%). Additionally, you may even retain 100% of the royalties for eBooks that you sell and distribute yourself.