Why Electronic Publishing?

So why pursue electronic publishing over traditional print publishing? The first reason is obvious: because an electronic publisher is the one that offered me a contract. :)

Let's face it, traditional print publishing is difficult to break into. It's hard enough to get a publishing house to look at a first time writer. Add to that: 1) Novellas by first time writers are doubly hard, 2) While Christian fiction is fairly popular, most of what gets published fits into quite comfortably into the conservative Christian box. Into the Light does not.

Still, I submitted to numerous traditional houses (and agents). Because, really, seeing my book on a bookstore shelf was something I always wanted. It was part of the dream. But after receiving numerous traditional rejections, I began to rethink my resistance to electronic publishing.

There are many advantages. Electronic publishers are willing to take greater risks with unconventional stories. Because their overhead is lower, the royalties are higher. And, for those of you care about such things (and you all should!), ebooks are more environmentally friendly. Add to that that ebook reading hardware & software, after a poor showing in their early incarnations, have really improved.

So if you've never read an ebook, give it a try. They cost less. The quality of the product and presentation is good and getting better. And you are more likely to find a new and fresh voice. After all, isn't that one of the reasons you fell in love with reading in the first place? Because it takes you to places you've never been?