Why I want to traditionally publish || Pros and Cons of Traditional vs Self Publishing

I have had a few requests to go over why I am planning on pursuing traditional publishing and the pros and cons as I see them. Of course, I am not in their publishing industry so I just tried to include as much research and references as I could, but if I say anything you know to be untrue because you are in the industry, PLEASE let me know below! There are a lot of misconceptions out there and I don't want to contribute to them. Also, given the recent drama with the PRH lawsuit and Barnes and Noble, I just want to add that this hasn't changed my opinions on trad vs self pub. ALSO also, I didn't mention this in the video, but the concept of self-publishing being so pay-to-play is definitely a problem that I hope to hear more people talking about! 00:00 - Intro 02:41 - History of my plan 03:09 - Pros of Self Pub 10:38 - Cons of Self Pub 24:12 - Cons of Trad Pub 29:13 - Pros of Trad Pub 32:55 - Why I'm Going Trad Pub There are a LOT of links below, but I hope you can find something helpful! --- Self-Published Author YouTube Channels The Courtney Project - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCourtneyProject Heart Breathings - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasYwEzMc7tjKuAS-vtDYPw Author Sarah Sutton - https://www.youtube.com/c/AuthorSarahSutton Abbie Emmons - https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbieEmmons --- Traditionally-Published Author YouTube Channels Alexa Donne - https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexaDonne Brandon Sanderson - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrandSanderson Stephen Aryan - https://www.youtube.com/c/StephenAryan44 Lindsay Puckett - https://www.youtube.com/c/LindsayPuckett Liselle Sambury - https://www.youtube.com/c/LiselleSambury Michelle Schusterman - https://www.youtube.com/c/MichelleSchustermanAuthor --- Self and trad pub articles and videos: Royalty Rate - https://publishdrive.com/what-is-the-typical-royalty-rate-for-an-author.html https://scribemedia.com/self-publishing-vs-traditional/#:~:text=What%20Is%20the%20Difference%20Between,the%20book%20is%20traditionally%20published. Stephen Aryan and Michelle Schusterman - Traditional Publishing Livestream with Michelle Schusterman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYvEf8pVOAc Alexa Donne - The Pros & Cons of Traditional Publishing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfKnmbmk33c&t=820s Alexa Donne - Money Mindsets in Indie vs. Trad Publishing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBLFh2Hl7Y&t=1202s Stephen Aryan - Getting Your Book Published Overseas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-C9l89P-cY Stephen Aryan and Caelan Peters - The Pros and Cons of Self Publishing and Traditional Publishing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCnFzHgFsAk Michelle Schusterman - Let's talk about traditional publishing vs self publishing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yMq1dmufMM Brandon Sanderson - Brandon Sanderson Lecture 10: Mechanics of Self Publishing Online (6/8) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhAqOzz7wc8 Brandon Sanderson - Lecture #12: Publishing Part One — Brandon Sanderson on Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f0biNdwifI Liselle Sambury - Playlist on Publishing: experiences from a traditional published author https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywNoYp6pWcc&list=PL0W2VBaFFFrktHTHffUmnZ08lINnBisdJ Lindsay Puckett - HOW I GOT MY BOOK DEAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=najIgY-utDk&list=PLhhp6VUTzTSUTxRkZ0d1drXXt2R0IF4Gr&index=11 Heart Breathings - How I Sold Over Half A Million Books Self-Publishing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyDruOi1q9A Author Sarah Sutton - WHY I'M SELF-PUBLISHING MY SECOND BOOK | Self-Publishing my YA Fake Relationship OUT OF MY LEAGUE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo1W3hAAjb0 Abbie Emmons - WHY I CHOSE INDIE PUBLISHING (it's not for the $$$) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26-9uvuKA-o --- Articles on Publishing Income: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremygreenfield/2013/12/09/how-much-money-do-self-published-authors-make/?sh=3331ba9c65bc https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/23/authors-earnings-fall-350pa-survey https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/six-takeaways-from-the-authors-guild-2018-authors-income-survey/ ------ LINKS ------ Website: https://www.madelinejameswrites.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_mjames/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/author_mjames