| 1. |
Can you afford the fee? |
| 2. |
Do you have deep faith in your work and believe it
should be read, even by a limited audience? |
| 3. |
Is your subject so timely that you can't afford to
wait two years or even two months for a commercial royalty publisher's reaction to your
manuscript? |
| 4. |
Do you want a reaction from the reading public, or
from the critics? |
| 5. |
Do you believe that publication will help you advance
in your job, business, or career? |
| 6. |
Do you believe you'll get great satisfaction from
publication even though your book may sell few copies? |
| 7. |
Do you believe commercial royalty houses won't bring
out your book because it's too controversial? |
| 8. |
Have you satisfied yourself about the integrity and
financial strength of your publisher? |