9 Huge LIES about Self Publishing Nobody Talks About

These are some common misconceptions about self-publishing, and in this video I try to set the record straight.

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Timeline:
0:00 Intro
0:08 Self Publishing is for Authors Who Can’t Get Traditionally Published
2:10 Traditional Publishing does your Marketing
3:16 Self Published Books Can’t be High Quality
5:16 Self Published Books Don’t Sell
7:51 You Can’t Make a Living Self-Publishing
11:02 You Can’t Get a Self-Published Book into Bookstores
12:51 Self Publishing Limits Your Career Prospects
13:53 Self Published Books aren’t Taken Seriously by Readers
14:25 You Need a Huge Platform to Succeed