• How to determine if your project is commercial enough to be appealing to a New York publisher—and what rights you'll have to give up
• About the traditional publishing process, how it's different from self-publishing, and how long you can expect any process to take
• How to evaluate small publishers and the quality of work they produce. 
• What type of contract, advance, and royalty you can expect with all types of publishers and services
• What is expected when it comes to the marketing and promotion of your work for every type of publishing path
• What is expected when it comes to the marketing and promotion of your work for every type of publishing path
• How to identify the qualities of a "hybrid" publisher and determine if a hybrid is offering you something meaningful that you can't accomplish on your own
• How print and digital books get bought and sold in today's retail ecosystem across all forms of publishing
• How to identify the qualities of a "hybrid" publisher and determine if a hybrid is offering you something meaningful that you can't accomplish on your own
• How to assess if you are well-suited to self-publishing your work, either as a complete independent (by setting up your own publishing company) or with the help of a service
• How to determine if your project is commercial enough to be appealing to a New York publisher—and what rights you'll have to give up

• Writers new to the book publishing industry
• Writers who aren't sure how to publish their next project
• Anyone confused by the many publishing options available
• Anyone seeking to better understand the publishing industry

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