Some new French writers find opportunities to publish in traditional print magazines and literary journals. They might also turn to self-publishing through digital platforms to reach a wider audience. Additionally, some get their works published by small, specialized presses that focus on emerging voices.
The Times mainly published all kinds of novels, essays, poems, and other literary works. The publishing house had also published some internationally renowned literary works such as the plays of shakespeare and the novels of Christie.
There are many reasons why web writers don't submit to a publishing house.
1. Intense competition: The online literature market is very competitive. Many publishing houses have a large number of author resources. If an online writer's work was very popular, it would be very difficult for him or her to be discovered and accepted by the publishing house.
2. Writing style is not suitable for the publishing house: Every publishing house has its own writing style and publishing direction. Online writers may think that their writing style does not match the publishing house's writing style and thus cannot be accepted by the publishing house.
3. Long publishing cycle: The publishing cycle of a publishing house is usually long, requiring review, revision, and publishing. This may require the patience of online writers.
4. Unstable income: The income of online writers is usually calculated according to the number of words. However, in the online literature market, it may be difficult to obtain enough royalties for works with fewer words. In contrast, the publishing house's royalties might be more stable, but they needed to pay a certain copyright fee.
Online writers had to face a lot of competition and uncertainty when submitting their articles to the publishing house. Moreover, the publishing cycle was long and the income was unstable. Therefore, many online writers chose to publish their works on the Internet platform to continue working hard for their works. At the same time, they could also obtain royalties and reader support through the Internet platform.
The specific reasons why online writers don't submit to a publishing house may vary from person to person, but generally speaking, online writers have to face the following problems when submitting to a publishing house:
1. The submission process: The submission process of a publishing house was generally more cumbersome. It required the author to submit a complete work and go through the review, editing, and other processes before they could decide whether to accept the submission. This process could take months or even longer. It would take more time and energy for web novelists to handle these tedious matters themselves.
2. The issue of royalties: The royalties of the publishing house are generally higher than those of the online channel, but the difference in royalties between the two is also large. Web writers had to pay for their own editing and publishing costs, while the publishing house had to bear these costs. This might cause online writers to hesitate when considering submitting their articles.
3. The effect of publishing: The writing style and story creativity of online writers are usually better, but compared to the editors of the publishing house, they may lack certain literary experience and publishing vision. If the work was not better presented and improved by the editor, it might have a negative impact on the literary achievements of online writers.
4. Literature value: A literary work needs to have a certain literary value to be accepted by the publishing house. The works of online writers might focus more on the plot and rhythm of the story and ignore some basic elements of literature such as language, structure, and character creation. These factors needed to be evaluated and adjusted by the editor of the publishing house.
To sum up, online writers had to face a series of challenges and difficulties when submitting to a publishing house. They might need to invest more time and energy, but they also needed to have a certain amount of literary experience and vision. Therefore, some online writers might prefer to create and share their own works to give full play to their creativity.
The following steps were usually required for a publishing house to publish a novel:
1. Adapting a novel: Adapting the story, characters, and worldview of the novel to make it suitable for publication.
2. Selection of topics: The publishing house will plan suitable topics for publication according to market demand and readers 'preferences.
3. Creation and adaptation: The author will create and adapt a novel suitable for publication according to the requirements of the publishing house.
4. Review: The publishing house reviews the author's novel to see if the content, format, writing style, and other aspects meet the publishing requirements.
5. Typography and Proofreading: To make sure that the words, format, and pictures of the novels that have passed the review meet the publishing requirements.
6. Print and distribution: The publishing house will print the novel into books and distribute them to various bookstores, libraries, and other sales channels.
Different publishing houses may have different publishing processes, but the above steps are usually necessary. At the same time, the publishing house would also strictly check the quality of the novel to ensure that the content of the book was legal, healthy, and positive.
Releasing a novel and putting it on the shelves were two different things.
A novel release referred to the release of the novel's text content on online literature platforms such as Qidian, Genesis Chinese Network, etc. for readers to read. After the novel was published, the author could update the plot and chapters of the novel on the platform and interact with the readers.
Putting a novel on the shelves referred to uploading a novel to a specific chapter catalog on the online literature platform for readers to buy and read. The novel had to meet the platform's requirements such as word count, plot, and so on. It had to go through the platform's review before it could be successfully published. After the novel was published, the author could get more income and reader support on the platform, and at the same time, he could accumulate more writing experience.
It should be noted that different online literature platforms might have different requirements for the publication and listing of novels. Therefore, authors needed to publish and put on the shelves according to the requirements of the platform.
A novel publishing house or publishing group usually refers to an organization that specializes in publishing novels. Its main business includes editing, publishing, distributing, and marketing novels. In China, examples of novel publishing houses or publishing groups include the National Library of China Press, China National Book import and export (group) corporation, China Science and Technology Press, Shanghai Century publishing group, Zhejiang Ancient Books Press, etc.
A novel publishing house or a publishing group usually had a professional editorial team responsible for screening, adapting, editing, and proofreading novels to ensure that their quality met the publishing standards. These editing teams would then submit the novel to a publishing house or group for typography, printing, and distribution. In China, novel publishing houses or publishing groups would also meet with readers through various channels such as bookstores, online bookstores, e-books, etc. to sell and promote.
Personal publishing websites were not necessarily official publishing units because the definition of a publishing unit depended on the laws and regulations of the country or region. In some countries or regions, only publishing units that had been approved and registered by the relevant departments could legally publish books. However, the individual publishing website might not have such qualifications or registration, so it could not be regarded as a formal publishing unit.
However, a personal book publishing website could also legally publish books. They usually cooperated with formal publishing companies or organized their own publishing teams to edit, format, design, and other processes before publishing them into books. Such books could be sold in the market and earn corresponding profits.
Therefore, although the personal book publishing network was not a formal publishing unit, they could still legally publish books and sell them in the market. However, when choosing a publishing platform, we need to pay attention to the legitimacy and qualifications of the platform to ensure that our books can be legally published and sold.