Nathan Barry identifies four things authors need: maximum earnings, broad distribution, creative control, and an efficient production process. Traditional publishing trades earnings for reach; self-publishing does the opposite. His framework, Author's Equity, promises to deliver all four at once.
There are 4 things that you really want as an author, and I think Author's Equity is the first time that you can simultaneously get all 4 in one place. You want to have the best earnings possible. You want to have the widest distribution possible. So usually you have to give up the earnings on the traditional side. You have to give up the distribution on the self-published side. You want to have creative control, whether that's better rights or just, you know, the ability to control your work and how it's made. And then you want to have the best possible process for creating an amazing book.
