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  Here at KREST PUBLISHERS we work across all 3 publishing models. Sometimes we'll offer authors a deal based on the traditional publishing model – which means we pay for all book production costs, and the author gets good royalties. In the cases where the author is profit-savvy, we self-publish them – the author bears all costs so therefore keeps all of the money made from book sales. Hybrid publishing is that playground in between – both publisher and author share the costs, and therefore the income too.                               All sound tempting in their own way, so how to choose? Here’s an outline of each, to help you make an informed decision on which publishing model to pursue.   Before starting, we'll note that the 3 models refer to who funds the books ONLY. The actual publishing process and quality is the same across all 3 when working with KREST. TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING: Let’s start with the familiars. The premise is pretty simple. A traditiona

KREST Publishers describes itself as an innovative and independent publishing imprint – cool sentence, right? Of course it is – we wrote it ourselves. But what exactly does this mean for you? Simply put, an independent publisher is one who is not owned by a corporation or conglomeration. An independent publisher can be owned by an individual, a well-working team, another smaller business, and so forth. Think Bloomsbury – yes, the Harry Potter publisher! So while these independent publishers may not be the likes of your “Big Five”, they can be equally credible. The term small press is often used interchangeably with independent because while small presses run on a different scale, they are, in fact, a fully functional publisher like any other, and owned independently. The concept of a publishing imprint is a little more convoluted. An imprint is the name a publisher publishes under. That’s quite a mouthful, we know. We’ll give you a familiar example: Almost everyone kno

A warm welcome to Krest Publishers! We hope to be the last stop on your quest to get published, weary writer. For the journey can be a difficult one, obstacled with disenchantments and disappointments, and yet – at the end of it all – the greatest joy your creative endeavour can bring! Being founded by a writer, we know all about the notions. The beautiful story after story that ends up getting – not even rejected, but – outright ignored. The waiting on a simple email response, for months on end. Insufferably requesting feedback for improvement sake. We know all about every publishing hurdle you’ve had. As Krest Publishers we want to put an end to that. Here is how Krest Publishers is going to make the journey easier for you: 1.      We Want That Cyberpunk Sci-Fi Horror Romance of Yours! The niche genres aren’t usually picked up by large publishers in South Africa, due to conservative and commercial reasons. We’re about to rock that boat, however. No matter