Editing Publishing (section)

=== Small presses ===
Small publishers, also called independent or indie publishers,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Small publishers are sweeping the Booker and Nobel prizes |url=https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/11/27/small-publishers-are-sweeping-the-booker-and-nobel-prizes |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref> operate on a traditional model (i.e. the author surrenders some rights in exchange for the publisher bearing all costs of publishing), but their precise terms can vary greatly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Jane |date=2018-06-25 |title=How to Evaluate Small Publishers—Plus Digital-Only Presses and Hybrids |url=https://janefriedman.com/evaluate-small-publisher/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Jane Friedman |language=en-US}}</ref>  Often, they do not pay an advance on royalties.