What are the main pros and cons of self publishing my fantasy series on Amazon versus traditional houses like Simon and Schuster this year
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What are the main pros and cons of self publishing my fantasy series on Amazon versus traditional houses like Simon and Schuster this year
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 self publishing Amazon KDP royalty rates ebook paperback official KDP helpGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
2026 traditional publishing author royalties advances rights literary agent Authors Guild contract guideGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Simon & Schuster submissions unsolicited manuscripts literary agents authors officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 self publishing Amazon KDP royalty rates ebook paperback official KDP help Google ↗
2026 traditional publishing author royalties advances rights literary agent Authors Guild contract guide Google ↗
Simon & Schuster submissions unsolicited manuscripts literary agents authors official Google ↗
- eBook Royalties · kdp.amazon.com
- Start publishing with KDP · kdp.amazon.com
- All About Advances: What Authors Should Expect · authorsguild.org
- - The Authors Guild · go.authorsguild.org
- Help Center - Publishing · simonandschuster.com
- Simon & Schuster Submission Selector · editors.simonandschuster.com
- An Author’s Guide to Agency Agreements · authorsguild.org
- How do authors get paid? · societyofauthors.org
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 self publishing Amazon KDP royalty rates ebook paperback official KDP help OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 traditional publishing author royalties advances rights literary agent Authors Guild contract guide OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Simon & Schuster submissions unsolicited manuscripts literary agents authors official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |