>My experience is that self-published books have not gone through a rigerous editing process that publishing houses typically have. That makes a big difference in the quality of the book.
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>Notice that I said "typically". I have seen self-published that were fantastic and printing-house books that are horrible. But for the majority of the books, I stand by my first statement.
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>>What's the difference between selling books you self-publish and selling books you have a printing house do?

the question was about money from sales... 1,000 self published sold vs 1,000 Random house sold would be the same..... but the self-publish would probably reap greater dollars..