Now I am thinking more and more of conventional NY publishing houses as "the legacy publishing industry", being swept aside by custom fit and marketed self publishers using the power of the net.
We may see that change over the next few years ... and it is in the process now ... but the potential numbers through brick and mortar sales are still the highest.
Personally, I am willing to take whatever exposure for the series that I can honorably conjure up through persistance, hard work and commitment to getting it out. From there, I figure it is in the good Lord's hands.