You want to both independently and traditionally publish your books for reasons such as wanting:

In this third episode of the HYBRID Author podcast, host Joanne Morrell, children’s and young adult fiction writer and author of short nonfiction for authors, interviews Teena Raffa-Mulligan. 

Teena has had a lengthy career as a professional writer, editor and journalist and is the author of 32 books for women and children. She independently publishes through her own imprint: Sea Song Publications, as well as publishing her stories through various traditional small presses.