Should I self publish digitally or find an agent traditionally?

[Godessy1]

I have 2 manuscripts just sitting there and I spent time and efforts on it. Also I'm a student and a little money will help, I mean I'm not waiting for thousands and millions of pounds just like that, but whatever works. I'm waiting another story now but meanwhile I'm thinking I should self publish on kindle, see peoples reactions and review or whatever till I get an agent and I can use it as a reference on my cv? Lol so digital or traditional? Pros, cons?

[ZZ]

Find out about getting 'rights' on the manuscript. It should be something you can do yourself, it might take time and rigmarole .... but that in itself could be a useful experience.

My Dad got a copyright. So it can be done.

Once you have rights over your work you can freely promote it and know that if anyone else makes money on your script you could sue them ... (another rigmarole .. but if Disney gets a hold of it .. it could be worth it?)

Your work is 'safe in your hands' right now. So exploring the legal side of things could be a very useful and astute exercise.

[Vivienne T]

In comment to the person who mentioned about rights over a manuscript, you own the rights anyway. Copyright is already yours.
Concerning publishing on Kindle, it's easy and simple but that's when the hard work starts. These days, an author platform is the first step, ie building a connection with potential readers. This can be done via a blog, Twitter, etc etc, and it's hard work but worth it if you get it right.
Getting an agent these days is harder than it ever was before, and it's no guarantee of the agent being able to place your work with a publisher.
Getting reviews and feedback is probably something worth doing via a blog or by one of the many groups that will read and critique for it. If you get a review on a Kindle book, it'll stay there, good or bad, and whatever it says may haunt you for a long time to come.