Can an agent help me publish my work via non-traditional routes?

Can an agent help me publish my work via non-traditional routes?

Derek Johns (Managing Director - AP Watt Literary Agency) gives expert video advice on: Should I consider using a vanity press?; Are there any good alternatives to traditional publishing routes?; Can an agent help me publish my work via non-traditional routes? and more...

For the moment literary agents have no interest in encouraging writers to publish through non-traditional outlets because there's no money in these outlets. And agents work on commission and need the advances that large publishing houses give.