self-published books
Author-distributed written works
Self-published books are works released by their authors without a traditional publishing house.
The author handles production, distribution, and marketing—or pays services to do so.
Once dismissed as vanity projects, self-publishing gained legitimacy with digital platforms and print-on-demand technology: She sold thousands of copies of her self-published romance novels on Amazon.
- indieProduced outside majors
- ebookDownloadable text file
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- KindleElectronic reading tablet
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
first draft · author · vanity press · print-on-demand · ISBN · royalties · editing · cover design · formatting · upload · book launch · paperback · marketing · niche · passion project · side hustle · rejection · creative control
- amateur mediahome movies, home videos, family videos, DIY videos, student films
- amateur writingfan fiction, fanfic, creative writing, blog posts, blogging
- indie mediaindie music, indie films, indie games, indie bands, indie rock
- digital publicationsebooks, e-magazines, e-newspapers, e-journals, e-newsletters
- underground mediaunderground press, underground newspapers, fanzines, zines, underground newspaper
- bibliographybibliography, annotated bibliography, bibliographers, bibliographies, citations