self-publisher
Independent book producer
A self-publisher is a person or company that publishes their own work without going through a traditional publishing house.
The term usually describes authors who handle production and distribution themselves, often through digital platforms: As a self-publisher, she kept full control of her book's cover design and pricing.
Creator of written works
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- ebookDownloadable text file
- print-on-demandProduction upon order placement
- ISBNStandard publication number
formatting · typesetting · proofreading · editorial · distribution · royalties · copyright · blurb
Creator of texts
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- memoiristAuthor of personal recollections
- poetWriter of verse
- fictionImagined narrative work
nonfiction · biography · autobiography · genre · anthology · chapbook · zine · monograph
Inclined to launch ventures
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- bootstrapStart without external resources
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
One who produces
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- craftSkilled manual art
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
hand-sewn · risograph · letterpress · pamphlet · photocopied · samizdat
author
Creator of written works
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- ebookDownloadable text file
- print-on-demandProduction upon order placement
ISBN · formatting · typesetting · proofreading · editorial · distribution · royalties · copyright · blurb · marketing
writer
Creator of texts
fiction · nonfiction · biography · autobiography · genre · anthology · chapbook · zine · monograph · storytelling
entrepreneurial
Inclined to launch ventures
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- bootstrapStart without external resources
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
maker
One who produces
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- craftSkilled manual art
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
bookbinding · hand-sewn · risograph · letterpress · pamphlet · photocopied · samizdat
- writersauthor, novelist, writer, poet, journalist
- publishing jobseditor, writer, author, editor-in-chief, copyeditor
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