The Future of Self-Publishing
There are many predictions about the future of publishing (I’ll be making my own on April 1), but I haven’t seen many about the future of SELF-publishing. This month at…
There are many predictions about the future of publishing (I'll be making my own on April 1), but I haven't seen many about the future of SELF-publishing.
This month at Writer Unboxed, I tackle the issue:
I predict that self-publishing will become essentially "free," since e-books will become the primary means of self-publishing. That doesn't mean I predict zero cost to the author, but I do predict a decline in self-publishing companies that charge hundreds/thousands of dollars for print-on-demand services.
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Jane Friedman is a full-time entrepreneur (since 2014) and has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. She is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, and is the former publisher of Writer’s Digest. In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com. Jane’s newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press, 2018).
