The Great Underground Myth: Why Self Publishing Doesn’t Work
Self publishing is increasingly seen as a brave new paradigm in fiction publishing, a democratic and egalatarian alternative to the elitist traditional industry, a way to bring unknown talent to a mass audience while bypassing philistine commercial considerations, a growing, pulsing trend that will eventually displace corporate publishing altogether. None of these claims are based in anything like reality. Here’s why.
Max Dunbar explores the phenomenon of self publishing.