Title Is self-publishing a salvation for authors? The case of Lithuanian printed bestseller in the digital environment /
Translation of Title Je li samostalno objavljivanje spas za autore? Slučaj litvanskog tiskanog bestselera u digitalnom okruženju.
Authors Gudinavičius, Arūnas
DOI 10.15291/libellarium.v8i1.213
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Is Part of Libellarium: journal for the research of writing, books, and cultural heritage institutions.. Zadar : University of Zadar, Faculty of humanities and social sciences in Osijek. 2015, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 47-58.. ISSN 1846-9213
Keywords [eng] self-publishing ; e-book ; Amazon ; Hour of the Wolf
Abstract [eng] There has been much speculation in the past years about self-publishing. Some argue that publishing houses do not have a future as publishing service providers. Others claim that it is very easy to publish a book as an e-book. There are many success stories of self-publishers. More and more authors are wondering if they actually need a publisher and a retailer knowing they always take the biggest cut of the pie. The paper looks at the case of a Lithuanian author bestseller (in print). This book has also received the Lithuanian Book of the Year Award in the Fiction category. The author had the book published in Lithuanian by a traditional publishing house. It was quite successful so he decided to self-publish a digital version in English. The steps taken by the author to publish his e-book on Amazon are described and analyzed. Finally, the paper presents the results of selling and promoting his e-book on Amazon platform and provides some insights into facing the market without professional help.
Published Zadar : University of Zadar, Faculty of humanities and social sciences in Osijek
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2015
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