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Mass authorship and the rise of self-publishing /

"In the last two decades, digital technologies have made it possible for anyone with a computer and an Internet connection to rapidly and inexpensively self-publish a book. Once a stigmatized niche activity, self-publishing has grown explosively. Hobbyists and professionals alike have produced...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laquintano, Timothy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2016.
Colección:Impressions (Series) (University of Iowa Press)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a The Decline of Vanity and the Rise of Self-Publishing -- Becoming an Author without a Publisher --The Birth of Independent Authorship -- Amazon as a New Intermediary: Experimental Self-Publishing and Popular Fiction Writing -- Microclimates of Intellectual Property -- Book Reviews and Credibility in a Nonfiction Niche Market -- Conclusion: Hyperabundance and the Future of Books -- Appendix: Notes on Methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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