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The 15 pages that link to Self-publishing, each with the reason it gives.

• Art patronageCompared with: It illustrates a route to artistic production that bypasses some gatekeeping patrons.

• Book distributionCompared with: Authors often arrange distribution themselves or through digital platforms.

• Print-on-demandRelated: Authors can offer physical books without financing a large initial print run.

• WebcomicRelated: Websites let comic artists release work independently and retain control over updates.

• Book tradeCompared with: It bypasses conventional publisher acquisition and can shift production and distribution decisions to authors.

• Digital publishingRelated: Digital tools let authors produce and distribute books without conventional intermediaries.

• Harlequin EnterprisesCompared with: It offers romance writers a route outside Harlequin’s curated imprint and distribution system.

• PublishingCompared with: Authors retain more control than in publisher-led publishing but assume more responsibility.

• Independent video game developmentRelated: It gives developers direct control over release decisions while shifting costs and risks onto them.

• Video game publisherCompared with: A developer that self-publishes takes on tasks a publishing partner might handle.

• ISBNRelated: Independent publishers can obtain ISBNs for their own editions.

• BooksellingRelated: Self-published authors may sell directly, bypassing established bookselling supply chains.

• EbookRelated: Digital distribution allows authors to publish ebooks directly.

• DoujinshiNarrower topic: Independent production distinguishes doujinshi from publisher-issued manga.

• Louise HayRelated: Hay began her career publishing her own pamphlet before building a large publishing company.