Self-publishing

Self-publishing is publication in which authors arrange production and distribution without a traditional publishing house, often hiring separate services for editing, printing, or marketing.

Print on demand: A printing method that produces copies only after an order is placed. It lets self-publishers offer print books without financing a large initial print run.
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing: Amazon’s service for publishing and distributing ebooks and print-on-demand books. It is a prominent route for authors publishing directly to Amazon’s store.
Traditional publishing: A publishing model in which a publishing house selects, produces, and distributes books, typically at its own expense. It assigns production and distribution responsibilities to a publishing house rather than the author.
Author platform: An author’s established means of reaching and engaging potential readers. Independent authors often build their own audience because a publisher does not provide one.
Ebook: A book distributed as a digital file for reading on electronic devices. Digital editions let authors distribute books without printing or warehousing copies.
IngramSpark: A publishing platform offering print and digital distribution services to independent publishers. It can place self-published print books in channels used by bookstores and libraries.
Hybrid publishing: A publishing model combining author investment with selected services and distribution from a publishing company. It occupies a middle ground between fully independent publication and traditional publishing.
Book marketing: Activities that promote books to potential readers and influence their discovery or purchase. Self-publishing shifts much of the promotion and audience-building work to the author.
ISBN: An International Standard Book Number is a unique identifier for a specific book edition. Self-published editions may need their own ISBNs for retail and library systems.
Self-published authors: Authors who publish works independently of a traditional publishing house. Their varied careers show how independent publication can support different goals and business models.

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