The Launch Box 6: An Abridged History of Self-Publishing
And why every author should view it as an option
As Andrew and I wait through the last few weeks before our books come out, we digress ever so slightly into an incomplete* history of self-publishing, from its reputation as “vanity publishing” to where it converged with the advent of ebooks and e-readers to arrive at its present day status as a messy juggernaut. Also: why every writer should consider learning how to self-publish in the 21st century.
Sara’s book now comes out on 3/15; Andrew’s is still scheduled for 3/29. Neither is at the bottom of the ocean!
Find the episode in the This Creative Life feed, wherever you get podcasts, or listen directly by clicking on the cute little lunch box below.
0-13:30: Updates on our books
13:35-1:07:00: The incomplete history of self-publishing (including diversions to e-readers, the aspiring writer industrial complex, and remembering “New Adult” in its innocent infancy)
1:07:00 - end: Closing thoughts and coming attractions
*There are a lot of little self-publishing alleyways we didn’t go down and I know the history of self-publishing presented here is only part of the picture.
Selected Show Notes:
Sara’s NYT review if you don’t mind a spoiler or two
The Nicholas Sparks interview that made him Sara’s forever nemesis
