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#39 - Michele DeFilippo - Publishing Your Own Book Without Getting Ripped Off

The Other Web

CHAPTER

Navigating the Book Industry Landscape

Exploring the challenges faced by independent publishers in getting their books into major bookstores, the role of distributors like Ingram, the impact of Amazon on book sales, and the tactics used to manipulate bestseller lists for brief success. The chapter also contrasts traditional publishing hurdles with the freedom and control independent publishing provides authors.

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