The Rise of the Author-Entrepreneur
Publishing Perpectives
     

In a UK complement to our Monday story, Anna Lewis (pic left) of the London-based online self-publishing platform CompletelyNovel.com writes about the idea of "author as entrepreneur" and describes how her company is working together with a growing coterie of authors, as well as businesses and institutions, who want to publish, market, and sell it themselves, bypassing traditional publishing altogether.

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How Can Publishers Benefit from the Author-Entrepreneur?


Can publishers learn from the success of author-entrepreneurs? Or will publishing companies benefit by acquiring authors, who after the hard work of writing, self-publishing and self promotion, realize the benefit a publisher can provide?

Let us know what you think!