Contents
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Introduction
Chapter One. The Decline of Vanity and the Rise of Self-Publishing
Chapter Two. Becoming an Author without a Publisher
Chapter Three. The Birth of Independent Authorship
Chapter Four. Amazon as a New Intermediary: Experimental Self-Publishing and Popular Fiction Writing
Chapter Five. Microclimates of Intellectual Property
Chapter Six. Book Reviews and Credibility in a Nonfiction Niche Market
Conclusion: Hyperabundance and the Future of Books
Appendix: Notes on Methods
Notes
Bibliography
Index