Anyone can publish a book. Authors often avoid publishers

Self-publishing is setting a new trend.

Nikoleta Kováčová has published two cookbooks without the aid of a publishing house.Nikoleta Kováčová has published two cookbooks without the aid of a publishing house. (Source: Archive of N. Kováčová)

A poor author had to self-publish a book because no publisher wanted to do so. Opinions like this are often voiced when authors decide to publish their books without the help of a publishing house.

However, self-publishing is becoming popular among an increasing number of authors these days. The lack of publishers’ interest in their book is only one of many reasons.

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Some authors are lured by the idea of creative freedom; others want to control the entire process, from writing to distribution. They can even prevent their book from being offered for sale at a 50-percent discount only six months after publication.

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Crowdfunding demonstrates interest

Nikoleta Kováčová has been running a blog and an Instagram account about her life as a vegan and sustainable lifestyle under her Surová Dcérka pseudonym for years.

She self-published her first cookbook Slovegán, with traditional Slovak recipes in the vegan style, citing creative freedom as a reason.

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