Self-publishing in the digital age : A qualitative study on the role of digital publishing platforms and their impact on literary pluralism
Dollery, Bryan (2019)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121526764
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121526764
Tiivistelmä
As academics, journalists, authors and other publishing industry figures decry the
growing market dominance of digital publishing corporations, little attention has
been devoted to the impact that the digital transformation of the publishing industry
has had on literary pluralism. In this thesis, I will examine how independent writers
use digital publishing platforms to publish their work and reach audiences, with a
specific focus on Amazon and Patreon. The aim is to explore the new set of cultural
practices in digital publishing and their impact on literary pluralism in today’s
culture.
growing market dominance of digital publishing corporations, little attention has
been devoted to the impact that the digital transformation of the publishing industry
has had on literary pluralism. In this thesis, I will examine how independent writers
use digital publishing platforms to publish their work and reach audiences, with a
specific focus on Amazon and Patreon. The aim is to explore the new set of cultural
practices in digital publishing and their impact on literary pluralism in today’s
culture.