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A self-published source by an expert may become an authoritative reference for a claim, as with the best-selling self-published book The Joy of Cooking as a source for claims about cooking techniques. A self-published source by an expert may include a significant opinion that hasn’t yet appeared in a non-self-published source.
In self publishing, authors publish their own book. It is possible for an author to single-handedly carry out the whole process. However increasingly, authors are recognizing that to compete effectively, they need to produce a high quality product, and they are engaging professionals for specific services as needed (such as editors or cover designers). [3]
The following is a list of companies that provide assistance in self-publishing books or engage in vanity publishing.This list is provided to help editors evaluate whether sources published by these companies are reliable for purposes of including content in Wikipedia.
Self-publishing is the publication of media (e.g. books, music, art) by its author at their own cost, without the involvement of a publisher. However, the author may engage professionals or companies to assist with various aspects of publication, distribution or marketing. This page lists the best-known of such companies. It is not an ...
Self-published works are those in which the author and publisher are the same. There are many bestsellers that are or were self-published works, such as The Joy of Cooking and some all-time bestsellers like Fifty Shades of Grey. Therefore, self-published works are acceptable in Wikipedia so long as certain conditions are met.
Companies that provide assistance to authors who self-publish their own books or other media. Note that hybrid publishers and vanity presses do not "assist in self-publishing". They are publishers who take a contribution from the author in order to publish the author's work under their own imprint.
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