TY - CONF T1 - Some non-Technical Issues of self- Publishing T2 - Charting The Futures(s) of Digital Publishing: the 24th International Conference on Electronic Publishing Y1 - 2020 A1 - Tibor Koltay KW - Data Publication KW - History KW - Hungary KW - Libraries KW - self-publishing AB -

From among the varied non-technical issues, related to self- publishing, the history ofsubscription-based book publishing is addressed first, followed by a discussion of selfpublishing’slegitimacy, then by an examination of self-publishing authors’ roles andresponsibilities. Subsequently, some processes of self- publishing are described, its relationshipto independent editors discussed. Self-publishing is also explored through the eyes of thelibraries and librarians. Some of the related issues, including motives for publishing selfpublishedtextbooks are dealt with. A short discussion directs attention to the possibility of selfpublishingresearch data. Last, self-publishing activities in Hungary are shortly presented.
 

JA - Charting The Futures(s) of Digital Publishing: the 24th International Conference on Electronic Publishing T3 - ELPUB CY - Doha, Qatar UR - https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02544220v1 J1 - ELPUB2020 ID - hal-02544220 ER -