Author-publisher relationship in the digital era: Disintermediation and proliferation of self-publishing

Abstract

In the wake of disintermediation and proliferation of self-publishing, this study, the first of its kind in India, has research questions to author respondents on their inclination towards self-publishing and their perceptions on author-publisher relationships in the digital era. The study also asks questions pertaining to the perceived drawbacks of traditional publishing that is of time taken by publishers to publish a book, the endless wait of authors for a publishing decision, the ease or difficulty in finding a publisher especially for first time authors and their comfort factor with publishers in terms of royalty and direct interaction sans agents.