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Yvettep
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Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 12:53 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

There was a time when major publishers were reluctant to release books written by black authors. Self-publishing, for many, was the only option.

These days, with book sales dwindling and independent book stores closing, is self-publishing still a viable alternative?

For more on the future of black publishing, Farai Chideya talks with Haki Madhubuti, founder of Third World Press — one of the oldest, independent black publishers in the United States.

Chideya also speaks with author Quincy Troupe — whose works include Miles and Me and The Pursuit of Happyness — and Nakea Murray, founder of The Literary Consultant Group. It's an organization that help writers self-publish.


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99287145

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