Inequalities of Platform Publishing: The Promise and Peril of Self-Publishing in the Digital Book Era

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University of Massachusetts Press
Publication year
2025
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From the quotations given by other scholars about the book:

"A timely investigation into the operation of online publishing platforms as they relate to romance fiction and a broader media ecology. Parnell’s inquiry is especially valuable for its inclusion of the voices of marginalized authors and how algorithms, deep learning software, and technological redlining affects their autonomy and reach. Through a mixed methodology drawing on platform and publishing studies, library and information science terminology, as well as interviews with romance writers (spanning the globe), Parnell uncovers the workings and capitalist logics of the e-book marketplace. A welcome and necessary addition to popular culture scholarship and the digital humanities as well as an accessible read for anyone curious about who profits from online media."—Jayashree Kamblé, author of Creating Identity: The Popular Romance Heroine's Journey to Selfhood and Self-Presentation

Here's a review from Publishers Weekly.

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