Some authors believe that self-publishing your work isn’t the best way to get it seen by people. There can also be some negativity from readers who think that self-published works are bad. However, this list will show you that there have been some amazing books that have come from self-publishers. Here are some of the top self-published books in recent years.
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
This erotic novel was originally part of a story called Master of the Universe but was eventually rewritten and published as an ebook. Even without a lot of publicity, the book took off and went viral. It was then offered as a print-on-demand book and eventually taken up by Vintage Books. It has now sold 125 million copies.
The Martian by Andy Weir
Originally, this book was in serial form on Weir’s website, but he then decided to self publish it because he was being turned down by agents in the book world. He published it to Amazon in 2011 and it quickly went to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list. Later followed a book deal and a major movie blockbuster.
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Dr. Lisa Genova is an American Neuroscientist who discovered that a lot of stories about Alzheimer’s came from the caregiver’s point of view rather than the patient, so decided to open this book. After a year of trying to get an agent, she started an aggressive publicity campaign which eventually found her a publisher. The book went on to appear in the New York Times Bestseller List for 40 weeks.
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