Authorpreneur Magazine Issue 3 | Page 21

go by, a well executed self-publishing venture can lead to unprecedented opportunities with traditional publishers. Paton too has experienced this exposure with her previously self-published contemporary romance title Grease Monkey Jive recently being acquired by Escape Publishing.

Publishing is a monumental industry showcasing a diversity as compelling as the genres and products within it. The complexity of publishing in and of itself therefore embodies the strengths and weaknesses of both traditional and independent publishing and results in a positive outcome for the reader— more content, diverse and often niche topic areas, and increased accessibility to reading material. Regardless of what genre you’ re most inclined to read, as publishing expands and refines itself, the winners in this ever-changing industry will be the readers.

Having working in many facets of the publishing industry, including publishing and editing a regional lifestyle magazine and working as marketing manager of an international publishing house, J’ aimee Brooker has( finally) embarked on her goal to self-publish a series of novels, education guides, and budgeting books. Her first series, 20under20, can be found online at

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