Just Do It (Yourself): A History of Self-Publishing

The history of self-publishing, like that of publishing itself, is a history of access. Who has the opportunity, skills, and resources to write, design, lay out, print, and distribute a book? And who has the means to alert an audience that a book exists, or the business savvy to make it profitable?

From the dawn of publishing to Brandon Sanderson's record-smashing Kickstarter campaign, established authors have always enjoyed an advantage, though that didn't make the process easy.