How Self-Publishing Platforms Are Reshaping Spain's Publishing Industry: A Shift in Business Models.

This study analyzes how self-publishing impacts Spain's publishing industry, emphasizing business models, author trade-offs, and indirect effects on traditional publishers, framed by platform evolution and hybrid adaptations. The analysis compares six self-publishing platforms: Bubok, Caligrama, Uni...

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Publicado en:Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society Vol. 55; no. 6; pp. 340 - 365
Autores principales: Magadán-Díaz, Marta, Rivas-García, Jesús I
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2025
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