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Samhain Publishing shuts down: Small presses versus self-publishing? – TeleRead News: E-books, publishing, tech and beyond

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Well-regarded independent U.S. dark fiction and romance publisher Samhain Publishing, “an acknowledged expert in digital publishing since its founding in 2005,” has announced its closure after just over ten years in operation. And at least one Samhain author is blogging this as a case of small presses competing against the lure of self-publishing – and losing. In its announcement, Samhain states that: “The recent sales numbers are not providing any hope for recovery and none of our efforts have been successful. For the last two years we have tried many and varied types of campaigns to promote your titles and have had no success in reaching the new customers we

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