Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and index.
Editor's introduction / Robert P. Holley, Wayne State University -- E-book self-publishing and the Los Gatos Library: a case study / Henry Bankhead, Los Gatos Library -- Supporting self-publishing and local authors: from challenge to opportunity / Melissa DeWild and Morgan Jarema, Kent District Library -- Do large academic libraries purchase self-published books to add to their collections? / Kay Ann Cassell, Department of Library and Information Science, Rutgers University -- Why academic libraries should consider acquiring self-published books / Robert P. Holley, Wayne State University -- Digital authoring, electronic scholarship, and libraries: from walled garden to wilderness / Donald Beagle, Belmont Abbey College, Abbot Vincent Taylor Library -- Book vendors and self-publishing / Bob Nardini, Vice President, Library Services, Proquest Books -- Ingram and independent publishing / Robin Cutler, Independent Publishing, Ingram Content Group -- Review sources of interest to librarians for independently published books / Eleanor I. Cook, East Carolina University -- Self-publishing and bibliographic control / Robert P. Holley, Wayne State University -- Self-publishing and libraries: the slush pile is the platform / Tom Bruno, Yale University Library, Yale University -- An indie author in a library world / Altonya Washington, Andrew Carnegie Library, Livingstone College -- The romance of self-publishing / Elizabeth Nelson, McHenry County College -- Alacrity House Publishing LLC / Frankie l. Colton, Alacrity House Publishing LLC -- Self-publishing: a bibliographic essay / Joseph D. Grobelny, College Hill Library, Front Range Community College.