r/selfpublishing
34k members
r/selfpublishing is a subreddit with 34k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses self publishing, publishing, book, marketing, and kdp.
Popular Themes in r/selfpublishing
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Reedsy refuses to act when their own providers violate their terms, the client pays"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What’s the best place to publish a webnovel?"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Need a self publishing company that’s reliable. KDP is such a mess - actually it’s the Amazon retail side that’s such a mess I don’t want to deal with them anymore. Ingram won’t return support calls. Who is reliable?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/selfpublishing
#1
Self Publishing
30 posts
#2
Publishing
: "Need a self Publishing company that’s reliable. KDP is such a mess - actually it’s the Amazon retail side that’s such a mess I don’t want to deal with them anymore. Ingram won’t return support calls. Who is reliable?"
29 posts
#3
Book
19 posts
#4
Marketing
: "How do you gain traction for a book published on Amazon?"
16 posts
#5
Kdp
: "Help with Kdp cover"
14 posts
#6
Writing
13 posts
#7
Amazon
10 posts
#8
Editing
: "Editing?"
9 posts
#9
Novel
6 posts
#10
Author
: "First-time indie Author here — 6 months of work, 1 month live on Amazon, and my first Goodreads troll. Here's what I found."
6 posts
Flair Used in r/selfpublishing
#1
Author
: "First-time indie author here — 6 months of work, 1 month live on Amazon, and my first Goodreads troll. Here's what I found."
19 posts
Member Growth in r/selfpublishing
Yearly
+12k members(55.2%)
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Last updated: July 26, 2026