2007
DOI: 10.18848/1447-9516/cgp/v04i03/36593
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Is there a Book in You?

Abstract: W riting a book may sound like a daunting task, but "systems" now exist to put your passion in print. Search online for all the resources available. Topics that still draw the book-buying crowds include personal experiences on overcoming adversity, inspirational stories of recovery and triumph over illness and grief, raising children, positive psychology, and more. Even a short book with a powerful message can become popular with a New York Times best-selling author endorsing it. A quick glance at Amazon.com's… Show more

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“…The life-long value and benefits of involvement in reading have been explored in a number of research projects including those sponsored by The National Literacy Trust 1 and The Reading Agency, 2 with particular involvement from Sheffield Hallam, 3 Loughborough 4 and Roehampton 5 Universities (e.g. [15,20,21,33,41,44,47,48]).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The life-long value and benefits of involvement in reading have been explored in a number of research projects including those sponsored by The National Literacy Trust 1 and The Reading Agency, 2 with particular involvement from Sheffield Hallam, 3 Loughborough 4 and Roehampton 5 Universities (e.g. [15,20,21,33,41,44,47,48]).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[12]) in Is there a book in you? [4] Baverstock began to explore and analyse the various characteristics and aptitudes of writers, and the research was revisited in The Naked Author [5] which analysed the motivation and practice of those who decide to self-publish. This was developed further in research projects with Jackie Steinitz [6,7].…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Diferente dos dados encontrados por Baverstock (2006) em sua pesquisa cuja maior parte dos autores de autopublicação é composta por mulheres. Vale retomar aqui também os dados levantados por Weinberg e Kapelner (2018), que descobriram que a publicação digital independente, reproduz amplamente os padrões de discriminação de gênero da publicação tradicional, mostrando uma distribuição desigual de autores masculinos e femininos.…”
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“…Ainda em sua pesquisa Baverstock (2006), destaca que não há barreiras demográficas à autopublicação, os autores vivem em áreas urbanas, grandes centros e ambientes rurais, a maior parte é composta por mulheres, com alta escolaridade. Não é uma alternativa apenas para aqueles que não conseguiram encontrar um editor; ela é realizada por novos autores e por autores veteranos com razões e motivações muito variadas.…”
Section: Autopublicação Digitalunclassified
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