The Leicester Review of Books is conducting a survey on the views both readers and writers have on self publishing and self published books.

Some of the questions we are asking are:

* Have you self published?
* What are your experiences of it?
* What are the benefits that you have received?
* What are the disadvantages or challenges that you’ve experienced?
* Why do writers self publish?
* Is it advisable for a writer to publish their books themselves?
* Are there any famous writers who have self published?
* Have you read a book by a self published writer?
* What did you think of it?
* Are self published books inferior to those produced by mainstream or commercial publishers?

The discussion is accessible at: http://leicesterreviewofbooks.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/views-on-self-publishing/

If you have views on the subject, we’d love to hear from you.