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Books by bernd heinrich author of winter world goodreads. This statistic provides information on the number of selfpublished books in the united states from 2008 to 2018, broken down by format. Our friend markus heinrich, author of a selfpublished childrens book saving like a sloth, suggests that when you need a break from writing. Track sales, earn more money, and reach millions of readers with our free self publishing platform. In 2009, 76% of all books released were self published, while publishing houses reduced the number of books they produced. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
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