Self-published books: An empirical "snapshot"

Library Quarterly

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-140

  Bradley, Jana ^a   Fulton, Bruce ^a   Helm, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84858734255     PISSN: 00242519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664576     Document Type: Article

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