About r/selfpublish
A place to discuss just about everything in the world of indie books. *Not* a place for self-promotion.
The community at a glance
r/selfpublish is a Subreddit for Writers with roughly 262K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 7th largest community in the Writing topic page.
Roughly 65K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Book, Publishing, and Marketing. Product recommendations often mention children’s book illustrator, best way to promote, and type of books sell the best.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 3K members
- 2014: 3K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 3K members
- 2018: 6K members
- 2019: 16K members
- 2020: 20K members
- 2021: 19K members
- 2023: 37K members
- 2024: 43K members
- 2025: 63K members
- 2026: 42K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 4K members
- Oct: 5K members
- Nov: 8K members
- Dec: 5K members
- Jan: 7K members
- Feb: 6K members
- Mar: 6K members
- Apr: 6K members
- May: 5K members
- Jun: 5K members
- Jul: 5K members
- Aug: 3K members
Topics
- Book84 posts in the past month#184Book
- Publishing66 posts in the past month#266Publishing
- Marketing63 posts in the past month#363Marketing
- Struggling48 posts in the past month#448Struggling
- Self Publishing45 posts in the past month#545Self Publishing
Flair
- Tips & Tricks14 posts in the past month
- So…what’s it like out there in self-pub land these days?
- The Biggest Self-Publishing LIES Nobody Tells You
- What actually made your first book sell?
#114Tips & TricksSo…what’s it like out there in self-pub land these days? · The Biggest Self-Publishing LIES Nobody Tells You · What actually made your first book sell? - Marketing12 posts in the past month
- How is it that some people just have it much easier with debuts than others?
- Hard to market a backlist when you don't have one!
- After how many books should I start marketing?
#212MarketingHow is it that some people just have it much easier with debuts than others? · Hard to market a backlist when you don't have one! · After how many books should I start marketing? - Reviews5 posts in the past month
- Well, Booksprouts was a complete waste of money
- How do you mentally cope with incorrect reviews concerning grammatical errors?
- What is the best way to collect a list of arc readers?
#35ReviewsWell, Booksprouts was a complete waste of money · How do you mentally cope with incorrect reviews concerning grammatical errors? · What is the best way to collect a list of arc readers? - Sci-fi5 posts in the past month
- Consignment
- Bad launch? How to get readers/reviewers
- Publishing audiobooks for a Canadian audience - looking for alternatives to Amazon
#45Sci-fiConsignment · Bad launch? How to get readers/reviewers · Publishing audiobooks for a Canadian audience - looking for alternatives to Amazon - Children's5 posts in the past month
- Do I need to use KDP?
- What are my next steps?
- city of publication for LCCN application
#55Children'sDo I need to use KDP? · What are my next steps? · city of publication for LCCN application
Product recommendations
- children’s book illustrator2 posts in the past month
- Best place to find a children’s book illustrator
- Best place to find a children’s book illustrator
#12children’s book illustratorBest place to find a children’s book illustrator · Best place to find a children’s book illustrator - best way to promote2 posts in the past month
- Best way to promote?
- Best way to promote?
#22best way to promoteBest way to promote? · Best way to promote? - type of books sell the best2 posts in the past month
- What type of books sell the best? why do you believe so?
- What type of books sell the best? why do you believe so?
#32type of books sell the bestWhat type of books sell the best? why do you believe so? · What type of books sell the best? why do you believe so? - best place to find a children’s book illustrator2 posts in the past month
- Best place to find a children’s book illustrator
- Best place to find a children’s book illustrator
#42best place to find a children’s book illustratorBest place to find a children’s book illustrator · Best place to find a children’s book illustrator - best way to promote?2 posts in the past month
- Best way to promote?
- Best way to promote?
#52best way to promote?Best way to promote? · Best way to promote?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/selfpublish for?
- Best for Writers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/selfpublish free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/selfpublish have?
- Roughly 262K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/selfpublish on?
- r/selfpublish runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/selfpublish cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/selfpublish is organized under Writers.
- How do I join r/selfpublish?
- You can join r/selfpublish by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Writing communities like?
- Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
Monthly Stats
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- 5
- Visitors /mo (-50%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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