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Self Publishing

36k subscribers236 posts / mo in Sep 2026206 authors / mosince 2011

r/selfpublishing has 36k members (+43% over the last 12 months). It gets about 236 posts a month from 206 people. Top topics: Self-Publishing, Book Marketing and Self-Publishing on Amazon KDP.

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Size and growth

How r/selfpublishing has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+43%in 12 months · +6.3% in 3 months · +1.4% in 1 month
Oct 202636k
Growing36k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−7.1%vs Sep 2025 · +7.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026236
QuieterPeaked at 408 in Jul 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/selfpublishing

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Self-Publishing6.8%
  2. Book Marketing5.5%
  3. Self-Publishing on Amazon KDP4.3%
  4. Published Books3.6%
  5. Published Books3.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Reedsy
  2. Lulu
  3. Substack
  4. Amazon
  5. Medium

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