Some non-Technical Issues of self- PublishingKoltay, TiborOpenedition PressElPub - ELectronic PUBlishingEpisciences.orghttp://elpub.episciences.org/6299info:doi:10.4000/proceedings.elpub.2020.9elpub:6299 - ElPub - ELectronic PUBlishing, 2020-04-18, Charting The Futures(s) of Digital Publishingenself-publishinghistorylibrariesdata publicationHungary[SHS.INFO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciencesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleJournal articlesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionResearchersFrom among the varied non-technical issues, related to self- publishing, the history ofsubscription-based book publishing is addressed first, followed by a discussion of selfpublishing’slegitimacy, then by an examination of self-publishing authors’ roles andresponsibilities. Subsequently, some processes of self- publishing are described, its relationshipto independent editors discussed. Self-publishing is also explored through the eyes of thelibraries and librarians. Some of the related issues, including motives for publishing selfpublishedtextbooks are dealt with. A short discussion directs attention to the possibility of selfpublishingresearch data. Last, self-publishing activities in Hungary are shortly presented.2020-04-18