美国“小出版社”(Smail Press)一词起源于20世纪60年代,用来描述个人或合伙人经营出版图书或杂志的小生意。尽管我们看到越来越多的小出版社干的很出色,实质上,这些人是一些普通的人,常常有正常工作,他们更多的只不过是有自己出版自己著作的梦想,希望借此发展成为一种可以谋生的小生意。有些小出版社隶属于大专院校。小出版社也使用ISBN。 在美国,有的人由于各种原因选择自己撰写、出版自己的图书。此人既是作者、出版者,又是发行销售者,名曰自主出版商(self-publishers)。有的作者觉得他们自己比出版商能更好地推销自己的图书,觉得自己的作品有可预期的销售前景,有利可图:想自 The term “Smail Press” in the United States originated in the 1960s and was used to describe a small business where individuals or partners run books or magazines. Although we have seen more and more small publishers do very well, in essence, these people are ordinary people and often have regular jobs. They are only more likely to have their own dream of publishing their own books. This development has become a small business to make a living. Some small publishers belong to tertiary institutions. Small publishers also use ISBNs. In the United States, some people choose to write and publish their own books for various reasons. This person is both an author, a publisher, and an issue seller, known as self-publishers. Some authors find themselves proficient at selling their own titles to publishers and feel that their work has predictable sales prospects and is profitable: