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Selling yourself: trad publishing takes bite out of indie charts

LJ Ross is boss in self-publishing, despite her hefty rights deal with PRH last year
LJ Ross is boss in self-publishing, despite her hefty rights deal with PRH last year
Things have changed a lot in the independent author print sector in the past year – not least because when we last looked at these sales at this point in 2025, the Coco Wyo colouring books were self-published, but the brand’s new releases have subsequently been snapped up by Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s.

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