Self-publishing is the only way for 97% of authors: CEO of Notion Press

In a Q&A, Naveen Valsakumar dwells on the coming-of-age of self-publishing, his firm's value proposition for budding writers and how he plans to take on the competition from Kindle

Naveen Valsakumar, CEO and Co-founder of Notion Press Publishing, has made self-publishing both fashionable and feasible for aspiring writers. In a conversation with Namrata Kohli, he talks about his journey in this line of activity, its evolution under the pandemic and how he plans to take on the competition. Edited excerpts:

How did you come up with the idea of self-publishing?

When we began nine years ago, our goal was to democratise the entire process of book publishing for aspiring authors who had no direct access to the market, as traditional publishers have been extremely picky. We looked at why