American (self-)publishing

       In Publishers Weekly Jim Milliot reports that Self-Published Books Topped 450,000 in 2013 in the US, an increase of 16.5 per cent.
       What's really surprising:

The increase was due entirely to the release of new print books which rose 28.8% to 302,622 offsetting a decline in self-published e-books which fell 1.6%, to 155,942

       Interesting to see such a strong surge in print, and a decline in e-books. Of course, there's no word re. actual sales-volume numbers, so it's unclear just how much of impact these titles have on the market.