Eoin Purcell has written an excellent article today on his blog about the effects self publishing is having on small and medium sized traditional publishers, particularly DIY services like Blurb and Lulu.

“Eoin Purcell works and lives in Cork where he is Commissioning Editor with one of Ireland’s oldest independent publishers Mercier Press. Prior to that he worked at Nonsuch Ireland. He writes regular blog posts and columns on the Irish book trade for The Bookseller magazine.”

You can read Eoin’s article at the link below.

http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2009/04/07/self-publishing-as-a-threat-to-niche/