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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Oh and at GA Russell,
No 50 shades was never self published. It started out as fan-fiction of Twilight. The author's husband was friends with some people and that is how the book got picked up and became a bestseller.
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Yes, never self-published. It started out as Twilight fan-fic called Master of the Universe and then it was rewritten and published by Australian publisher The Writers' Coffee Shop (eBooks and POD), before being picked up by Vintage Books (Random House) where it was revised and republished. It's a good example of what viral marketing can do since The Writers' Coffee Shop had little marketing budget and it was marketed through blogs and social media.