Self-Publishing Star Amanda Hocking Sells Next Series to St. Martin’s

Amanda Hocking, the author of popular young adult series.

Amanda Hocking, who sold more than one million copies of her self-published novels before turning to a traditional publisher, has sold another series to St. Martin’s Press.

“I’ve enjoyed my work self-publishing, and I will never rule out the possibility of self-publishing something again in the future,” Ms. Hocking said in a statement, “but right now, I’d rather focus on my writing instead of stressing about formatting and pricing and book covers and finding editors.”

The new series, “Kanin Chronicles,” is a paranormal trilogy for young adults, the publisher said. The first book in the series is expected to be released in summer 2014.

St. Martin’s paid Ms. Hocking more than $2 million for the world English rights to a previous series, “Watersong.”