Henry Gee has published drafts of his new SF trilogy The Sigil on Lulu.com. Apparently, publishers have no problem with this tactic - the final version will be published by them in the end.
I have ordered the trilogy and all three books arrived here about a week ago. I'll let you know what I think once I find some time to read them.
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