Sentences with phrase «subsidy publisher charges»

-- A vanity or subsidy publisher charges a fee to produce a book, or requires the author to buy something as a condition of publication, such as finished books or marketing services.

Not exact matches

I also know there are a lot of disreputable companies — known variously as vanity or subsidy publishers — whose business model is predicated on charging abusive up - front fees for middling or nonexistent services.

Companies such as AuthorHouse or Vantage Press, which charge a fee for producing a book with their name in it as «publisher» are called vanity presses, or subsidy presses.

Apart from the two scenarios above however, in my opinion it doesn't make sense to work with a subsidy / vanity outfit because they charge large fees for services you can do yourself for free or much less expense (e.g., copyright registration, $ 35 to do online yourself, $ 200 or more for a vanity / subsidy publisher to do for you), typically bundle services into packages that include items you don't need or don't want to pay for, and they also require you to use their editors, cover designers, etc..