Sentences with phrase «time vanity presses»

These companies actually do little more than the old - time vanity presses; you have to think twice about what that will do to your credibility as a writer.

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Here are a few common «lack of focus» examples I see amongst founders all the time: — Doing shit that makes them look busy, but doesn't have significant impact — Trying to do too many things instead of one thing really well — Getting things done themselves instead of taking time to build the team — Fundraising when it's not time — Acquiring users when existing ones keep churning — Adding features instead of fixing or removing the ones they have — Having multiple audiences, rather than one very targeted — Paying attention to vanity metrics or too many metrics instead of core KPIs — Following the competition's every move — Obsessing with getting up on TechCrunch (or other press)-- Attending multiple networking events a week

If you are going to be an independent or small publisher, if you are going to take on the time, expense and trouble of publishing your own book instead of letting a vanity press do it for you, you need to know the following about the name of your endeavor:

Whenever you thought you've seen it all... The sad part is watching these poor people flush money down the vanity press drain, especially in these hard economic times.

Being the babe in the woods I was at the time, I got about 30 to 40 copies published through a local «vanity press,» which cost me about $ 80 at the time.

There was a time when self - publishing through a vanity press was the end of your literary career before it ever got off the ground.

I've said it once, I've said it a zillion times: yes, dear author - to - be (and those already published), there is a difference between self - publishing, vanity presses, pay - to - publish, a small press, and independent publishing.

For all you authors considering companies like Author House, Outskirts Press, Xulon Press or any other vanity press, it is absolutely necessary that you ask the following... Once I have printed for the first time, can I have all the printing files so I can print books elsewhere?&rPress, Xulon Press or any other vanity press, it is absolutely necessary that you ask the following... Once I have printed for the first time, can I have all the printing files so I can print books elsewhere?&rPress or any other vanity press, it is absolutely necessary that you ask the following... Once I have printed for the first time, can I have all the printing files so I can print books elsewhere?&rpress, it is absolutely necessary that you ask the following... Once I have printed for the first time, can I have all the printing files so I can print books elsewhere?»

While print - on - demand companies have revolutionized the self - publishing print industry by no longer requiring authors to purchase high - volume, expensive print runs from a vanity press, there are times when an author still only needs a handful of copies and prefers to work directly with an expert who can help.

Unlike a vanity press, my services are on a freelance basis and do not involve royalty sharing of any kind; only fees in exchange for my time and skills.

Indeed, one need not go to «vanity presses» at all, one can get control over the whole process from writing — book production — book promotion, and that's very encouraging... though very tiring at times!

The self - publishing of various vanity presses in the twentieth century, and earlier, bears almost no comparison to the product being marketed by so many savvy and dedicated self - publishing authors in this new time.

Most of these slurs came out of a time when the majority of so - called self - published books were put out by vanity presses that preyed on the desire of the unwary to have a book with their name on it.

In a long but brilliant post some time ago, book editor Dick Margulies explained the illegitimacy of the vanity presses to another service provider this way:

At that time, vanity presses produced books for authors at a price.

Every time you see a media story about Author Solutions, and they don't mention anything about it being an awful vanity press, hit them in the comments.

Anything a vanity press can do for you, you can do for yourself, at a substantially reduced price (or for nothing more than an outlay of time).

Last time, I talked a bit about what a vanity press is, and I began to discuss some of the aspects of a vanity press that I'm calling XYZ publishing and an author named Bob who is about to fall into their clutches.

In earlier times, before ebooks and print - on - demand technologies, vanity presses required the author to purchase a substantial number of copies of his or her book upfront.

I spend a lot of time helping authors extricate themselves from a vanity press that has failed to deliver, and sometimes we manage to do it without too much of a cash loss.

It will take time to research your topic of interest, write and revise your drafts, decide whether or not you want to publish through a traditional publishing house, vanity press or self - publish — and that's the easy part!

After an author has been turned down enough times and is frustrated with rejection, he's ready to fall prey to a vanity press: SOMEONE WANTS TO PUBLISH MY BOOK!

Now, of course, an agent is looking only for saleability whereas I hope a reviewer is looking for the quality of the read.I hope it's true that time will weed out those who don't care enough to learn and hone their craft, thus letting the cream of the self - published rise to the top, but vanity presses have been kept in business a long time by those who only think they write well.

Are you a first time writer thinking about using a vanity press?

FROM RICK: We've talked about the topic of vanity presses several times in the past, at length.

FROM SCOTT: Last time, I talked a bit about what a vanity press is, and I began to discuss some of the aspects of a vanity press that I'm calling XYZ publishing and an author named Bob who is about to fall into their clutches.

This was a time when vanity presses like Author Solutions were still promising Big 5 contracts would come to self - publishers who bought their overpriced services.