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Many vanity presses do rely on POD printers for production, but don't let this bias you against the technology.

>> Stephen, vanity presses do not sell books.

Whereas you and I accept money for doing actual work, sitting in front of a computer and laying out pages or designing a cover or editing a manuscript, the vanity presses do something entirely different.

Most vanity presses do rely on

Most vanity presses do rely on POD printers for production but they charge the book back to you at hugely inflated prices.

Most vanity presses do rely on POD printers for production but they charge the book back to you at...

That's because vanity presses do more for you.

It is true vanity presses do nothing but take our money for minimal services.

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:

Not exact matches

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

Everything a vanity press offers you, you can do yourself.

Ten years ago, when I worked for Poets & Writers, they didn't accept advertising from vanity presses, and their definition was pretty strict and unwavering.

Yes, some other publishers have vanity presses, but they don't add their brand name to those ventures.

And they don't encourage authors whose works aren't good enough for traditional publishing to go get printed by those vanity presses.

A good example is that many vanity presses have a contract for what can be refunded when, such as you can get editing done, but if you start the process all of your money is non-refundable, even if the writing was not edited.

Just as self - published writers don't like to think of themselves as vanity presses.»

Now I can accept the possibility that this inexpensive German vanity press has solved that problem, but it does worry me quite a bit.

Before you resign yourself to self - publishing or vanity press, do your homework and look into the world of small, independent, publishers.

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.

You don't need a vanity press to print.

In the past, if you wanted to publish a book you had to do it from a vanity press or land a deal with a traditional publisher.

And even if it wasn't a vanity press, it still seemed like too much of a financial investment to work with a company that doesn't have that wide of a reach, making it unlikely to offer a good return on that investment.

Don't for one minute confuse self - publishing with vanity press.

The vanity presses really prey on new writers who don't have the information they need to make a good choice for themselves.

No longer do you have to pay a vanity press publisher for the privilege of letting them keep the majority of your profits.

Do yourself a favor and make sure that the same thing can be said of whatever vanity press you're using.

They don't have the obligation to do anything that would undermine it * in their own minds, * even if other people say «Hey, what right do you have to limit my exposure to vanity press (i.e. xylitol)??»

There can be legitimate reasons for an author to choose such a service, possibly having nothing to do with personal vanity, so the term «author - funded press» may be a more respectful term.

If you don't want to learn the business and just want to «be in charge» and have some money you don't mind wasting, you might be best sticking with the vanity presses.

The overwhelming majority of the people that I run into who have any experience with one of these vanity presses not only know nothing about how publishing works, but need to be completely «deprogrammed» and made to start all over or it just doesn't work.

Unlike the vanity presses, the corner copy shop does not take ownership of anything of yours unless you don't pay your bill.

The vanity press industry, headed by companies like Author House, WestBow Press, Publish America and the likes, have done a huge disservice to authors, specifically, and the publishing industry, in genpress industry, headed by companies like Author House, WestBow Press, Publish America and the likes, have done a huge disservice to authors, specifically, and the publishing industry, in genPress, Publish America and the likes, have done a huge disservice to authors, specifically, and the publishing industry, in general.

Thank you for the info Vinny, now I think I see, You'd like a blog about marketing from lil» ol' me, Promote only when you are in a happy mood, And never promote your books by being far too rude, Try to make your posts interesting, clever and funny, And try not to part with a large amount of money, Now I feel there is one thing I should stress, Never go and give your cash to a vanity press, Blog, tweet and update your Facebook status as often as you can, Make contact with other authors and befriend your only fan, Be courteous, considerate and always be kind, And you will slowly find, You'll get people interested and make them all see, Especially when you give your book away for free, Sit back, relax and be rather nice, And always think about the price, People will not part with their cash unless the price is low, Particularly for an author they do not even know, Always remember to write purely for fun, Never think that your profit will be a huge great sum, And pray for exposure to the lord above, Because self - publishing is a labour of love,

Don't be fooled by the empty promises of the various vanity presses that lurk out there on the Internet.

People who publish with vanity presses are not likely to make money; people who publish in a commercial fashion have the intent to make a profit (and I do).

The «get it done quick and easy» authors who use vanity presses or subsidy presses, like Author House, WestBow Press or IUniverse, may now find themselves in straw or... [Read more...]

David Graughan's blog is on industry news, helpful post in book promotion, and frequently about avoiding vanity presses that don't offer a good value for your money like the one owned and used by a number of the big 5 (author solutions).

Unfortunately, vanity presses also sometimes (often) pretend they're going to do more for you than they really do... like get you major distribution.

they are VANITY PRESSES pretending to do self publishing and most are terrible bad as well as overpriced and under qualitied

I know I'm going to make some people mad when I say this, but 95 % of the authors who self - publish or work with a vanity press only do so... because they don't know how to get a real publisher (or they're afraid they won't be able to).

The math worked just fine for the vanity presses because they simply charged the authors... still do.

While I think the idea of vanity press is just wrong on so many levels, if Harlequin didn't use Harlequin resources or name, I could live with them having a financial interest in a joint - venture / partnership that was legally separate from the main company.

This means that no matter what I say, 35 % of the potential self - publishers are going to buy into the vanity press model, 35 % into the self - publishing model and 30 % in the «just don't know» category.

You'll learn: * How to figure out if self - publishing is the right step for you and your book * The difference between vanity publishing services and creating your own press * The bare - bone, essential steps you need to take for your book to live * Where to scrimp and where to splurge * Hidden costs and easily missed steps on the self - publishing * How to develop a timeline and a budget * What you need to do to get your book out there.

If you have the money, want to see your name in print, aren't particularly entrepreneurial and don't want to do a lot of work to promote your book, you probably fall into that solid 35 % of the vanity press model.

We are not a vanity press, and we do not accept every manuscript submitted.

So why do so many people buy into the whole vanity press model?

Whereas some self - publishing companies and «vanity presses» rip authors off by charging up front for service and then charging additional royalties as high as 55 % of net profits, BookBaby is one of the few companies in the industry that does not take any additional fees; the author earns royalties from the different platforms that BookBaby distributes to, and retains all percentages after the retail platforms» fee.

They are billed as a «self - publishing» company currently doing business with several major publishers, while acting more like a severely abusive vanity press than an actual self - publishing service.

The negative perception towards indie publishing does rightfully stem from the unscrupulous vanity press models of the past, but even as more bestselling authors look to indie publishing that attitude has yet to disappear altogether.