A member of my writer's group has recently (this week) been on the receiving end of a set of emails and text messages from a Vanity Press company. He's being offered a "great" half-price "deal" on publishing packages. When I looked at what was included in the package, 90% of it can be sourced for free by the author directly …
Vanity Press Companies, tramps and thieves
I mentioned in my last post that I had had some interesting experiences with vanity press publishers. I am starting to wonder if I have a sign on my head saying “sucker” or “will give away hard earned cash freely”. Anyway dramatics aside here is a summary of my experiences so far. About nine months …
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Indie Publisher and Self-Published Authors: Hidden Gems
During 2015 I read and reviewed over 60 books for this blog. When I looked over what I read and how they were published, over half of the books were either self published (by an individual or through an author's personal imprint - their own publishing arm) or published through small independent press organisations. Of the books …
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