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Read This Before You Pay Thousands to Publish Your Book
What writers need to know about the self-publishing industry
Self-publishers romance unsuspecting writers. They assure them the writing is fantastic, it will be a bestseller, and it’s one of the top manuscripts they’ve seen. I know many who have spent thousands, even tens of thousands, to publish their books.
The self-publishing industry, also known as vanity or subsidy publishing profits from aspiring wordsmiths.
There have been attempts to refer to vanity and subsidy publishing as ‘old fashioned’ terms. In favor of the streamlined ‘self-publishing’ moniker.
Essentially, all three words take advantage of writers who are willing to pay. The difference? The aforementioned often took control and rights away from the writer. The latter leaves the writer in control but still charges the same hefty fees.
But make no mistake. A reputable publisher will not ask a writer for money.
This isn’t going to make a lot of people happy. It’s going to…
