15 Things you should you about the vanity publishers

This slide will give you the complete overview of Vanity publishers
This slide covers the following topics about vanity publishers:
False claim
Expensive
Fully funded publications
Harms your reputation
Ruins your future
can be utilized in a positive way
Not recommended
Poor quality
Business-oriented
Different names
Print on demand
Bad reputation
Wrong ways
No marketing

Transcript

1. 15 Things You Should Know About The Vanity Publishers
2. False Claim  Vanity publishing is not self publishing, though they may claim so.
3. Expensive  Unlike self publishing, Vanity publishers are expensive. Usually charge thousands of dollars and claim the copy rights.
4. Fully Funded Publication  There are some authors who fully fund the publication of their own book and hit it off, but that’s rare.
5. Harms Your Reputation  It is not for everyone, mostly new authors or beginners avail their services.
6. Ruins Your Future  It damages the chances of an author to be accepted by traditional publishers in future.
7. Can Be Utilized in Positive Way  It works fine for celebrities and other public influencers.
8. Not Recommended  Vanity publishing is not recommended for new authors and beginners.
9. Poor Quality  Commonly, Vanity publishers takes a heavy “fee” from authors and leave them with too many poor quality books with nowhere to sell them.
10. Business Oriented  Vanity publishers can stay profitable in business, without ever selling a single book.
11. Bad Reputation  Over the years it has gained the reputation of scamming naïve authors.
12. Different Names  Recently, Vanity publishers have branched off into evolved versions like Print on Demand (POD) and Online Publication.
13. Print On Demand  POD and Online publication impose lesser financial risk towards author.
14. Wrong Ways  Scams in schools - Vanity publishers often sponsor creative writing competitions in schools and later ask parents of all the young participants for ‘contribution’ towards getting their child’s creativity published, which was selected ‘on merit’ and will ask them to buy copies of publication for themselves and to give to relative and friends.
15. No Marketing  They do not offer Editorial or Marketing services. Author is at his own, once the book is published
16. Thanks For Reading