10 Jul WHAT USUALLY FOLLOWS AFTER AN INITIAL CONTACT WITH A VANITY PUBLISHER
Vanity book publishing has a bad reputation, and it is no surprise why this is so.
If you are a new author, beware of publishers who offer to publish your book. Also be just as wary of publishers you discover that say a lot about publishing your book, but almost nothing about how much it will cost or how they will help you market your book.
There is a very big difference between vanity book publishing and self-publishing.
It is easy to self-publish today, and it is basically free. Sure, there are preparation costs involved in book cover design, editing and proofreading and print on demand proof copies, but the actual cost of publishing and distribution is absolutely free.
Importantly, for Indie authors you retain all the rights to your book and you are paid directly and usually monthly by the retailers you choose to use.
Despite this fact, many authors are still lured to seemingly attractive offers made by vanity publishing companies to do everything for them. But, at what cost, and to what benefit?
What usually follows after an initial contact with a vanity publisher is high-pressure selling that can last for weeks or months.
A view from the inside of vanity publishing
I was prompted to write this article after I was contacted by an ex-employee of Author Solutions. While the person wants to remain anonymous due to pending legal action, I have permission to quote some passages.
If you would like to repeat this email, then please feel free
Many employees, current and former, are filing a law suit (sic) against Author Solutions. The attorney’s (sic) are collecting the narratives now, This is all we can release at this time, but we wish to bring the global community on board. We are currently working on press releases. Author Solutions (currently owned by Najafi Companies, a hedge fund) is not only a toxic place for writers, scamming many out of thousands of dollars, it is just as toxic on its employees.
We wish to provide the global writing community with transparency as well as return our own integrity.
I am sure you would be aware, but we cannot divulge our names at this time as our attorney’s (sic) have warned against it. The purpose for all of us contacting the publishing world (we know this world and many of us have been in it for over 20 years), we want the world and the authors to know what really is going on. Not only to the authors, but the debauchery that employees have to put up with is unfathomable.
AuthorHouse is, according to the (BBB) Better Business Bureau just one of the alternative names for Author Solutions, LLC. Other alternative names include:
Xlibris, LLC
Westbow Press
Trafford Publishing, LLC
Responder Media
Partridge Singapore
Partridge India
Abbott Press
Partridge Africa
Palibrio
Author Learning Center
Archway Publishing
Booktango
Balboa Press
Content Distributors, LLC
iUniverse, LLC
Inspiring Voices
LifeRich Publishing
It only takes a quick Google search to discover that Authorhouse and Author Solutions have both attracted many complaints over the years about their business practices.
There are many other publishers that you should avoid, or be very wary about. You can check the lists of Thumbs Down Publishers and Alerts for Writers for more information.
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