Book Publishing for Indies

Book Publishing for Indies

How To Identify a Vanity Publisher

Sniffing out the good versus the bad

Kara Starcher
Jul 24, 2024
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Stay away from vanity publishers.

Don't use a vanity publisher.

I was scammed by a publisher.

Never pay to publish.

Have you heard those statements before? Chances are you have if you’ve hung out in any online writers groups.

Close up of a typewriter with the words "Words have power" on a piece of paper.
Choose wisely who you allow to publish your words.

But how do we tell if a publisher is a scam?

Let's start by looking at some terminolo…

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