tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post4760933751395540702..comments2023-06-12T17:08:36.320+01:00Comments on How Publishing <i>Really</i> Works: Vanity Publishing In DisguiseJane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-32148473766890259732008-06-23T13:30:00.000+01:002008-06-23T13:30:00.000+01:00Sally, thanks for that. If only the big bookstore...Sally, thanks for that. If only the big bookstores would make public the list of publishers which they won't buy from: it might save a lot of writers from making a horrible mistake.Jane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519912440753252776.post-67088042717422182252008-06-18T09:34:00.000+01:002008-06-18T09:34:00.000+01:00This is very useful information that every would-b...This is very useful information that every would-be published writer should take on board. For one of my many book-related jobs, I have to decide whether a small publisher I have been told about is a conventional publisher, albeit small or a vanity/POD organisation. The dividing line is very narrow but I always look to see where the money comes from and whether the firm has a bone fide distributor.<BR/><BR/>It was easier when I worked for a famous chain of booksellers. If the publisher had four asterisks against their name it was code for. 'do not deal with them even if a customer asks because they don't offer sale-or-return and don't give discounts.' In other words, they aren't 'proper' publishers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com