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Is this a vanity press?
Got a call, an email or a "publishing package" offer? Answer 8 yes or no questions about it. Every question comes from what real authors went through. Nothing you tap here is saved or sent anywhere.
Did they reach out to you first, out of nowhere, praising your book?
"Someone reached out, spoke about my writing, and it sounded like a real opportunity... Then came the fees and payment method." Real story
Do they want thousands of dollars before your book comes out?
"They demanded a £2200 for it to be published. They made me wait an entire year to publish my book." Real story
Is every bit of praise followed by something new to buy?
"I came to disbelieve anyone's praise because it was always coupled with spending more." Real story
Are they pitching a movie, TV, screenplay or book club deal that you pay for?
"I keep getting calls telling me my book is good enough to be made a movie. I just have to pay about 4k to talk to a movie producer." Real story
Are they pushing you to pay today to lock in a discount?
"I received so many texts and calls pressuring me to pay now if I want a discount. It was like speaking to a car salesman…" Real story
Do they charge you again to fix mistakes they made?
"Over and over my manuscript came back to me with more mistakes, wrong paragraph indentations, so I kept paying and paying for more and more corrections…" Real story
Does the deal take a share of your rights or profits, or leave you guessing about royalties?
"The last one I agreed a share of the profits and ended up with nothing." Real story
Do they promise you a number of sales?
"I signed a contract for a marketing package which guaranteed the sale of 10,000 for my books... all of the promises made to me in my contracts were fake" Real story
How to score it: count your yes answers. 0 means no red flags yet. 1 or 2 means slow down. 3 or more means it has the marks of a vanity press.
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