A few years ago I had a few books published in what is called “Vanity Press”. If you are unsure of what this is it pretty much means I pay for everything and hope I get some sort of return. Anyhow, I have been offered the opportunity to have a book published by a Hybrid Publisher. From what I understand I am paying money to get it up and running and then the publisher takes care of the rest. The fee for said book is 3300 pounds which is about $4,400 USD. The publisher is obviously working overseas (for me at least!).
Please give me feedback on this type of contract. I haven’t done self-publishing so I don’t know how this compares.
Stine Writing 
Research the publisher to avoid scams. https://writerbeware.blog/ I believe it’s too expensive. Ask what the return on investment (ROE) will be. Before siogning a contract make sure you read every sentence carefully, don’t give away all of your rights to TV, merchandising etc. I would join SCBWI where you’ll find all the answers. https://www.scbwi.org/
Personally, I would stay away from vanity and Hybrid presses.
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Thank you for your advice. I used to belong to SCBWI and sort of forgot about it. I also agree with staying away but you know there’s that one part of me that just wants to see it all in print. This is why I look to others for advice. The last time I did this was after I lost my husband and really had no one to talk to about it and I spent a boat load of money! The books were published but they are not being published anymore since they want to renew a contract every year!
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Have you considered Amazon? Check out Reedsy? I pay editors to proofread my work. They’ll help you publish your book. Let me know if this helps.
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Yes, it does help! I actually review books for Reedsy and often forget about them. I will also remember the SCWBI group.
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I’m wishing you the best of luck on your publishing quest. Happy Holidays!
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Thank you Eleanor!
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Happy Holidays!
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Must agree, seems overpriced. I’d look around if I was you
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I’m getting the gut feeling you all are the ones to listen to
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I’m not a fan of people who ask for a load of money and can’t provide at least some statistic on what others authors got back from the initial investment! $4400 is a ton of $$ and if that gets you 100 books you’d have to sell them at $44 to just break even. Sounds pricy and verging on a scam to me… But that’s just my prejudice talking… I’d be wary.
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No I think you’re right. I spent a ton of money on my other books but they took advantage of me. Bob had just died and they were talking a good game. I was by myself and didn’t really know any better
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In case you’re not familiar with them, here are two good places for info: Writer Beware AND Absolute Write
https://writerbeware.blog/?fbclid=IwAR3jFAAmrUrDNj80tDZqdAlAmg2KnClrP8gDy0mrSJxxtaMxkISH2S6P928
https://absolutewrite.com/?fbclid=IwAR0lQpKXlLj1II4K8OqlmlO1PaD82PLf0mX9fMde98Nw4swW4R1siCpS1ug
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I haven’t seen those sites so thank you. I have a feeling this is something I should be avoiding.
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Writer Beware is an awesome site. Absolute Write doesn’t seem to be running anymore. I had some trouble with it and the posts were from 2021. Thanks so much!
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I’m glad Writer Beware is helpful! I thought maybe Absolute Write might have some good info in the archives, but I guess not. I wish you well as you move ahead with your project!
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Thank you!
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Yeah, I don’t think that sounds right. It seems to have some questionable outcomes and at a hefty price. I would put the nix on that idea in a hurry.
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With every comment I receive I get more and more confirmation that I should stay away from this! Thank you!
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Sounds high! Definitely proceed with caution!
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Thanks for the input. You sound right
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I wish you luck in finding the right person and perhaps hybrid publishing is the way to go! 🌸💐🌸
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Sounds expensive to me, so I hope you can find out exactly what you’ll get for your original outlay if you go ahead.
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Yeah, I’m not even going to consider this. I fell for it once. What do they say…Make a mistake shame on you, make the mistake again shame on me? Something like that.
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🙂 Cool move.
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