vanity press

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author.

/ˌvænɪti ˈpɹɛs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vanity press.wav /ˌvænəti ˈpɹɛs/ [-ɾi-]

vanity press vanity presses

From vanity + press, so called because such a press may be used by otherwise unpublishable authors who want to see their work in print.

subsidy publisher vanity publisher

vanity publishing self-publishing

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