vanity press
vanity press · vanity presses
A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving…A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author.
UK/ˌvænɪti ˈpɹɛs/US/ˌvænəti ˈpɹɛs/
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory)A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author.
Bezahlverlag, Selbstkostenverlag, Selbstzahlerverlag
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author:
Origin
From vanity + press, so called because such a press may be used by otherwise unpublishableFrom vanity + press, so called because such a press may be used by otherwise unpublishable authors who want to see their work in print.
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Forms
plural: vanity presses| Singular | vanity press |
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