Any Firm That Does Not Assume Financial Risk Is Not A Publisher
To someone considering vanity publication on Twitter. Fk that. In an honest publishing deal, money flows to the writer . If they want to self-publish an ebook, they need not put out money up front; they can do it at Draft2Digital . They take a percentage of sales instead instead of demanding up front money. There are similar services; this is just one that I know that an author I trust has checked out and uses. Keep in mind that the author has to provide all graphics and have all editing and marketing done themselves. This is a slow way to establish oneself as an author and it may not succeed. A real publisher assumes financial risk, fronting money for design, editing, marketing, distribution, and fulfillment; that is the whole and entire thing a publisher can do that an author cannot do for themselves. It is the entire business model of publishing to assume financial risk in the hope of making a profit . Any firm that does not assume financial risks is not a publisher.