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Predatory publishing, also write-only publishing [1] [2] or deceptive publishing, [3] is an exploitative academic publishing business model, where the journal or publisher prioritizes self-interest at the expense of scholarship. It is characterized by misleading information, deviates from the standard peer-review process, is highly non ...
Hybrid publishing is the source of debate in the publishing industry, with some viewing hybrid publishers as vanity presses in disguise. [7] However, a true hybrid publisher is selective in what they publish and will share the costs (and therefore the risks) with the author, whereas with a vanity press, the author pays the full cost of production and therefore carries all the risk.
Self-Publishing Review was founded by award-winning Hollywood author and blogger Henry Baum in 2008 in Los Angeles, California. With a dedicated staff of professional reviewers and publishing professionals from both the US and UK, SPR remains one of the top online resources for self-published authors today industry.
This list is not a complete list of companies currently engaged in the self-publishing business. If you know of a self-publishing company that is not on the list, please add it. Conversely, if you know that a company on this list is not primarily a self-publishing company, please remove it. Publishers do not have to be notable to be listed here ...
In August 2006, a Kansas trial court ordered AuthorHouse to pay $240,000 in punitive damage as well as $230,000 in actual damage to romance author Rebecca Brandewyne and her parents for publishing a book by her ex-husband that was "harmful" and libelous of them. AuthorHouse was also ordered to pay $20,000 each to Brandewyne's parents for the ...
iUniverse focuses on print-on-demand self-publishing and a service the company refers to as "assisted self-publishing" which critics say is indicative of vanity press [2] [3] since authors are asked to pay from US$400 [4] to $15,000 for additional services. [5] Soon after they were founded, Barnes & Noble purchased a 49% stake in the company ...
If you've been having trouble with any of the connections or words in Wednesday's puzzle, you're not alone and these hints should definitely help you out. Plus, I'll reveal the answers further ...
Juniper Publishers was listed in Beall's List of potential predatory open-access publishers. [3] The company has been criticized for sending out email spam to scientists, calling for papers, [11] [12] [13] and for publishing at least one paper that violated research integrity (missing conflict of interest statement, missing informed consent by patients, and plagiarism).