X-Ftn-To: acdouglas 

"acdouglas"  wrote:
>As for vanity presses, print or digital (no difference):  When one has to pay,
>rather than be paid, to have one's ms turned into a book for distribution, be
>it print or digital, that's the vanity press route, and it's for failed
>writers only.

Theoretically, this is true. In real life, it equalizes failed and
non-established writers, because the publishers are more likely to
print a lousy book written by an established author, than a great book
written by an unknown author. In fact, an unknown author would be
lucky if he even got his manuscripts read.
So, what can a non-established author do, stand in the rain in front
of the closed doors, or try to do something about it? I agree that
most self-published authors have an overrated opinion of their writing
abilities, but I would also say that you can have superb quality and
not have your books published because the establishment is set against
you from the start.
Also, it is possible to print a superb book and not be able to sell
it, because it is not advertised, while the junk sells in huge
quantities, because it's well known, advertised all over the place.
People will buy it and throw it away and buy something similar
tomorrow.

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