The Ballad of Pay-to-Play

[dubious_virtue]

Most, if not all, self-publishing companies/vanity presses make the vast majority of their profits on fees collected from writers.

(Money flows to the author.)

Very few writers end up recouping their investment on self-published/vanity press published projects.

(Money flows to the author.)
No matter what they tell you, if you pay up front to

Comments

[wedschilde]

wow. harlelulu.

[dubious_virtue]

Except I'm not sure Lulu offers such pricey "promotional" packages.

Two hundred bucks to register copyright? If I ask real nice, will you at least let me drop my drawers before you commence the lube-free buggery?

[wedschilde]

heh... no no no... that's the shanghai special. you pay extra for that.