[Self-Publishing] — When a Vanity Publisher Claims It Isn’t a Vanity Publisher…

[The names and details in this post have been changed to protect the ignorant.]

An acquaintance of mine — let’s call him “Donny” — is excited because he just got published, and he’s asking all of his friends to buy his first book so they can support him. Donny’s always wanted to write a fantasy novel, and now he’s achieved that goal — he’s got a 206 page paperback novel available on Amazon.com and in bookstores for $24.95. He keeps telling me that if I buy a copy, he’ll sign it for me.

To which I responded… “Are you nuts?” Because I knew something about Donny’s book that he didn’t…

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