Experience with vanity publishers your help needed by Society of Authors

big soft moose · Mar 15, 2021

The Society of Authors and the Writer Guild of Great Britain are working on taking action against the issue of vanity publishers exploiting authors...the first step is information gathering which is where they need your help.

UK writers’ unions the Society of Authors and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), backed by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), have joined forces to research the allegedly exploitative practices of some publishers that charge authors to publish their work. This follows a sharp rise in complaints from authors about these companies received by both unions.

The publishers may describe themselves as ‘hybrid’, ‘contributory’, ‘subsidy’ or ‘partnership’ publishers, but they have much in common with what used to be called ‘vanity’ publishers.

The issues reported range from aggressive marketing tactics and emotionally manipulative sales approaches to opaque contracts and processes, and services that fall short of expectations. The fees charged are typically four or five figures, often with the authors surrendering a wide range of rights and control over their work.

The joint survey is designed to form a picture of the experiences – both positive and negative – of authors who have been approached by or worked with these publishers
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full article here https://www.societyofauthors.org/News/News/2021/March/Authors%E2%80%99-unions-launch-investigation-into-contribu?fbclid

If you've ever had contact with any form of vanity they are asking you to fill in their survey here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/soa-wggb-contributory-publishing-survey

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