#2765 - Q&A: “Should I hire a vanity publisher for my book?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In this episode, we explore the best publishing options for your book and why you should avoid vanity presses. Instead, learn about the benefits of self-publishing and traditional publishing to ensure your book reaches its audience effectively. Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week. Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Email: [email protected] Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions Connect on Instagram: @193countries Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.substack.com If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:23.9	CODieK slash Special Offer. Should you actually pay a publisher to publish your book? I really appreciated this question as an author. I often
0:45.0	talk to other people who want to write books and this question comes up in some
0:49.1	forms. They don't always realize what they're getting into.
0:52.7	And so we're going to talk about it here today.
0:54.3	The best publishing options for your book
0:55.9	and why, in my opinion, I'll just say it right now,
0:58.4	why you should avoid vanity presses,
1:00.4	why you should not pay companies to publish your book.
1:03.0	It's usually better to go the other way around.
1:05.0	And also, if you can't get a traditional publisher,
1:08.0	well self-publishing is totally fine and great and wonderful
1:11.0	and it's a lot different from what we're talking about here.
1:13.2	So if this is confusing I'm going to break it down for you.
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