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Trying to think of a concise definition of a hybrid publisher - maybe "a publisher who makes money off your work before you do."
or "a publisher who invests no money or time, and shares the profits."Trying to think of a concise definition of a hybrid publisher - maybe "a publisher who makes money off your work before you do."
or "a publisher who invests no money or time, and shares the profits."
The poorly run small press does invest, though. In my experience, small presses, even micro and nano niche presses, will provide the cover art, the layout, the copyright registration, some editing suggestions -- I'm not saying they do it well, or do it sufficiently, but they don't ask the author to pay for editing or create their own cover art. If the press is sufficiently bad so that not a single copy sells, neither publisher nor author will make money, but at least the author isn't out of pocket.I could see this applying to a poorly-run small press that doesn't take money directly from the author, though. A lousy publisher isn't necessarily a vanity (but is no less something to be avoided).
It's a great argument for a step that many writers skip: learning about publishing before diving into the quest for publication.
Trying to think of a concise definition of a hybrid publisher - maybe "a publisher who makes money off your work before you do."