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Meaning of "vanity publishing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VANITY PUBLISHING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VANITY PUBLISHING

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determiner
exclamation
Vanity publishing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VANITY PUBLISHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vanity press

A vanity press, vanity publisher, or subsidy publisher is a term describing a publishing house in which authors pay to have their books published. The term appears in mainstream U.S. publications as early as 1941. In contrast, mainstream publishers, whether major companies or small presses, derive their profit from sales of the book to the general public. Publishers must therefore be cautious and deliberate in choosing to publish works that will sell, particularly as they must recoup their investment in the book. In order to sell books, commercial publishers may also be selective in order to cultivate a reputation for high-quality work, or to specialize in a particular genre. Because vanity presses are not selective, publication by a vanity press is typically not seen as conferring the same recognition or prestige as commercial publication. Vanity presses do offer more independence for the author than does the mainstream publishing industry; however, their fees can be higher than the fees normally charged for similar printing services, and sometimes restrictive contracts are required.

Definition of vanity publishing in the English dictionary

The definition of vanity publishing in the dictionary is the practice of the author of a book paying all or most of the costs of its publication.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VANITY PUBLISHING

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Vanitory unit
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vanity box
vanity case
Vanity Fair
vanity mirror
vanity plates
vanity press
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WORDS THAT END LIKE VANITY PUBLISHING

anything
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Synonyms and antonyms of vanity publishing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vanity publishing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VANITY PUBLISHING

Find out the translation of vanity publishing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vanity publishing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vanity publishing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚荣出版
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vanidad editorial
570 millions of speakers

English

vanity publishing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घमंड प्रकाशन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

النشر الغرور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

издательство тщеславие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vanity publishing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসাধারণ প্রকাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

édition vanité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penerbitan kesombongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eitelkeit Publishing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

虚栄心パブリッシング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허영 게시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penerbitan Vanity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuất bản trang điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேனிட்டி வெளியீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हॅनिटी प्रकाशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Makyaj baskısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vanity publishing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

próżność wydawnictwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

видавництво марнославство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

publicarea vanitate
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ματαιοδοξία εκδόσεις
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

nietigheid publishing
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

smink publishing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forfengelighet publisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vanity publishing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VANITY PUBLISHING»

The term «vanity publishing» is normally little used and occupies the 149.895 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VANITY PUBLISHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vanity publishing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vanity publishing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vanity publishing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VANITY PUBLISHING»

Discover the use of vanity publishing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vanity publishing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fine Print of Self-Publishing
The Difference between Self-Publishing and Vanity Publishing The snooty folks inside the imploding walls of Grey Poupon publishing houses still insist that an author who pays a penny in publishing costs is engaged in "vanity" publishing.
Mark Levine, 2011
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A Decent Proposal: How to Sell Your Book to an Australian ...
In Vain – Vanity Publishing Vanity publishing (sometimes called 'subsidy' publishing) is where the author pays for, but has no control over, any stage of the publishing process. This means that the publisher expects the writer to pay a sum of ...
Rhonda Whitton, Sheila Hollingworth, 2001
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Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2015
Vanity publishing Mainstream publishers invest their own money in the publishing process. In contrast, vanity publishers require an upfront payment from the author to produce a book. Johnathon Clifford highlights the perils of vanity publishing ...
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014
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A Message from Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger ...
Vanity publishing Mainstream publishers invest their own money in the publishing process. In contrast, vanity publishers require an upfront payment from the author to produce a book. Johnathon Clifford highlights the perils of vanity publishing ...
Mark Avery, 2014
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Vanity: 21st Century Selves
160), and that blogs are simply vanity publishing. Defined in the OED as ' publishing on behalf of and at the expense of an author who pays for the production and often for the marketing of his book', vanity publishing is often derided as lacking ...
Claire Tanner, JaneMaree Maher, Suzanne Fraser, 2013
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Publishing & Printing Terminology for Self-publishers: A ...
V. VANITY PUBLISHING Vanity publishing is exactly what the name implies. An author publishes a book for reasons of pure vanity, to get their book into print. Up until about 2000, vanity publishing was also a term synonymous with 'rip-off' ...
Jane Rowland, 2010
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The Indie Author Guide: Self-Publishing Strategies Anyone ...
four}. Publishing. Options. 1. Setupfee $0 $0 $50.00 2. Per-copyfee $.85 $1.25 $. 45. The terms self-publishing, subsidypublishing, vanity publishing, and Print on Demand (POD) are often used interchangeably when people speak of ...
April Hamilton, 2010
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Get Between the Covers: Leave a Legacy by Writing a Book
Of course, as you now know, ease of entrance is also an advantage of print on- demand publishing, and even though traditional vanity publishing and POD are very similar, the upfront cost is significantly less with POD, not to mention that you  ...
Neil Shulman, Eric Spencer, 2008
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U-Publish.com 4.0: A 'Living Book' to Help You Compete With ...
Chapter 4: Publishing Methods: SelfPublishing Versus Vanity Publishing not synonyms. There are several forms of publishing, and each one of them may involve different printing methods. A traditional “royalty” publisher buys the rights to a ...
Dan Poynter, Danny O. Snow, 2007
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The Self-Publishing Guru: How to take Your Book (and E-Book) ...
It often meant vanity publishing, whereby you would pay someone (sometimes a lot of money) to publish your book... merely to see your name in print, or to give a few copies of your book as gifts to friends and family. Self-publishing also often ...
Tony Loton, 2014

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VANITY PUBLISHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vanity publishing is used in the context of the following news items.
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The New Vanity Publishing: Traditional Publishing
The old vanity publishing offered authors who could not attract the interest of a traditional publisher an opportunity to get their books published. The process was ... «Huffington Post, Aug 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Vanity publishing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vanity-publishing>. May 2024 ».
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