vanity press
noun
: a publishing house that publishes books at the author's expense
called also vanity publisher
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Self-publishing is analogous to modern communication, but more in relation to social media and blogging than self-publishing on Amazon or through a vanity press.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
Maybe that was for the best, but on the other hand, why not set him up with a ghostwriter and a vanity press and let the yarns rip?
—Jonathan Kasdan, New York Times, 15 May 2018
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
Maybe that was for the best, but on the other hand, why not set him up with a ghostwriter and a vanity press and let the yarns rip?
—Jonathan Kasdan, New York Times, 15 May 2018
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“Vanity press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanity%20press. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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