Episode 113: Hybrid Book Publishing Is NOT Vanity Publishing
The IBPA revised its hybrid publisher criteria, and it is important for you to be acquainted with the updates. IBPA is a trade organization in the book publishing industry. It’s a fantastic resource for independent authors, small publishers, hybrid publishers, and anybody looking to educate themselves and get informed about the book publishing industry. It’s important to talk about these criteria because many people are still misrepresenting and not quite understanding what hybrid publishing is. They are confusing it and comparing it with vanity publishing.
Join me as I review the hybrid criteria and explain why hybrid publishing is a true path to book publication, whereas vanity presses are not. Vanity publishing is a total scam and you should avoid them.
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Key Highlights from the Episode
[00:01] Episode intro and today’s focus; Hybrid Publishing criteria
[01:38] Why it’s important to talk about these IBPA criteria
[04:13] Define a mission and vision for its publishing program.
[05:18] They vet submissions
[05:48] Commit to truth and transparency in business practices.
[06:52] Provide a negotiable, easy-to-understand contract for each book published.
[08:14] Publish under its own imprint(s) and ISBNs
[08:36] Publish to industry standards
[09:10] Ensure editorial, design, and production quality.
[09:48] Pursue and manage a range of publishing rights
[11:02] Provide distribution services.
[12:04] Demonstrate respectable sales.
[13:02] Pay authors a higher-than-standard royalty.
[16:01] Hybrid publishing vs. vanity publishing
[16:39] Calls to action
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