I’ve recently explored the topic of hybrid and vanity presses in a guest post at the Liminal Pages blog! Below is an excerpt from the post, but you can read the full article at How to Tell the Difference between a Hybrid and Vanity Press.

So you want to publish your novel. You probably know about the traditional and self-publishing routes, but there is another option you may not have heard of before. It’s called hybrid publishing, and it is filled with its own potential and peril. The hybrid press has a dangerous doppelganger called the vanity press and it can be hard to tell the two apart. As an insider who has worked at a hybrid press, I’ll walk you through how to safely approach hybrid publishing and figure out if it’s the right route for you.