Definitions for vanity press
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
van′ity press`(n.)
a printing house that publishes books for which the authors pay the costs. Also called van′ity pub`lisher.
Category: Printing, Literature
Origin of vanity press:
1945–50
Wiktionary
vanity press(Noun)
A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author.
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