How is Defender Publishing better than POD or self publishing?
In 14 significant, powerful ways: • POD / self-publishing companies have no legitimate distribution. • POD / self-publishing have no marketing plan, media savvy or media connections. • POD / self-publishing will print anything or anybody, thereby discrediting both. • POD / self publishing books are poorly edited. • POD / self publishing books are poorly designed. • POD / self publishing books are poorly typeset. • POD / self publishing books are avoided like the plague by booksellers. • POD / self publishing books are overpriced, sometimes twice as high as industry comparables. • POD / self publishing books are avoided by book reviewers. • POD / self publishing contracts often have nonstandard particulars. • POD / self publishing contracts often have lower royalties. • Unlike POD, Vanity or even typical “subsidy” publishers, Defender does not make money by selling books back to the author. Defender makes a profit if the author’s book sells in retail. This is why we only publish books w
