Isn vanity publishing a waste of money?
Often it is. That’s why after contacting many subsidy presses and thinking long and hard I formed my own company to do the job right for myself and for my clients. To publish, distribute and promote books the way they should be at a fraction of the cost of vanity presses. More services at a third of the cost. A better product for less money. A book that looks every bit as good as one from Random House or Simon and Schuster. A book we both can be proud of. That’s what Elderberry Press is about. Vanity presses have a bad reputation—in many cases deservedly so—but independent publishers are gaining good reputations as the quality of their books increase. If the book looks good, an author’s arrangements with his publisher is a private matter. Some authors choose to reveal them and some do not. How does Elderberry get books reviewed? A properly prepared review letter sent with a galley will do much to gain a reviewer’s interest. Over the years I have discovered how to write letters that
