vanity press
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See also Edward Helmore for The Guardian: ‘The final act’: fears US journalism crisis could destabilize 2024 election and Jack Shafer for Slate: The New Vanity Press Moguls.
From Slate
June’s novel, “Pepsi-Cola Addict,” was published by a vanity press that has since gone defunct.
From Los Angeles Times
Wikipedia is committed to the notion of an encyclopedia, a written compendium of important human information—not a directory, a soapbox, a vanity press, or anything else the site has pledged not to be.
From Slate
Maybe that was for the best, but on the other hand, why not set him up with a ghostwriter and a vanity press and let the yarns rip?
From New York Times
He said Ein “fits the bill of the vanity press mogul” who “want a public base.”
From Washington Post
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