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1) Hmm, they show that they are rated high by the Better Business Bureau® but go to BBB's site and they say they have not rated them. http://www.bbb.org/pittsburgh/business-reviews/publishers-book/dorrance-publishing-company-inc-in-pittsburgh-pa-17000172/
2) This site, Predators and Editors who rates publishing companies has this to say:
"Dorrance Publishing: <font color="#FF0000">Not recommended.</font> A vanity and subsidy publisher."
The Self Regulatory Trade Organization (SRTO) for the Book Publishing Industry has this to say:
"A quick search on Google provides nearly 30 companies claiming to be self-publishing companies, but a check reveals many are actually vanity publishing services, and will charge you a large sum for the privilege of seeing your book in print - sometimes as much as $4000.
Some companies, such as Dorrance Press and Vantage Press, make no efforts to hide the fact that they charge you, calling themselves subsidy presses on their websites.
A number of these companies do a very good job of disguising what they really are. Their advertising implies they provide true self-publishing services, when they actually don't. Looking through their website, they may provide little information about the costs involved. Quite often, these companies tell you that "you deserve to be printed," and they feel they can make your dream a reality.
I'd say, 3 strikes and they're out.
| 14 years ago. Rating: 0 | |
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Colleen