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Originally Posted by Notjohn
"So yes, it could be open to vanity self-pub authors if they can get approval from the evaluators."
I am always amused by the vehemence with which Kindle publishers (on the KDP forums) insist on distinguishing between themselves and those pathetic vanity publishers. I can't see the difference, unless it be that the vanity publisher is putting some serious money behind his art, so ought to be more admired rather than less!
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On some level I agree with you, as both methods essentially allow anyone to publish almost anything. I think the remaining distinction, however, is that KDP style publishing is truly publication, where the work is put before the public, and it must live or die by public reception. Vanity houses are usually thought of as just printers. Copies are most often sold back to the author to do with what he will...very often given away as a promotional devices or offered only to a small specialized group. So I think KDP style publishing is at least thought of as putting work out believing in its merits, while vanity presses are thought of as merely paying for a pretty package.