Does anyone know if Impress publishers are a vanity publisher?
Impress publishers
Quote: bushbaby @ March 12, 2008, 8:15 PMDoes anyone know if Impress publishers are a vanity publisher?
I believe they are. They sound familiar. Must be verifiable using Google anyway.
I tried that, but all the results are "how to impress publishers".
It sounds familiar to me too! But I can't say for sure that it's a vanity press.
Quote: bushbaby @ March 12, 2008, 8:15 PMDoes anyone know if Impress publishers...
Write a book?
Hang on a minute - are they familiar because they do greetings cards etc.?
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According to their website they do cards!
http://www.impresspublishing.co.uk/
Depends if Impress Publishers and Impress Publishing are two separate things.
As well as books, presumably.
Quote: zooo @ March 12, 2008, 9:18 PMDepends if Impress Publishers and Impress Publishing are two separate things.
Unlikely, surely?
God knows!
My local pet food shop rents dvds.
The world is a crazy place. 
I can't find them on the net but I did earlier, strange
I had a quick look and found an Impress Publishers in Australia... is that the one?
I don't know now but I always opt for a search of UK only webs.
I just found it, it's http://www.impress-books.co.uk/index.html
Seems legit to me... I can't see the University of Exeter associating themselves with a vanity press.
thanks Stylo
Quote: Stylo @ March 13, 2008, 5:37 PMSeems legit to me... I can't see the University of Exeter associating themselves with a vanity press.
Vanity press and on-demand publishing hasn't got the stigma it used to. For books where you know there's a limited readership & you're prepared to do the leg work with publicity etc they can be quite good. (WH Smiths in Bath now stock a few on-demand books...mainly local authors)
That said I don't think Impress publishing is a vanity or an on-demand publishing company.
Bushbaby, good luck if you've got a proposal for them.
Thanks, they seem to be a unique species in that they allow you to forward your manuscript unsolicited.