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Vanity publishers target hopeful writers in FTC crackdown
An FTC release details how vanity publishers lure authors with praise and 40 percent royalties, demanding large upfront costs for cooperative publishing. The report describes case patterns, warning signals, and a minister's widow repaying $1320 after a coercive contract.
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Federal Trade Commission
Vanity Publishers
Vanity Press
7TC
FTC
Robert T. Secrest
Ohio
Commission
Charles S. Cox
New York
Vanity Houses
Vanity Boys