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vanity press

–noun
a printing house that specializes in publishing books for which the authors pay all or most of the costs.
Also called vanity publisher.


Origin:
1945–50
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vanity press  
n.  A publisher that publishes a book at the expense of the author.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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