Publishing with iUniverse -- Yea or Nay?

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Before we get into the nitty gritty details of this topic, let's begin with establishing what exactly iUniverse is, and what makes it different from traditional publishing and self-publishing. In a nutshell, there are three types of publishing:

So there's the breakdown. iUniverse is an assisted/vanity publisher, meaning you pay them money and they publish your book for you. Assisted/vanity publishers have a God-awful reputation amongst self-published authors, due to their tendency to squeeze authors for every penny they have.

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Almost forgot! I recently decided to get my act together and write up a brief review of iUniverse. Read on!