subsidy publishing
originally US
noun
A form of book publishing in which the author contributes towards the cost of publication.
- A distinction is sometimes made between subsidy publishing, where both author and publisher contribute towards the cost of publication, and vanity publishing, where the author pays the full cost, but the terms are often used interchangeably..
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Author & Journalist.
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