Hybrid Publishers

Should you self-publish or traditionally publish? This infographic will help you determine the best choice for you and your project.

As the publishing industry has transformed in the digital age, small press activity has proliferated. Here's how authors can evaluate their offerings.

Defining a "hybrid publisher" is difficult; you will hear different descriptions depending on who you ask. Here's what you need to know to evaluate one.

An in-depth discussion of hybrid publishing today: what has driven its growth, and what should you know before investing?

Now that the term hybrid is used by parties both good and bad, some are in the awkward position of trying to create a qualitative hierarchy.

Greenleaf and Amplify, two of the most established US-based hybrid publishers, have been acquired by the new private equity–backed firm.

SXSW has partnered with Advantage Media, a hybrid publishing company, to establish SXSW Books. Distribution is through Ingram’s Two River.

While the IBPA doesn’t currently vet member publishers, authors are encouraged to reach out with questions.

As in any industry, business ethics are about a commitment to transparency and integrity. Here’s how writers can select a trustworthy partner.

Not all hybrid and paid-for publishers are the same, and picking the right option depends on every author’s own thorough self-assessment.

A new report on paid-for publishing services, including hybrid publishers, highlights widespread predatory practices.

Two authors who paid for a hybrid publishing deal reveal what they paid and what they sold.

Brooke Warner, founder of She Writes Press, responds to a recent UK report about unethical practices in the hybrid publishing realm.

Hybrid publishing is like hiring a contractor: You pay them to oversee the design and construction and, when it’s done, you own the result.

Hybrid publishing can appear like a dressed-up version of subsidy publishing, where the author pays to be published. 

I would never tell someone to publish with a hybrid publisher—every writer's goals are unique, plus hybrid publishing puts the financial risk on the author.

Earlier this year, we reported on the closure of Booktrope, a hybrid publisher that raised millions of dollars but never became profitable.

Booktrope, founded in 2010, was one of the first much-discussed hybrid publishers—not quite traditional, not quite self.