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Dorrance Publishing
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Documented concerns: unclear contracts, upselling, slow payment, or unresolved complaints.
Subsidy/vanity publisher charging authors thousands for printing and basic layout with limited retail sales impact.
Set by Ruth Kelleher ·
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Dorrance Subsidy Package Quotations
Requires multi-thousand dollar upfront author subsidies for printing and formatting.
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Subsidy/vanity publisher charging authors thousands for printing and basic layout with limited retail sales impact.
Ruth Kelleher · right of reply requested
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- VerifiedContractedPaid $2,000 to $5,000
Editing was good, but communication slowed down significantly after final payment was rendered. Make sure to get all marketing deliverables specified in writing. In my experience with Dorrance Publishing, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.
- Paid for servicesPaid $2,000 to $5,000
Be very careful reading the grant of rights clause. The initial cost quote was reasonable, but post-signature upselling was persistent throughout the process. In my experience with Dorrance Publishing, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.
- VerifiedContractedPaid $2,000 to $5,000
The production quality was decent, but their marketing package was described in unmeasurable terms. After signing, I was asked to pay additional fees for extra promotional tiers. In my experience with Dorrance Publishing, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.