The Best Self-Publishing Companies For Erotica Shorts

Magnolia Springs Press
Steamy Romance Writing Academy
6 min readFeb 19, 2021

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If you’re looking to get into the erotica business or even the publishing business, you may be doing research on where you can self-publish your books. There are a lot of options out there, but don’t let that overwhelm you.

The first thing you have to remember is that you should never pay someone to publish your books.

In your research, you are bound to come across what self-publishers refer to as “vanity publishers”. These are individuals and companies who say that they’ll edit, format, design a cover, and/or market your book for thousands of dollars. Sometimes this looks appealing because you aren’t sure how to do some of these things, but trust me, this is a waste of your money and you should steer clear of these vanity presses.

You may be asking yourself what the difference is between paying a vanity publisher and paying individuals who edit or design for a living. Vanity publishers may indeed have editors who work for them, but you could either take care of this yourself or find someone to edit your books for you at a more cost-effective price. If you’re paying $1,000 for a vanity publisher, you’re drastically overpaying for someone to essentially take away your material rights and publish your book on various websites that are…

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Magnolia Springs Press
Steamy Romance Writing Academy

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