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SOURCES:
IBPA: ibpa-online.org/page/hybridpublisher
https://writerbeware.blog/scam-archive
https://writerbeware.blog/category/vanity-publishing
blog.kotobee.com/vanity-publishers
authorspublish.com/i-fell-for-a-vanity-publishing-scam-heres-what-i-learned
scribemedia.com/vanity-press
writersdigestshop.com/pages/how-to-publish-a-book-an-overview-of-traditional-self-publishing

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