Should I consider using a vanity press?

Should I consider using a vanity press?

Derek Johns (Managing Director - AP Watt Literary Agency) gives expert video advice on: Should I consider using a vanity press?; Are there any good alternatives to traditional publishing routes?; Can an agent help me publish my work via non-traditional routes? and more...

Well, as a literary agent, I am bound to advise writers against being published by any other than reputable, established publishers. There are vanity presses who advertise here and there, and who will invite you to give them money to publish your book, but of course they are not actually publishing. All they are doing is printing. Most of these books end up in your garage.