Editing Publishing (section)

=== [[Hybrid publishing]] ===
A hybrid publisher shares the costs of publication (and therefore the risks) with the author.  Because of this financial risk, they are selective in what they publish.  The contract varies according to what is negotiated between author and company, but will always include the surrender of some rights to the publisher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/what-is-hybrid-publishing-here-are-4-things-you-should-know|title=What is Hybrid Publishing? Here Are 4 Things All Writers Should Know|last=Klems|first=Brian A.|date=2016-08-11|website=Writer's Digest|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-09|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220090113/https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/what-is-hybrid-publishing-here-are-4-things-you-should-know|url-status=live}}</ref>  Hybrid publishing is the source of debate in the publishing industry, due to the  tendency of vanity presses to masquerade as hybrids.