Q: Should I accept an invitation to publish my academic work as a book?

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I received an invitation email from a comapny called NOOR Publishing to publish my thesis free of charge in the form of printed book. The "acquisition editor" states that they are not a conventional publishing house, which is why they are soliciting articles and research from authors directly. They offer simplified and fast publishing process; worldwide sales of your work; no commitments; you and only you remain the copyright holder of your work, etc. The online brochure I received shows that the founder and CEO of this publishing house is Dr Wolfgang P. Muller, the same person who is the founder of Lambert Publishing Company and VDM, which I read about on your site. Many authors are recommedning NOT to deal with them. Can you advise me whether to reply to them or not communicate at all.

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Answer:

There are many such companies these days which are into this new business of publishing academic books. What they mean by a "book" however, is just a pdf of your work, which you yourself can create and circulate online if you wish to. Most of these companies are not reputable. I don't think you stand to benefit in any way through this publication. Even though they claim it will not involve a copyright transfer, if you think of publishing parts of your thesis in the form of a journal article later on, you will not be able to do so if your work is already published. Moreover, since this is not a reputable company, it is best not be associated with them in any way. I would advise you to treat these emails as spam and ignore them.

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Answer: They're publishing your book but you loss your rights...and they give no money...that from my experience with noor publishing