From The Guardian Express, March 27 to April 2 2007 p. 10
The full transcript of the article is as follows:
"When Dallas Robertson noticed a gap in the world of publishing, he jumped online to do something about it.
The Maylands resident is the owner of Vanity Press Distributors, an online distributor of small and self-published books.
The business is an outlet for authors frustrated by traditional publishing houses.
Robertson said he had the idea three years ago while studying to be a librarian.
But it was working at a library and watching self-published authors refused distribution that motivated him to act.
"In the past, self-published books used to be of poor quality but today, with the advancements in printing and the like, the books end up looking professional," he said.
Robertson said the sales focus of larger publishing houses meant that good authors with a small target readership but something to say missed out.
"For example I get a lot of autobiographies, which is one thing I really do like about it," he said.
"They're not from Paris Hilton, people famous for being famous, but they've lived extraordinary lives in their neighbourhood."
Vanity Press helps authors who do not know how to sell or market their books.
It has been running for a year and sells more than 50 titles.
Robertson is selective about the presentation of the books he distributes but will accept books on any subject matter.
"I am not too worried about what people write in the book. I come from a library background so I believe in freedom of speech," he said.
"In publishing circles, in the past when someone went and published their own book it was regarded as vanity, because they were not good enough to get their own book published.
"I thought it would be good to take the name back."
For more information, visit www.vanitypress.com.au."
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