Comment on Lambert Academic Publishing: A Must to Avoid by John Green

Good to hear the positive aspects of VDM publishing. Given a choice, most people would be better pursuing publication through a reputable publisher, since I know that VDM books are not well received in scholarly circles. But if you are only interested in seeing your name as a book author, rather than your thesis lying gathering dust in a university library, I don’t see a problem going with VDM. The other point is that attempting to get published through established academic presses as an alternative is NOT EASY. If you did a Ph.D. the chances are (especially in the social sciences) that it will have to be extensively reworked to come up to standard for that audience. Otherwise, expect a lot of rejection letters. At least with VDM, they will accept a thesis for publication with few if any alterations and you can get on with your life.