OmniScriptum
| Available in | English, German |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Wolfgang Philipp Müller |
| Key people | Wolfgang Philipp Müller CEO |
| Industry | Edition |
| Employees | 70 (2007)[1][2] |
| Subsidiaries | Publishing houses: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften, Verlag Classic Edition, FastBook Publishing, Saarbücker Verlag für Rechtswissenschaften, Alphascript Publishing File:Alphascript publishing logo.jpg Betascript Publishing File:Betascript Publishing logo.jpg Service industries: VDM Verlagservicegsellschaft mbH, VDM Publishing House Ltd, VDM IT-Dienstleistungen, MoreBooks! Publishing GmbH, VDM Verwaltung Aktiengesellschaft [3] |
| URL | vdm-publishing.com |
VDM Publishing House, Ltd. (also known as VDM Publishing or Verlag Dr. Mueller Publishing or LAP Lambert Academic Publishing or SVH Südwestdeutsche Verlag für Hochschulschriften or VCE Verlag Classic Edition or FastBook Publishing or Saarbücker Verlag für Rechtswissenschaften or MoreBooks! Publishing GmbH) is a print on demand book publishing company based in Germany, in Mauritius, and in Moldova.[2][3][5] It was founded in 2002 by Dr. Wolfgang Philipp Müller.[2] In 2007, it started cooperations with Lightning Source,[6] Amazon.com,[7] Amazon.co.uk and the German company Books on Demand.[8]
VDM Publishing specializes in German and English dissertations and theses. Its services are free to authors. Unlike most print on demand publishing companies, it employs a team of acquisition editors that integrates electronic spamming into its methods to approach potential authors.[9][10][11] It does not edit or proofread manuscripts.[12]
Criticism and response
The American writer Victoria Strauss has characterized VDM Publishing as “an academic author mill”.[13] VDM has also been criticized for its use of electronic spamming to approach potential authors.[9][10]
In an interview published on the VDM website, Wolfgang Philipp Müller, CEO, defended the use of these methods: “In public, VDM is sometimes made out to be ‘aggressive’. What do you think about it?” Müller: “Well, that's comprehensible. We make an approach to our authors offering to publish their work. That's not good manners in the distinguished publishing sector. On the other hand, our customers are totally satisfied with our publishing service.”[14]
Alphascript Publishing and Betascript Publishing
Alphascript Publishing (created in April 2009)[15] and Betascript Publishing (created in January 2010) are trademarks of VDM Publishing House, and are used to sell Wikipedia articles as commercial print books: “with the Wikipedia-texts at free disposal we create books on interesting topics.”[16][17][18]
References
- ^ "VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K. Unternehmensprofil 2007" (in German). Saarbrücken: VDM Publishing. 2007-08-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ a b c "VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K. Company Profile 2007 version". Saarbrücken: VDM Publishing. 2007-08-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ a b "VDM Group Corporate Profile 2009 version". Saarbrücken: VDM Publishing. 2009-09-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "vdm-publishing.com - Traffic Details from Alexa". Alexa Internet, Inc. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ^ BuchMarkt: VDM geht mit neuer Tochtergesellschaft nach Moldavien
- ^ 16.07.2008 VDM zu Besuch bei Lightning Source, UK
- ^ Offenes-Presseportal.de: VDM Verlag erweitert sein Angebot kostenloser Buchveröffentlichungen mit ISBN
- ^ Börsenblatt, Wochenmagazin für den Deutschen Buchhandel: VDM Verlag und Books on Demand kooperieren
- ^ a b Dale Askey: Wow, someone wants to publish me!
- ^ a b Christopher Collins: Academic Spam
- ^ Rebecca Jee: spam spam spam spam
- ^ Corporate website.
- ^ Victoria Strauss -- VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller
- ^ "Interview with Dr. Wolfgang Philipp Müller CEO of the VDM Publishing Group". Saarbrücken: VDM Publishing. 2009-11-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Buchreport : Neuester Verlag der VDM Gruppe
- ^ Alphascript philosophy
- ^ The Wikipedia ecosystem expands (or: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly)
- ^ "Betascript Publishing website". Retrieved 2010-02-10.
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