'Legacy publishing' is a pejorative term used mainly by self-publishing partisans. It's meant to imply that what trade publishers do is some kind of archaic hangover from a bygone age, which will soon become obsolete.
What are the different types of publishing?
- Trade Book Publishers.
- Book Packagers and Book Developers.
- "Bargain" Book Publishers.
- Textbook Publishers and Academic Publishers.
- Professional Publishers.
- Self-Publishing Services.
- Hybrid Publisher.
How do you tell if a publishing company is legitimate?
- Google the publisher. I check their website. ...
- Google the publishing company's name and the word “scam” or “complaints”. ...
- Google the name of the person who signed your offer. ...
- Check warning lists. ...
- Ask other writers. ...
- Check the quality. ...
- Design.
- Other spurious benefits.