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This article is about the Christian vanity press. For other publishers with the same name, see
Tate Publishing
.
Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC
was a Christian publisher that printed books that operated on the
vanity press
model. They ceased operations in January 2017 and owed their customers about $900,000 at the time.
Background
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Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC operated, in general, on the
vanity press
model in which most authors paid for the publication of their books.
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Its publishing charges may have been refunded for books with sufficient sales volumes.
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The company was founded by Richard and Rita Tate and was located in
Mustang, Oklahoma
. The company also ran the Tate Music Group
record label
.
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In May 2012, 25 employees, out of over 200, were fired. According to the company president, this was a disciplinary action rather than a layoff, in response to employee leaks of confidential information related to rumors that the company would be outsourcing its operations to the Philippines.
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In January 2017 Tate ceased operation and notified the public that they would no longer accept new authors.
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In December 2019, Richard and Ryan Tate, respectively the former founder and CEO, pleaded no contest to 44 criminal charges, including embezzlement, attempted extortion, conspiracy and racketeering, that were laid in a
Canadian County, Oklahoma
district court. The presiding judge in the case issued an order related to how customers would be granted reimbursement for their estimated $900,000 in losses over the next 20 years.
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References
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"10 Publishing Mistakes And How to Avoid Them - by Patricia Fry"
. Matilijapress.com
. Retrieved
April 3,
2013
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Book Publisher Watches and Warnings: Vanity Publishing
, Publisher Standards Board, 2006
, retrieved
September 4,
2009
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"Publishing on paper"
. Quentinslist.com
. Retrieved
April 3,
2013
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Eric Feuerborn.
"USAO Alumni Reunion Happens Everyday [sic] At Tate Publishing | The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma"
. Usao.edu
. Retrieved
April 3,
2013
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"Tate Publishing President Ryan Tate Fires 25 - Journal Record"
. The Journal Record. May 31, 2012
. Retrieved
April 3,
2013
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"Oklahoma CEO prays with, insults, then fires employees"
. News OK. June 1, 2012
. Retrieved
April 3,
2013
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"Mustang's Tate Publishing winds down its business amid lawsuit"
.
NewsOK.com
. January 19, 2017
. Retrieved
March 4,
2017
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"Canadian County judge approves restitution for Tate Publishing victims"
.
Oklahoman.com
. December 13, 2019.