<p>I totally agree that it is just a business and NOT a scam. But if you want a copy of a book with your poem in it, do one of the hardbound iBooks or something similar for about the same price and have a book with ALL your own poems and illustrated with your photos or other photos from the internet.</p>
<p>My father wrote an autobigraphy and as a Christmas present to him I had 10 copies of a book made (about 50 pages plus a color cover with a photo of him in WWII). It cost about $100, but to him it was if the book were "published" and he proudly displays it and shows it to his friends and visitors. Sure it was a vanity publication, but well worth the $100.</p>