Shaker Verlag is a German publishing house located in

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and

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, established in 1986 by Dr. Chaled Shaker. Shaker Verlag is a

publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

of scientific literature, especially

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s and dissertations. More than 20,000 booksShaker Verlag
''25 Jahre wissenschaftliches Publizieren.''
Retrieved 26 August 2010 are in stock, many of them in English, also sold as

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-files for immediate download. In addition, more than 400 series have been published (publications by scientific institutions, research results as well as conference and congress proceedings of European events and meetings). In 2007, the subsidiary ''Shaker Media GmbH'' in Herzogenrath was formed to promote a hybrid solution combining the original publishing activity and modern

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technology. In contrast to the main business, this company addresses the general book market. Similar to other Book on Demand services, anyone can upload a finished book without additional costs.

Criticism

Similarly to

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, Shaker Verlag has been criticised of their lack of rigorous editing and non-existent

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. The house is recognised to have no academic reputation because of the lack of quality criteria. Furthermore, Shaker Verlag has been criticised for their aggressive e-mail campaigns.

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Shaker Verlag
(German and Dutch)
Shaker Media
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