Tate Music Group

Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC is a Christian publisher that prints books of all types. In general, it operates on the vanity press model in which most authors pay for the publication of their books. Its publishing charges may be refunded for books with sufficient sales volumes. The company was founded by Richard and Rita Tate and is located in Mustang, Oklahoma. The company also runs the Tate Music Group record label. As of 2009, the company had doubled its operations since 2007.

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.

In January 2017 Tate ceased operation and notified the public that they would no longer accept new authors. Their website was set up to handle assistance for those under contract, prospective clients and vendors.

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