Was that deleted? Then there are a bunch of things that you should be able to do yourself on the marketing side at least. Over 3,000 vetted editors, designers, and marketers are available for hire. I'm very happy with them. They seek out the mentally ill/unstable on social medias with false promises of helping people get their stories out there and published for the world to see. So, I just graduated with my Creative Writing degree/Editing and Publishing certificate, and I'm looking for internships with publishers. There will always be snakes in the grass. is this a genuine offer. Great, Poets & Writers has a huge list of different small press, and i'm thinking which one to choose. What do you think? Or should amateur authors hire out sub-optimal designers on fiverr and hope they get something that looks professional? Because your book has been selected by curators in our network (including Library Journal), you are now eligible for our IAP Select commercial collections and to receive royalties." I think I got duped by a vanity press. Is Rushmore press legit. And sure, you'll have to learn all these things, but no one said that becoming a full-time author would be easy! Thanks. *** Some of them don't accept unsolicitied materials, some of them do. I want to publish an inspirational/spiritual book. Classic virtue signaling. Guidelines for academic or science based books MS WORD PDF 3. Is Go To Publish.com reputable? 2023 Beacon Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Having had a quick look at Mascot, they seem like a fairly okay hybrid publisher. I have accumulated knowledge and a diverse set of skills in finance, management, operations, contract negotiation, rights and permissions, and royalty accountingall of which play a role in my work here at Beacon. Do you know anything about Aladdin publishing? If they contact you directly, they're almost certainly a vanity press. I initially bought a package with them a while ago. It looks like Writer Beware has identified in their post as one to avoid (see the section above about The Filipino Publishing Scam Network). . What do you know about Global Summit Publishing? Box 41573 Charleston, S.C. 29423 USA We do not accept certified mail. Thank you, Does anybody know or has anyone heard of "Author's House" (@Authors_tweets) I got an e-mail from them promising reviews for my book with three various packages from $100, $200 and $400 (30 reviews) to go on goodreads, Amazon and YouTube. They're a "boutique" house (everything outside the Big Five is, really) and I enjoyed a lot of support and personal attention from the EIC and the Publisher. They have approached me regarding the republishing of my current book. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Id be grateful for a comment. His sidekick Laura Freestone is just as bad .Vety unprofessional to say the least. A quick look at their website should've sent up some red flags: their homepage image is a picture of Neil Gaiman at a book signing. It was a mess. i have been getting harassing calls from their sales people, and despite me saying they are doing a sales a pitch they continually deny it. Your IP: There are, however, competitions that are little more than money-spinning enterprises. https://authoracademyelite.com/ourauthors. Just got an email from them. Does anyone know them? Adelaide is long on promises and short on delivery. Beacon Publishing Group - Literary Publisher Took a year and I did the cover art myself. Has anyone published a childrens book with Storybook Genius Publishing? I've been sent a contract by Morgan James and they are wanting me to purchase 2,500 copies at print cost + $2.00 per unit. In the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, they started targeting desperate authors with a publishing package that cost exactly the same amount as that received by American citizens in their federal stimulus check. What would be a red flag or have I already had one? I know, I got sucked in by them. We have spent a considerable amount of money for the printing (paperback US $5 - $7 per book) and distribution through Ingram of our book over the past couple of years with not a lot of return. They weren't best sellers, definitely dated so they may be "period pieces." This is something every writer needs. However, it's tough to know what to think without seeing their agreement. One issue though, they are not into promoting or marketing your book. The website is here: They say they will put my book in a London book fair. Have been contacted by Parchment Global Publishing with the initial call coming out of the blue. Plus, 99% of the time, folks that pioneer their book on amazon or Ingram themselves have a crappy product, front matter that is not industry standard, low res files, weird spacing, and janky metadata. A well-known cluster of scammers is the Filipino network previously associated with Authors Solution and now operates separately. Christian Faith Publishing. I am an author myself and will not help anyone who scams authors. Beacon publishes general-interest fiction and non-fiction books for adults. Having a quick look at their website, it's hard to tell what their business model is. Ah, I might have been mistaken there. Before you recommend that I could do this myself, please know I a fairly computer illiterate and it will probably not get done. I have a self-published book that's been up on Amazon for about 6 months. Writing contests are a great way to reach an audience, solidify your writing credentials, and even make a little money in the form of prizes. I kept reiterating it wasnt about there necessarily being shared costs, but rather that they were never upfront with me about sharing costs and none of that was delineated in the contract. BBB handles complaints regarding any business, whether or not the business is a BBB Accredited Business. There are countless scams out there offering "book fair display" services. You have been informed by our publisher that you were free to publish your book when we initially decided to rescind our offer. Marketing packages that sound essential, 5. A soon add the lawsuit is over I will be creating a page dedicated to warning writers with proud of all of my claims including all of three emails to and from as well as the contract. It just didn't add up, and something seemed fishy to me, in spite of links to their website and current magazine issue. Most of the time, I say, "Thanks but no thanks." Can't find anything about them and would like to know if they are scammers. Do you have any information on AAXEL Author Services or ebookpbook ? What is one to do? I believe this may be a scam artist. Apparently, he asked if he could break it into two equal payments, but they told him his manuscript would not be worked on until all the money was received. My thanks for any direction you may offer. Reference to a spot at the LA book expo. If you search for any of their books on Amazon, I doubt you'll find many (if any) that have reviews or sales. I published my book with Author House. If they contacted you unsolicited, then chances are that they are a vanity press. I was contacted by a Renley Rudolph with Parchment Global. If you're going to spend $5k, hire a really good editor, a really good proofreader, a top cover designer, and publish the book yourself. The book came out great but it was made only in paperback and I couldn't set my own price and I don't have 100% royalty. Vanity presses pretending to be traditional publishers, 2. What you think about Newman Spring Publishingthey do everything $3400 over a 10 month payment planif they choose your book for publishing How would you rate Page Publishing and Novum Publishing ?? By the way, their solicitation for services is up to $7500.00 US, as of this comment-writing. This seems like an outright scam. - they offer an advance, Does anyone have any experience with Entrada Publishing. Theres never been any evidence of successful pitches, but these services will surely cost you a pretty penny. Johny, I recently was a victim of author house's rip-off. How would you classify Savio Republic publishing through Post Hill Press? I didn't agreed to anything and had several red flags in our phone conversations. That's actually why they're called "vanity publishers" in the first place :) Is this a real site or exactly what? Whats your opinion of Rushmore Press? He pushed me for one hour to make a huge deposit payment at the same day. So its no surprise that there are people who will offer to solve your marketing problems for a low, low fee. Even though I have a ready InDesign file of the book, he mentioned that they would usually make a design on their own. Thank you for saving me my money & my sanity! My dads thinking of publishing with covenant, one more thing! They don't need my permission to do that. In 2004, Beacon Press will complete 150 years of continuous book pub-lishing. I was very moved by The Good Death. They only take 5% per sale and although they ask for a fee over a period of time, mathematically it seems a better deal than Amazon taking 30%. Reedsy is more than just a blog. My novel "Reflection of Memories" has been doing well . I would be very cautious of any company that contacts you unsolicited there are plenty of bad-faith presses out there who are looking to snatch up author's old books and hold on to them. I have now told them to back off and I will not go with them. Every year, the publishing world flock to a handful of book fairs where the rights to publish new titles are snapped up. Unqualified staff. Loved it I wish I would have read this all earlier! Thank you for that. Thank you! I think itll mean reverting to my original MS, which is fine, but what if I added something on my own during that process? This company cold called and offered to market my fictional book via pre-recorded radio interviews, podcasts, Twitter and Facebook "fan pages". We were never given an advance and were told it may take 2 or 3 years to get a return on our money. The website looks clear and legit, but I wondered if anyone here has had any experience with them or knowledge about them? On the other hand, you'll still have to ensure that your manuscript is properly edited before you send it to the printers. It's much more reasonably priced and I can personally vouch for Mark They are industry events where booksellers, publishers, agents and libraries negotiate on rights and distribution. The books they profile on their site actually have Amazon reviews, which is better than what most vanity/hybrid presses have. There is a comment below about Author Academy, which I'd encourage you to read. Yes, New Reader Magazine can be considered a scam, and we're getting a lot of notifications from authors asking us about them, meaning they're actively trying to sell their overpriced services. the cost is for me working with them and their team that would do the proofing, editing, layout, cover and marketing. 1 million authors trust the professionals on Reedsy, come meetthem. Sent in my children's book, WOW--TO A CHILD CHRIST RETURNED--to Covenant for review. I wonder if this is a traditional publisher. The lower amount was a publishing only arrangement with editing and printing and listing on amazon. Do you know anything about Covenant Books? I am a new author and recently published my first book, The Devil Picked The Girls But They Watched The Angel, published Author House 2017. I personally tend to think that they can be a really good option for authors and the digital marketing they do on behalf of their authors is pretty on point. Academic or science based book proposal form MS WORD PDF 2. I was also contacted by the Dream Books Distribution. But, one wants $3400 and the other almost $5000, I used x-libris cost me a few thousand and didnt sell much. After viewing the results, we are happy to announce that the pilot was a resounding success! Or is the company more of a vanity press? I know someone who just recently had a book published in with them. Scroll through the comments here - their name has popped up more than a few times, I believe. If it is truly legit. Thanks. Needless to say, it's a messy situation, but one writers can learn from, has anyone heard anything about easton-books? We wish you the best with your book. They seem to have published only a single book a year in the past few years, all of which have, frankly, terrible covers and very few user reviews on Amazon. Do their cover designs look like they were made by professionals? Am I being scammed? Now, thats entirely false, but youd be surprised how many people believe it. From fonts to page layouts, cover design and ISBN number. To make matters worse , I was referred by the Editor in Chief of Prodigy Gold Books as an Evil Witch because I demanded to know what was going on . Beacon has a broad array of titles in fiction & non-fiction, including business, young adult, history, romance, mystery, horror, comedy, childrens, health & wellness and more. US$30-60 Custom-made book cover. All rights reserved. Mulberry Books is offering to lower the price of my book and give me 80% of the royalties. Does anyone here know if Okada Books is a scam. Has anybody had dealings with Mulberry publishers? Do you know if this is a reputable company? How much would that cost ! Any information on Eliezer Tristan Publishing? Privacy Policy. A publisher called Beacon Publishing Group (there seem to be a few legit pubs called Beacon, though) is using cover images of books it does not publish in its "Available Now" section on its website. Does anyone have any informations before I move forward. They appear to cover all services; however, I'm uncertain of their legitimacy. I didn't sign the contract. Becoming a published author is a dream shared by almost every writer. Good info. Should I be afraid that they may try to publish, sell, or otherwise abuse my manuscript? They took the money and ran. I used Book Baby for my first book. That is free but they want 1400 for advertising. Any feedback appreciated (Lee), I am just wondering if Parchment Global publishing is a reputable company as they are interested in my book. I'm entertaining the idea of having my work published through Plowshares Media which operates out of La Jolla, CA., and am interested in any information you might have on their credibility. One that's being offered is one from Beacon Publishing Group, so I emailed them to ask about it, and they said that they have a 90-day internship where they either offer college credit or a letter of recommendation. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Thanks, Anyone ever heard of The Mulberry BooksPublishing House? I signed a contract, still no work has been done and I cannot republish as he owns the rights. My gut says its not Legit. However, the main problem is that they are (or at least used to be) quite aggressive in their marketing to attract authors (direct tweets and emails to random authors), and hyperbolic in their marketing language (as you point out above). Do you know anything about Mulberry Books Publishing House? Find book releases, best sellers lists and author appearances. Can you tell me anything about Adelaide Books? They appear to sell books and audiobooks in retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble, and published their latest book, "Ambush at Fig Tree Gulch," in April 2022. The review, entirely favourable, was complete in 3 weeks. If an agent contacts you out of the blue (and you aren't already a bestselling author), they're probably not 100% legit. The tendency with package deals (where you pay a fixed price for all the things you listed) is that the author has no idea who is doing all of that work. Avoid Prodigy Gold books at any cost. Enter your email or get started with a social account: 1. The video and web page will genuinely do very little to sell copies of your book without those other piece in place (and are both something you could probably do in an afternoon, if you apply yourself). Me the final say on any changes. As we mentioned in the post: ***Be wary of unsolicited offers. Has anyone heard of Renley Rudolf? Obnoxious pop-up moved to inoffensive sidebar. well now I know why your still nothing. It was expensive and a huge mistake. They're more of a "self publishing services provider" than a publisher, meaning they help you do everything you need to get your book into the market, but make no guarantees of sales (nor do they keep any of your royalties or claim any rights to your book). Learn how Reedsy can help you craft a beautiful book. They want to partner with me to prepare screen play & register with Hollywood Data Base for a fee. Publications. Self-Publishing vs. Learn their tricks and avoid these unscrupulous bandits. But I still find the blur very annoying. For publicity, contact publicity@beacon.org. They said investors are paying for my interview with AL Cole and I have to pay for the air time. can be in the millions of dollars, enhancing the value of the tradpub company by that much. Writing contests and awards no one has heard of. 1. - they don't offer any developmental (or structural) editing and copy-editing, only proofreading; And "The Author agrees to place a non-refundable deposit, which represents the "plus $2.00 per unit" equal to $5,000 upon the execution of this agreement". My first effort was with Westbow Press. If youre not planning to distribute to brick-and-mortar stores, youll probably be fine without an ISBN. I decided NOT to go with them because I could not partner with an entity that does not exist. So YOP was totally upfront and no one there promised to make me rich or hard sold me anything. Yes I only made a few hundred dollars, but I gained the knowledge and confidence to now be actively scoping out agents and publishers for my next book. Some people have seizures when something on a screen jiggles. I've tried Writer Beware and Alliance of Independent Authors, but neither had any information on him. That said, if you prefer the handholding that goes with this type of program, then it might be a good option for you. However she do have other authors that she have published under her and they seem happy. My father, David Duncan (not to be confused with Dave Duncan from Canada) wrote 13 novels, mysteries and science fiction books, as well as a couple of science fiction screen plays and lots of screen plays for television. Frank Johnson doesn't think so, which is why the 33-year-old now lives in a nursing home, locked in a chess-match feud with management that doesn't occupy nearly enough of his time. Hay House seems to offer some writers resources, but they include some online courses that are seriously overpriced. During #pitchmad at Twitter, I was contacted by Uproar Books, which is a fairly new hybrid publisher. HURRAH! That puts me on the fence about this company. My husband is excited about being contacted by them, they say he only has to pay 30% which is about $2500, and they will cover the other 70%. If you want to do further research, look up the books listed on their website and see where they rank in their Amazon categories I suspect most of them will not even be in the top 5,000 in their specific niches. I have stupidly deposited USD $1600 in one of those self publishing on line courses (I won't name) only to find out it is not what I signed up for. Firstly, literary agents wont ever contact you directly unless youre already a wildly successful author (and even then, most reputable agents would avoid poaching you from your current representation). 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