How To Publish A Book

5 Reasons To Avoid PublishAmerica

Authors, if the above hasn't already dissuaded you from signing a PublishAmerica contract, please think about the following points:

1.Your book will NOT be stocked in a chain or independent bookstore due to the no-returns policy, high cover price, and short discount.
2.The Publish America team of editors consists of teenagers and young adults who run spelling/grammar checks on manuscripts, which doesn't amount to much if you have ever used a standard word processing editing program. They also have a non-editing option you can choose which will allow your book to be released in a matter of weeks rather than months. Editing for story, length, characterization, and content doesn't exist in the PublishAmerica editing stable.
3.You will receive an author's questionnaire in which you are asked to disclose up to 100 names of family members, friends, and associates. It states: 'Also, please do not include businesses or organizations of any kind, including bookstores, media contacts, or government organizations. Include friends and associates only.' Why are they so shy of staying away from the media if their wish is to actually SELL books'
4.Twice a year, March and September, marks the season for minuscule royalty checks. Think of the time and effort you put in to writing your book. Add up the $30 copyright fee you paid, the number of books you bought yourself, the amount of money you forked over to get a web site and/or ANY type of online and offline promotional effort, and divide that into the amount you receive ' usually less than $20!

And finally, think about the time frame of that seven-year long contract which is what Publish America offers. In some states you could commit some pretty nasty felonies and get less prison time than that! Perhaps a more appropriate slogan would be: PublishAmerica, imprisoning authors one book at a time!

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