Wolves in sheep's clothing
Re-blogged:
"Vanity publishers contact me, and I assume they contact as many authors they can find, from time to time either on my website or on the phone (which supposedly hidden on social sites, but I guess made accessible to those who pay for the list)
They hire great salespeople, I have to give them that!
I had a message and a pleasant female voice stated that she read my book, loved it and would like to offer a publishing contract. Not knowing where she was calling from I called her back.
"Which book did you like?" I asked.
I heard papers shuffling and keyboard clicking and then she said, "The Ancestors' Secrets trilogy."
"What did you like about the series?"
"Uhm… I really like the story and I'd like to publish it for you. It has great potentials and you will make a large profit after we publish and market your book."
It was obvious she knew nothing about my books and was trying to find a naïve and willing pigeon to make a large profit.
Lately, since self-published or first time publishing authors are more aware of the pitfalls of vanity publishers, they often pose as a traditional publisher.
When asked, they vehemently deny that they are vanity publishers.
"We don’t accept everyone who submits their manuscript." They'd say.
Yeah, right! They're hounding authors all over the net."
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Right! The fact that they're soliciting tells you they'll reel anyone in.
ReplyDeleteExactly!
DeleteI was sucked up by them once- it's like a cult- you gotta escape as quick as you can.
ReplyDeleteOnce they trap you, it cost a lot to escape
DeleteShared by Rick Haynes
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteWhen I first started writing I got caught up by a vanity press. I was only a few hundred dollars in before I realized every contact with them came with a cost and no return profit.
ReplyDeleteLuckily you realized before spending thousands!
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