Salvatore Publishing Seeks Authors

[StevenJ]

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The new & independent company Salvatore Publishing will be accepting fiction and non-fiction submissions from January 1st 2009.

Do you have a novel, a novella, or a nonfiction manuscript ready for potential publication? SP can help - you will receive a thoroughly personal service, including free editing advice from our staff with a view to having your work published by SP. We never charge reading fees and, once published, we will advertise your book on our website - free!

We are writers ourselves, so we're well aware of the trials and tribulations that new authors experience - let us help & guide you on the road to publication and a writing career.

Please send us a brief query letter describing your story and if we feel your material suits Salvatore, we will send you a release form and request a manuscript. You are welcome to mail with enquiries before 1/1/09, but please note that we are only looking for finished work.

In the subject line of your email please type as follows:

Query - Title of Book, Your Name

You can contact us via our website at:

http://www.salvatorepublishing.com/

Or directly by email:

guycousins@btinternet.com for general fiction and short stories.

stevejensen@hotmail.co.uk for literary fiction and horror.



Salvatore Publishing already has three books available online:

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The Horde, Guy Cousins' thriller.

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The Orpheus Tales, an anthology featuring new & promising authors.

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A Writer's Christmas, our latest collection of short fiction in aid of the Great Ormond Street Hospital
& the Starlight Foundation charity. Further details of these books and other releases can be found at our website.

For those authors who specialise in short fiction, SP will be producing further anthlologies during 2009, so please view the Preview page for information.

Thank you for your interest,

Steve

[aka eraser]

Folks, because a company posts here does NOT mean AW endorses them. You must always practice due diligence.

I feel obliged to note that at first glance this company appears to be a more upfront version of Publish America. It seems they don't charge anything until you have the finished product in your hands.

From their website:

We regret we are unable to pay advances but we do pay 50% on the gross profit of each publication, plus you will receive two free copies of your book.

I'd like a clear definition of "gross profit." Vague terms like this allow too much wiggle room for creative accounting practices.

If you order copies yourself you will be entitled to an author discount, negotiable depending on the quantity of books you order. Salvatore actively encourages its authors to participate in the sales and distribution process and will discount accordingly.

Translation: You won't see your book in a bookstore unless a sympathetic manager responds well to begging. It seems apparent that Salvatore Publishing's sales/profits will depend in large part on author purchases.

If all you're seeking is a few copies of your opus for friends and family, this may be a good choice for you. But I'd recommend looking elsewhere if you aspire to see your book on store shelves.

I'm going to copy this thread (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122670) over to our Bewares and Background Check people. Please look there for any further information. I'll close the thread here in Writers Wanted.