I don't like whining and I don't like bashing. But it's time for me to at least admit the truth. I could have responded to the thread about the rotating emails... or being banned from the PA message boards... or probably most other threads on here, able to relate, share my story and add my two... or three cents worth. Then I decided I might as well start with an intro and go from there. So...
Hi. I'm a PA author and displeased to be so. Have been for a while, but wasn't upset enough to really talk about it much until these ridiculous more recent events, mostly pertaining to formats and pricing.
I've got three books through PA. Things went pretty well with the first two and I'll admit that. Come book #3 though and it was an uphill battle, just to have things then go downhill from there. I've had the obvious trouble purchasing copies of my books because of prices, which, by the way are going up again, (PA actually sent out a heads-up email today. Fancy that. Oh, it was tagged onto another one of their "deals" too.
) and the customer service has gotten so bad, I just got fed up.
After today, I'm basically giving up on books #1 and #2. For now, #3 is in "PAperback" (by the way, whoever thought up the capitals P and A in that are geniuses... really...
) which means for the moment people can still afford to buy it...kinda.
Thankfully I have more books I'm working on so once I'm through with PA, the bruises will fade and I will still have my dignity and good writings in tact.
That's my experience in a very small nutshell. I'll probably lurk here a while later and see about joining a few more of these threads. In the meantime, glad I'm not the only one, but sorry there are so many of us.
Hi. I'm a PA author and displeased to be so. Have been for a while, but wasn't upset enough to really talk about it much until these ridiculous more recent events, mostly pertaining to formats and pricing.
I've got three books through PA. Things went pretty well with the first two and I'll admit that. Come book #3 though and it was an uphill battle, just to have things then go downhill from there. I've had the obvious trouble purchasing copies of my books because of prices, which, by the way are going up again, (PA actually sent out a heads-up email today. Fancy that. Oh, it was tagged onto another one of their "deals" too.
) and the customer service has gotten so bad, I just got fed up. After today, I'm basically giving up on books #1 and #2. For now, #3 is in "PAperback" (by the way, whoever thought up the capitals P and A in that are geniuses... really...
) which means for the moment people can still afford to buy it...kinda.Thankfully I have more books I'm working on so once I'm through with PA, the bruises will fade and I will still have my dignity and good writings in tact.
That's my experience in a very small nutshell. I'll probably lurk here a while later and see about joining a few more of these threads. In the meantime, glad I'm not the only one, but sorry there are so many of us.
