I am new here to the group and just wanted to say that Blu Phier Publishing is a fantastic company. I guess fantastic isn't really the word because I haven't seen my own book come out yet. I've never been published before. However, with all the research I ventured in finding scam publishers like PA and a few others, I queried Blu Phier Publishing, in which I recieved a response in a few days about sending in my manuscript. When you first go to the website a red flag goes up because the owner offers two ways to publish titles, traditional and split costs, but I was told by them that this is only an option. I spoke with other authors in house and they have never paid a dime. all of them are happy that I've spoken too. I recieved an advance of 500 dollars, and was treated cordially. They are a new company. However they have an attractive catalouge they send to bookstores, their novels are POD but returnable with a 25% discount. They have a full on marketing crew, a sales team etc. They design posters for your signings, bookmarks, flyers, etc. Your books go into bookstores. I've been treated very nicely by this small press and they are very professional.
So if anyone is inquiring about getting published for the first time, I would strike while the iron is hot here.
www.bluphier.com
Good Luck!