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(they get points for spelling Stephenie right, though).
You just know Miranda's a Twihard.
(they get points for spelling Stephenie right, though).
I would LOVE to hear the reaction of Mr. King's contact.OMG....I'm sending a mention of this to Mr. King's contact addy. It's not his real email, just goes to the webmaster, but I hope someone there will think it's as shameful as I do!
Not a fan of the guy, but I'd love to see some sort of video clip of his response on YouTube, provided PA's that stoopid...I suppose it'd be too much to hope for PA to try this crap with Harlan Ellison[SUP]TM[/SUP].
Hey everyone,
Just back from holiday break and catching up. Whew!
I don't think anyone has posted this one yet.
Here's where I really feel like they can't be sending these books. The authors (notice they mention Stephanie Meyer as an alternative) would surly have their people...because these kind of authors have "people"...on PA to cease the mailings.
Dear Author:
PublishAmerica will submit your book to Stephen King!
How about giving America's number one bestselling author (over 350 million books sold) a whiff of your own book? Stephen King is not only hands down the best selling suspense author in the history of books (Carrie, Cujo, The Shining, etc.), he also wrote a classic on the art of writing, On Writing, A Memoir of the Craft.
PublishAmerica will donate your book to the Stephen King. We will send it for his review, two copies, so that Mrs. Tabitha King, herself an author of nine books, can take a look as well.
Here's how we do it:
If you want to have books on hand, order now, and we will donate two copies
to author Stephen King. And you receive a 45 pct discount!
We ship Stephen King's copies the same week we ship your books to you. And we'll let your local news media know that we did!
Go to www.publishamerica.net, find your book, click on it, then add to cart, indicate quantity, and use this coupon: Stephen45. Then click Recalculate and finish the transaction. Minimum volume is 14 copies.
In the Ordering Instructions field, just write: "Media Yes". Our PR department
will automatically contact you for names and addresses of your local news media.
By using the coupon you are authorizing us to donate the books
to Stephen King in Bangor, Maine. You may also request that we ship the two
FREE books to you instead, or to blockbuster author Stephenie Meyer in Arizona.
He'd either want the lion's share of the money or sue their arses off.
Since he's not a PA writer he could litigate and no problem.
It is silly to assume PA would ever print the "donated" books, much less send them.
There's no proof that a single title arrived at Oprah's operation or to the other names PA has been dropping.
It *would* be interesting. I've been watching to see if any free PA books arrive at our bookstore (we have a middling-to-large crop of PA authors in this area) from that previous offer, but so far nothing.Hey Gill, any chance you could contact Oprah's webmaster? (after all, you got a quick response from King's) Maybe she'll want to disavow, too. Maybe tell us if they actually received anything. It might take awhile for them to find out, but it would be interesting if they would know.
Maybe Mr. King will appreciate the books. Winter can be brutal in Maine, and PA books are the perfect size for the wood stove.
Yeah, I can see it now over in PALand: "Hi, happy family! I just heard from from Stephen King, and he said my book was a 'crackling good read'!!!"
It was totally on fire!It was s-s-s-s-smokin'!
Hey Gill, any chance you could contact Oprah's webmaster?
It was totally on fire!
And now PA seems to be offering a crack at the Pulitzer Prize.
After following this link, and reading some of the entries on the PA Facebook page from an earlier link, I am reminded that we cannot save fools from being foolish. Some will believe the horse-hockey PA puts out no matter how outrageous it gets--and it seems to be getting more outrageous by the week. All we can do is try to help those who are willing to listen.
I feel for PA authors who are being ripped off and spending money they probably don’t have, but eventually they have to take responsibility for their actions and start facing the truth about PA. Hopefully sooner than later.
~brianm~
Well said. I think, in general, there is a lack of personal responsibility in the world. PA is scum, yes. But, it isn't like the 'old days' where it was much more difficult to connect with other people and gain information. Do a three second search. If you don't, my sympathy level goes to about half.
Unless it is the laws of human nature that change, vanity- and credulity-exploiting scams will continue unabated. If PA goes away, then the money-up-front vanity presses will expand into the vacuum, or a new version of the PA vanity-publishing dodge will emerge, or both. Too many people without knowledge of how real publishing works but with aspirations and a manuscript will assure that it is so.. . . One day the law will change and PA will disappear . . .
Unless it is the laws of human nature that change, vanity- and credulity-exploiting scams will continue unabated. If PA goes away, then the money-up-front vanity presses will expand into the vacuum, or a new version of the PA vanity-publishing dodge will emerge, or both. Too many people without knowledge of how real publishing works but with aspirations and a manuscript will assure that it is so.
--Ken
As long as they are upfront about what they do, it would be OK with me.
It's the PA deception that I can not tolerate.
Dear Author:
PublishAmerica will put your book in your local Target store!
We will donate your book to Target. As many copies as you determine. Imagine shoppers finding your book there!
Our recently developed donation program is wildly successful. Almost forty thousand books have found their way to bookstores, Walmarts, churches, work offices, and other addresses, in less than two months. Authors love this opportunity, and so do their readers!
As always, we're not going to be passive. We're not waiting for Target to order your book. We're donating it to them, as many copies as you choose. They may put up your book for sale any way they want, highlighting you as a local author.
Here's how we do it:
If you want to have books on hand, you may now order any number of books
you need, and PublishAmerica will match the order. We will donate the
exact same number of books to your local Target store. In fact, we won't
even charge Target for the shipping!
And you receive a 40 pct discount!
Example: you order 20 copies, we print 40. We ship your 20 copies to you, and the same week we ship an additional 20 books to your local Target, for FREE.
Go to www.publishamerica.net, find your book, click on it, then add to cart, indicate quantity, and use this coupon: Target40. Then click Recalculate and finish the transaction. Minimum volume is 12 copies.
Want fewer books? Then use this coupon: Target30. No minimum volume requirement here. This will give you a discount of 30 pct, and we'll still donate as many books to Target as you order for yourself.
In the Ordering Instructions field, be sure to indicate the name and address
of your local Target store. We will ship your books there the same week
we ship your order to you. By using the coupon you are authorizing us to
match your order and donate the books. You may also request that we ship
the FREE books to you instead.
U.S. stores only. Full-color and hardcovers excluded. Be quick: Offer expires this weekend on Sunday night.
Thank you,
PublishAmerica Author Support Team