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Anyone know anything about them? They came recommended to me by a novelist who seems happy with the way the process is going...
According to this article, Blue Mustang Press is owned by Tony Savageau, his wife Karen Savageau, and an unnamed friend. Mr Savageau is an ex-PublishAmerica author. Blue Mustang publishes books by Mr Savageau, so it looks to be an expanded self-publisher.
Caaareful, dear Brian. Lest we forget I was one of their victims many moons ago...Oh goody, yet another pissed off PA author starting his own publishing entity. If you don't know enough not to sign on with PA then you don't know enough to start a publishingcompanyinternet site.
~brianm~
But from the evidence one sees, you may exist to make sense of the old adage, "The exception that proves the rule."Caaareful, dear Brian. Lest we forget I was one of their victims many moons ago...
Caaareful, dear Brian. Lest we forget I was one of their victims many moons ago...
After reading the comments in this exchange I wanted to assure readers that Blue Mustang Press is NOT a vanity press. As an author of two dozen published books, I accepted a contract for my first collection of short stories from them. There were no fees of any sort involved, and BMP produced my book expediently and effectively, with excellent production values. The process was smooth and professional, and the editorial staff at BMP were great to work with. It is a sold trade, pod press, whose books appear promptly on all indexes and in cyber bookstores. A solid paperback press.
After reading the comments in this exchange I wanted to assure readers that Blue Mustang Press is NOT a vanity press. As an author of two dozen published books, I accepted a contract for my first collection of short stories from them. There were no fees of any sort involved, and BMP produced my book expediently and effectively, with excellent production values. The process was smooth and professional, and the editorial staff at BMP was great to work with. It is a solid trade, pod press, whose books appear promptly on all indexes and in cyber bookstores. A reputable paperback press.
No one has established they don't market their books, so let's not jump to conclusions. As for printing...um, no publisher prints their own books, they hire printers to do this, such as LSI. While they are printers, they also have a service for POD presses that will get their books listed with all the online stores and warehouse distributors, such as Ingram and B&T. However, LSI doesn't have sales teams who pitch their books to the national accounts.So if Blue Mustang doesn't print the books, doesn't market them... what exactly would they do for me, the author?
No one has established they don't market their books, so let's not jump to conclusions. As for printing...um, no publisher prints their own books, they hire printers to do this, such as LSI. While they are printers, they also have a service for POD presses that will get their books listed with all the online stores and warehouse distributors, such as Ingram and B&T. However, LSI doesn't have sales teams who pitch their books to the national accounts.
So their distribution is extremely limited because most stores won't shelve POD books. But that's not to say this publisher doesn't market and promote - we just don't know what that is yet. Perhaps, if we haven't frightened off poor Mr. Keith, he can fill us in on those gaps.
There are many publishers whose integrity are beyond reproach, so this is a bit of a non-starter. This leaves results, and I'm still confused about this because they don't have any distribution, the cover art is way below par, their marketing and promotion seems to be spotty, so I'm trying to figure out why any established author would find them a good choice. When you say established, what do you mean by this?I am aware that other established authors are submitting their work to them, because they are impressed with their integrity and results.
It's nice they gave you so much control with your cover art during production, but after reviewing their cover art, I feel they are quite pedestrian and homespun. A simplistic cover speaks volumes.