[Publisher] Charles Pinot

kellion92 · Oct 31, 2012

A non-writer friend of mine was approached about a "Book Deal" with Charles Pinot Publishing. She asked me about it -- I don't like it. Looks like a ghostwriting and vanity publisher that creates books for business people for a fee.

http://www.charlespinot.com/

Anybody heard of them?

Undercover · Oct 31, 2012

■Have Your Book Published and Printed Copies in Hand in 3 Days
■Write a Book in 5 Days With a Dedicated 5-Person Writing Team
■Develop and Launch an App in 10 Days
■Launch a Media Side-Business Run by Charles Pinot

Published and printed in 3 days? Man I can just tell how sloppy that's gonna be. Write a book in 5 days with a handful of people, who's the author then?

Don't sound good to me either.

Torgo · Oct 31, 2012

Undercover said:
Published and printed in 3 days? Man I can just tell how sloppy that's gonna be.

Appears they mean 'from the time your book is ready', to be fair, but still doesn't feel terribly much like 'publishing' a book to me.

idontknowwhatimdoing · Oct 31, 2012

I don't know, but I REALLY want to go on a "Wine Country Writer's Retreat."

Kidding aside, this looks sketchy. Really sketchy.

kellion92 · Nov 5, 2012

Update: My friend talked to them, and the publisher wanted her to pay THEM $30,000 for her "book contract."

She declined.

veinglory · Nov 5, 2012

Calla Lily · Nov 5, 2012

calieber · Nov 5, 2012

I guess it depends on what result you want.

I mean, if you want to be 30 grand poorer, it's perfect.

CaoPaux · Nov 9, 2013

Just a note of imprints: Local Einsteins Books, Savory Books, and Second Opinion Books.

CaoPaux · Apr 6, 2018

Site went down Fall '16, and TW is gone.

[Publisher] Charles Pinot

kellion92

A cat may not look at a king

Undercover

I got it covered

Torgo

Formerly Phantom of Krankor.

idontknowwhatimdoing

Procrastinator

kellion92

A cat may not look at a king

veinglory

volitare nequeo

Calla Lily

On hiatus

calieber

Couth barbarian

CaoPaux

Mostly Harmless

CaoPaux

Mostly Harmless