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Caliburn Press / Spero Publishing
- Thread starter JL_Benet
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They appear in the Eternal and Damnation threads as having taken over both publishers, and not in a way that causes all authors to sing their praises. For example, allegedly having books on sale they do not have the rights to.
This, from their site, just seems weird:
So in addition to publishing and providing publishing services (which seems to be their bread and butter), they're also accepting donations on behalf of unnamed bear re-hab organization(s)? (You're supposed to make your check out to "Donations.)
This just seems really off to me.
So in addition to publishing and providing publishing services (which seems to be their bread and butter), they're also accepting donations on behalf of unnamed bear re-hab organization(s)? (You're supposed to make your check out to "Donations.)
This just seems really off to me.
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They even sell ads in the backs of their books!
Only $10 for a 100-word blurb (plus your website or email) in an e-book, and only $15 to put the same info into a paperback. [FONT=Lucida Grande, Lucida Sans, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Yeah, I'll bet readers can't wait to get to the "back matter" [insert sneer of sarcasm here].[/FONT]
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]It might be helpful if all the imprints being discussed [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]separately here were to be listed under the [/FONT]Caliburn Press name in one thread?
Link to parent Caliburn: https://sites.google.com/site/caliburnpressllc/
The Eternal and Damnation threads are too large to merge, so we'll keep this one for discussion of Caliburn and its other imprints, such as Melliferia Press and Siento Sordida Publishing.
The Eternal and Damnation threads are too large to merge, so we'll keep this one for discussion of Caliburn and its other imprints, such as Melliferia Press and Siento Sordida Publishing.
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- Joined
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Agree, Spero's is a strange site. Clicking on the few book covers leads you to Lulu or Smashwords. There are pages that hold "short stories" by the owner, to quote,
I can't tell what they are really.
On Caliburn's site their Editing is pricey but you can get cover art for only $75. This includes 3 rounds of art for your approval. I'm cringing!
Then a page where you can order: Editing, Ads, flyers made.
I can't tell what they are really.
On Caliburn's site their Editing is pricey but you can get cover art for only $75. This includes 3 rounds of art for your approval. I'm cringing!
Only activity since '16 has been one of their cover artists posting reviews on Eternal and Damnation books. Anyone have recent contact?
No recent contact, because with them taking over Eternal and Damnation, everything went downhill and I left the group. It wasn't worth it to stay, watch the back and forth, see promise after promise about books that would get published, and constant reminders that if someone wanted to pull their unpublished book out of rotation, they'd have to pony up hundreds of dollars to get their rights back.
The long and short of it is, stay away. If anyone thought there would be more stability when Leddon, et al took over Eternal and Damnation, those hopes were dashed pretty quickly.
I'd recommend avoiding all names associated with Caliburn.
The long and short of it is, stay away. If anyone thought there would be more stability when Leddon, et al took over Eternal and Damnation, those hopes were dashed pretty quickly.
I'd recommend avoiding all names associated with Caliburn.