But doesn't this contradict one of PA's long-standing lies, about how bookstores are Ordering Their Books, All The Darned Time?
It may also go against Anti-Bookstore's Guy's favorite claim that bookstores are the worst places to sell books.
But doesn't this contradict one of PA's long-standing lies, about how bookstores are Ordering Their Books, All The Darned Time?
But you see, they want to use bookstores as a place to give them away, not sell them.It may also go against Anti-Bookstore's Guy's favorite claim that bookstores are the worst places to sell books.
Is it just me are did he pay for the 175 books to begin, because I have never seen a book in a bookstore with pa on the back of it. So if he bought 178 books from pa he gave them more than 300.00 and thast why they let him out easily. Is it just me taht sees that and reads his email above that way. Thats not to upset anyone but thats the way its written.
It is a lot more complicated than that.. . . I believe it is 3 out of 5 years, the IRS allows the author to deduct expenses related to his writing, any time over that is considered a hobby and is not deductible.. . . .
Look here. Knock yerself out. (That is an expression. It does not literally mean to knock yourself out.)where is this Hastings group at now? god knows we all need to know so we can sell our books with them.
Look here. Knock yerself out. (That is an expression. It does not literally mean to knock yourself out.)
--Ken
A few years ago, there were some such circumstances. (Bearing in mind that "remotely okayish" is a low bar.) But with PA's accelerating spiral downward into gimmicks, costs, and exploitation, even under those circumstances I'd be hard pressed to make the case.I can't imagine a set of circumstances when signing with PA would be an even remotely okayish choice. . . .
I can't imagine a set of circumstances when signing with PA would be an even remotely okayish choice.
There's the seven year contract, poor production values, added errors, exorbitant pricing, unreliable delivery, nonexistent customer service, lies and deceit, author abuse, and, perhaps most damning of all, the horrible reputation of PA and PA books in general. It's not good company for a defenseless book to be in.
P.T. Barnum offered insight on that.. . . I don't see how PA can continue to get prospective authors to sign seven-year contracts.
I think it's crucial that when we post here, we try to be as accurate as we possibly can be. It is our goal to have other writers read the facts about PublishAmerica and the experiences writers have had with them. If someone chooses to sign with PA, that doesn't mean they have done anything wrong. They may see it as a viable option for their book, and it may be. That is up to each writer to decide for themselves. Making absolute statements about anyone's PA experience (other than your own) isn't helpful, in my opinion.
Arkie, my book was published year and I got a great cover, that's as good as I can say about Pa, the inside they added extra words and symbols, and who knows where they got them at. It wasn't in my final draft. I looked. My contract states nothing about a discount at all at anytime. I guess thats what ever they decide to give each week, with what ever hair brained scheme that Miranda and Larry have came up with. One of my friends is waiting on her free book to show up at her door this week, because she asked for a free copy so many times they decided to send her one. We are waiting to see if it shows up. I hope so for her sake. Maybe that's how you get a free author copy these days.