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I have in my hand a particular title published by PublishAmerica. This is taken directly from the copyright page:
'At the specific preference of the author, PublishAmerica allowed this work to remain exactly as the author intended, verbatim, without editoral input.'
Now I could be missing something but I have to ask why any writer would want their work published without someone who knows what they're doing going through it and recommending improvements. I've skimmed this title and picked up various typos; it looks painfully amateurish.
So why would an author do this? Vanity? Desperation? I've lost track of the number of times I've been rejected but I still wouldn't resort to this. My work deserves better.
'At the specific preference of the author, PublishAmerica allowed this work to remain exactly as the author intended, verbatim, without editoral input.'
Now I could be missing something but I have to ask why any writer would want their work published without someone who knows what they're doing going through it and recommending improvements. I've skimmed this title and picked up various typos; it looks painfully amateurish.
So why would an author do this? Vanity? Desperation? I've lost track of the number of times I've been rejected but I still wouldn't resort to this. My work deserves better.