4RV Publishing LLC gives writers the chance to produce books, quality books, through traditional means.
Our staff includes illustrators, artists, editors, and technical designers.
We want to see authors rewarded for their efforts and for them to be able to retain control over their work after a period of time.
Publish books, which pays royalties to authors/illustrators
Accept 8 - 12 titles per year
Work with authors one on one.
Produce quality books.
Authors Services are available
http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com/
Looks like yet another POD house grown from a self-pub operation.
The conversation here: http://www.verlakay.com/boards/index.php?topic=29363.0 leaves me thinking she means well, but isn't in a position to overcome the limitations of POD.
Does anyone know about this publisher? 4RV Publishing LLC? I can't find anything about them except their website. Is it a small press? Has anyone worked with them?
Welcome, Vivian. You founded 4RV to publish your own books and still publish your own work through 4RV: Hence, 4RV is "grown from a self-pub operation". You are also confusing POD the business model with digital printing the technology."Looks like yet another POD house grown from a self-pub operation.
The conversation here: http://www.verlakay.com/boards/index.php?topic=29363.0 leaves me thinking she means well, but isn't in a position to overcome the limitations of POD."
We are not self-publishing, subsidy publishing, or POD (although at times we use POD for short runs if needed, which even the major houses are beginning to do). We are a small press which puts out quality books and pays royalties without charging the clients.
Who has slammed you and how? The only subjective statement I made was that you mean well.Do we have things to learn? Yes, we are learning just as anyone who wants to succeed must. Do we deserve to be slammed? I don't think so.
If anyone has questions, please ask rather than assuming facts not in evidence. Thanks.
Nor do you get the sales volume that comes from being stocked in bookstores, as opposed to being available via special order. POD is great for books with audiences that can be targeted directly. If it's working for you, even better.What, exactly, do you see the "limitations of POD" as being... other than, of course, that you don't get to write a monthly check to pay for warehousing books. And you don't get to scramble to market warehoused books. And you don't get the fun of going into large amounts of debt to pay for large print runs.
Why would a publisher acquire a book without the confidence it will sell enough to justify the print run? Those that do don't survive long. Commercial publishers also spend many thousands of dollars on market research, marketing the book itself, promoting the author, etc., etc.I'm curious if you have actually researched all the benefits of POD or if you are simply parroting what you've read on some board or seen bandied about by people that prefer to live in the stone age, continue to sink several thousand dollars into an offset print run and then try to find customers they might not be able to.
With all due respect, Tri, it was obvious from the get-go that Rain had serious issues other than being POD, none of which are prominent in 4RV.I have direct experience with the limitations of POD. And this is only my first POD publisher. I'll gladly link you to the second one who is experiencing some of the same symptoms. And there are countless others who have gone belly-up, and appear in the archives of AW.
That's great to hear. All too often, small presses rely upon their authors as an unpaid sales force. What's your average print run?Also, we spend thousands of dollars and much time and effort on marketing books we publish.
Vivian
You have, thank you! Please keep us apprised of any milestones.Thank you, all, for allowing me to discuss our company with you. I understand the concerns, and hopefully I've addressed them.
Vivian
P.S. Holly, you know how I'm trying to streamline the web site, but ...