Strategic Book Publishing was the name, turns out they weren't very reputable at the time.
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I saw that there were some bewares, but like I said, I'm new, and I wasn't sure if this was anything I should be concerned with as many large companies are falsely accused on a regular basis. Thank you very much for the input.
So essentially, this is just a no go then...
Lol, not scammed till I sign something. I've seen all I need to see. When I queried these guys I was already suspicious, but this was around 4:00am after I had queried multiple agencies and I didn't do much in terms of research other than check their website.
I can now safely say this this thread is stupid and pointless and I should have read that entire subforum beforehand. Thanks for the links and help guys. I'm out for now.
I wasn't sure if this was anything I should be concerned with as many large companies are falsely accused on a regular basis.
I didn't even have to type in "scam" and came up with SFWA's writer's beware w/ Strategic listed. It was one of the top five results in Google search.ETA: I just Googled Strategic Book Publishing+scam. WOW.
With an advance paying publisher, you're looking at an average of 10K or less for a first novel, broken into parts over the life of the book.
I was just accepted by Strategic Book Publishing after submitting my manuscript. Please do your best to help me out here, as I am a first time author.