Charles Towne Publishing

Puma · Nov 3, 2011

I don't know why, the Cao's thread on agents and publishers won't open for me to check this out. I did do a search and nothing came up. So ...

Anyone know anything about Charles Towne Publishers? They're advertising in various places on the net including Craigslist. Looks a bit questionable to me (and they're not in P&E), but not completely questionable. Anyone with info? Puma

http://www.charlestownepublish.com/default.html

thorjansen · Nov 3, 2011

Their "about" page says "When manuscripts are chosen for publication the author's cost will never exceed $100.00." Sounds like trouble to me.

Oh, and the one book I found on Amazon claiming to be published by them comes via CreateSpace, which anyone can use themselves without a middleman. And it's a book that I believe is in the public domain.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466423234/?tag=absowrit-20

Puma · Nov 3, 2011

That was the flag to me too, which is why I decided to ask. Glad you found the Createspace - may explain it all. Puma

mpm536 · May 31, 2012

I have used Charles Towne Publishing to publish my second novel, the first one was with Createspace.com. I found my experience far superior with Charles Towne Publishing than I did going at it on my own with Createspace.com. They never charged me any upfront fees. All I had to do was sign a royalty contract with them, which so far has been better than the royalties I received off of my first novel. Hope this helps with your concerns.

rejectME · May 31, 2012

mpm536 said:
I have used Charles Towne Publishing to publish my second novel, the first one was with Createspace.com. I found my experience far superior with Charles Towne Publishing than I did going at it on my own with Createspace.com. They never charged me any upfront fees. All I had to do was sign a royalty contract with them, which so far has been better than the royalties I received off of my first novel. Hope this helps with your concerns.

So you did or didn't have to pay $100? Have they charged you for editing or anything?

mpm536 · Jun 14, 2012

I did not have to pay $100, no charges for editing or cover design, and I was not required to purchase a certain amount of copies after publication. The only money I paid was $20.00 for my copy of the original proof.

CaoPaux · Nov 9, 2013

Updating URL: http://www.charlestownepublishing.com/

CaoPaux · Mar 19, 2016

Site gone, last book pubbed in '13.

ETA: Owner's replacement venture is North South Publishing (http://www.northsouthpublishing.com/home.html)

ETA2: Which did not survive '17.

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