Tell me the truth. This is not fan fiction.
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Is this the same company? If so, they're a vanity press who won't tell you that up front.
https://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?20613-Olympia-Publishers
https://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?20613-Olympia-Publishers
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That's what I was afraid of, Richard. Tarikris, proceed with caution. As I said, self-published books getting legitimate trade deals is UNBELIEVABLY rare. Even those of us who've been around a long time can only name a few people this happened to (Andy Weir is the only one I know). There must be thousands of sales before trade publishers sit up and take notice, and I'm not exaggerating.
There's no harm in submitting if you want to see for yourself what happens, but the MOMENT they ask for money, toss everything from them in the trash and don't look back. Even if there's no mention of money, still be wary. Some vanity presses do have non-contribution-based sides, but the assumption will always be you paid to publish with them. You'll be more successful continuing with your self-publishing journey than tying your name with a vanity press.
There's no harm in submitting if you want to see for yourself what happens, but the MOMENT they ask for money, toss everything from them in the trash and don't look back. Even if there's no mention of money, still be wary. Some vanity presses do have non-contribution-based sides, but the assumption will always be you paid to publish with them. You'll be more successful continuing with your self-publishing journey than tying your name with a vanity press.
Yeah I got the agreement TODAY. It says that I have to pay 2300 pounds over 10 month which was not mentioned in the initial email, of course. Ugh. Back to the drawing board.
I'm so happy that I found this forum though. So many knowledgeable people and I appreciate it.
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Definitely take that information to the thread Richard posted, since someone was recently asking if anything had changed. Clearly not. Your information can be helpful to anyone who might think that maybe they've changed their ways.
We're glad to have you, and I'm so sorry they were so cruel as to get your hopes up like that. At least you know not to go with them.
We're glad to have you, and I'm so sorry they were so cruel as to get your hopes up like that. At least you know not to go with them.
There are numerous ways to self-publish a book that don't involve forking over any money. Notably among these are Lulu and CreateSpace.
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