If you want to just get your book published you can, 1.Hire a book cover designer 2.Hire a book formatter 3. Now he leaves this paper in Maryland, and lands a job at the Washington Tribune, for crying out loud here! Any feedback would be appreciated, Archway Publishers from Simon & Shuster contacted me. Yet, the lack of information Im finding is concerning, not to mention the spelling errors and lack of spacing in some of the sentences of the contract. When it comes to agents, it's best to stick to vetted lists like that of the Association of Author Representatives or our directory of almost 700 literary agents across the world. Your book has been partially reviewed by our 3rd party research team based on location , genre, and category, and we would love to work with you on this one since your book is one of the 5 projects were considering as an option to be forwarded to our film partners for a movie adaptation. I called him back and he wanted to send me an email with a plan to market my book. Before the dust settled, I got an unsolicited email from Burnskevin209(at)yahoo.com saying he was that Kevin Burns and expressing interest, urging me to get register for BEA in NYC in May and to set up an interview with Ric Bratton. Secondly, execution is key. If it sounds real good it more likely RUN the other way! Please let me know what is happening. You signed the contract last 13th of March. So what would they have done instead? Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. However, when I checked out their website they seem to offer this side business of Appraisal where authors can submit the first 10,000 words for some honest even brutal review of their work according to the lead editor. I have lodged a complaint with the BBB of central Indiana and attempted to dispute some of the charges via VISA. Its the best resource to find problematic publishers. Authority Magazine was created by Yitzi Weiner, in collaboration with Kristin Marquet, and is managed by a small, but prolific team of about 30 writers and editors. He did say that he understands my concern and that hed be happy to read my book if I sent him a copy. Please all stay away from this company! Beware of scam agents who prey on new authors. It is when the publisher finally asks you to pay a considerable amount of money up front to publish your book. Agents generally just take a percentage after theyve sold your project. I just got a message that the radio talk show Rebuilding Your Life Radio with Susan Sherayko have invited me to a radio interview for a book that I had published. You can read my take on Newman Springs Publishing as an example of what to look for when you are deciding on a book publisher. You can learn more HERE or email us at editor@authoritymag.co. One of the fastest growing publishing companies is Callisto Media who approach writers and commission books on various subjects. I have had a shady experience with Pearl Press who go on Twitter under the name https://twitter.com/pearlpress1. I did not say anything derogatory, only that they offer the same services at every other company does and I have to pay for it. On top of all these considerations, there is the publishing world of today. Samita Sarkar wrote an excellent article about how to spot publishing scams for the Huffington Post. I cannot seem to find any negative information about them. Beware the names Christian Smith, Kelly Smith, and Trixie Jean. Then by leveraging some of the best practices extended to our own clients and their creative assets and campaigns, we started to map out a blueprint for the StackAdapt brand refresh. Usually extremely expensive with no effective marketing support. The bill for BEA was from Bernus and the one from Author Media Express for the interview initially said BEA altho I had not mentioned that. As the name implies, self-publishing means that an author will have to do everything necessary to publish a book. Dont allow scam agents to fool you. Thank you. I was contacted by Viktoria Price on my cell phone, who later called on my home phone, just like you. So far, my book sales almost hit the figure they guaranteed, but its a far improvement from my previous publisher. lol. The fee may not be that small. They were interested in one of my books (I have 16, with two publishers, 90% ebook sales) and wanted to get it into bookstores. They told me that they would be able to publish as long as the characters were of age of consent. They get paid by the publisher when the publisher accepts your book. Paypal got my money back for the first enstallment. The first one will be 4 minutes with characters, sound etc. As a super high authority website that earned its reputation online a long time ago, it is no surprise that our VLDTR tool came up with a 100.00 rating. A number of Hemmingways books were not very successful until much later on. Xliberis sold me a package that they told me would include placement on Amazon Barnes and Noble etc. Nothing out there beats being traditionally published, no matter who tries to convince one otherwise. This creates a false perception of interest and boosts the sale price of the card. But I do not think I will do it. The promise to make a trailer for an investor & ultimately a movie . Even if they advertise on TV, I received another email from one of the agents, I had contact with in my journey on finding a good Publisher, I could not believe he would try to connect with me again. There's a strong mindset that when a person appears on these public media platforms, such as TV, newspapers, or magazines, he or she . Having grand ideas and visions is great, but without a strong work ethic and determination, your project wont go very far. I'd rate medium 5/5 everytime! One company was pressuring me to pay them without even a contract because their fair was coming up soon. She told me she wanted to represent my book THE CONFESSIONAL and would send it to film makers for the tidy sum of $13,000 or they would write a treatment for $4,000+. They all said how great my book was and that it could even be made into a movie. I was approached by a firm in America who found a book of mine wanted permission to put it into The Book Excellence Awards said it had potential Phoned over a few nights cost was 549 dollars I went through with it promises of possible film and tv and interviews asked for more money later I previously cancelled payment then got email protesting he was a legitimate co so I went ahead with it But all promises and money given was never came to fruition paid out for the extra that was free competition was only charge Have written several times asking for a refund no return Has anyone had dealings with Matchstick Literary Atlanta if not dont Definite Scam Valerie. The contract was full of typos, misspelled words. Have anyone received a call from Christian Smith stating that he is their agent? They promise a great deal, but ask for $3,200 towards costs of screen script etc. Seems suspicious, like a paid reading fee of some kind like dodgy literary agents offer? I was confronted by Dorrance publishers and paid $ 6,800 to publish my bk The Gospel of Truth for REPENTANCE for the church of God called SAINTS after accepting it and said it is to be their Title and never received a dime. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Christian Smith Senior Business Development Associate 100 Church Street Suite 800 New York NY, 10007. Top Authorities POP CULTURE BUSINESS SOCIAL IMPACT WELLNESS TECH EDITOR'S LIST About Authority Magazine Follow Inspirational Women In Hollywood: How Evange. I was not impressed and I dont plan to give them $4100. But for shady companies like these, I probably wouldnt trust the testimonials. The first warning is they have NOT tried to contact me today or in the past, and am fairly sure my phone number has not been publicised. Thank you! SecurityWeek reports that China-based members of an international non-governmental organization have been targeted by the Chinese advanced persistent threat operation Evasive . They wont return my call or email. The other had neither. At age 84, I am Editor Emeritus of the Riverview Park Review in Ottawa. Pros: Quick to publish in ebook or paperback. Its not worth it, in my opinion. Proofreading and correction basic. If you would like to learn about the storylines and interview series that we are actively working on, please click the red image below: If you would like to apply or pitch to be interviewed by Authority Magazine, kindly submit your pitch in the black image below: Youre an expert in your field. Authority Magazine is devoted to sharing in-depth interviews, featuring people who are authorities in Business, Pop Culture, Wellness, Social Impact, and Tech Following Martita Mestey Kate. She gave her name and contact number (which was a 917 area code), but did not say the name of the company she worked for. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. What Im trying to share with many words, no only the newbie, but also a been around the block at least once author can be trapped by a scammer if the bait is really good. It doesnt matter how well-known or established vanity publishing is or if it goes by a new name. Hi, I was contacted by New Reader Magazine aswell! Hey Was this Page Publishing? Just Publishing Advice is a free resource for all authors and writers. Xlibris will probably keep asking you for more money so dont give them anymore! Does anyone know anything about Book Trail Agency? Publishing Services Rated By ALLi (The Alliance of Independent Authors), Related reading: Book Publishers To Avoid And Nasty Author Scams. Now blocking both. Come to find out she was quite the scam artist, including faking her own death and fleeing the country to avoid retribution. But always make sure you retain all the rights to your book. To solve your concern, we would like you to send an email to finance(at)newreadermagazine.com and/or to legal(at)newreadersinternational.com. This is where someone will setup a fake eBay account to bid up their cards. Legitimate power as a source of authority has one distinct advantage over many other sources of authority, which is that it is usually based upon some objective rule or law of the organization. Which is pretty stupid if a book is going to be made into a film I should have a whole page. There used to be a website titled pissedconsumer.com/xlibris/rt-f,html with many complaints about Xlibris. As I tried to trace her down, the websites and youtube sites for bookthoughtspublishing were abandoned and then taken down. My friends have been scammed, one by an publisher who absconded with all his money and the other, scammed by an agent who billed her $350 quarterly for services rendered. You should not have to pay upfront.. New Reader has called and emailed me saying that they are interested in sponsorship or partnership with me with a book I am currently writing? Our Masthead can be seen here. I requested to speak to someone on shore in The States, but she said she was not able to transfer me, because they are a 3rd party vendor. I found more here. Writers beware. You can check a comprehensive list of publishers and service providers that have been vetted by ALLi (The Alliance of Independent Authors). Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I comment. These include AuthorHouse, AuthorHouse UK, AuthorHive, iUniverse, Palibrio, Partridge Publishing, Trafford Publishing, and Xlibris. Hello Manny, have you got any results yet? I Googled one company that wrote to me, only to find many bad reviews and dissatisfied customers. I might pay them a visit to see if I was wrong. If your book sells, you receive a high royalty rate of usually 60-70% per copy. Im a Canadian Aboriginal, formerly called Indians and if my book was published in Canada the story would have been distorted to the point that there would have been very little, if any truth to the story! (most KDP people are not in America). Login to KDP or IngramSpark and publish your book. More than likely he would have never been able to get them published, outside of doing it himself. I paid them $5,000. Please let me know if anyone out there has had success with NRM and recommends them. The initial cost was $6000 to giving false hope . However this was unsolicited and of course, will tread very carefully treating, the contact with suspicion and interrogate them to find the pitfalls. One agent continues to call and email me when I had told them prior. She said she worked for New Reader Magazine, but that the magazine was just one part of an international marketing and PR firm. If you want to make money from your work you need to become a professional (self) publisher and take on ALL the work and effort to make that happen. Well thats not going to happen. New Reader Magazine/Media also just contacted me, 10.4.18. Its quite slow but they did found 2 deals for me but I declined. I was about to sign on with a Company, I was talking to 2 different agency, but did not really trust neither, due to my gut feeling, I was right. If I didnt get my film deal I was supposed to get a refund after 2 years. And yes what you are saying is true. Self-publishing is basically free, so DO NOT pay for what you can do or quickly learn to do yourself. Anyone got any advice or same experience here? It refers to the author, the author who is not looking at publishing as a profit driven business (which it is) but as some kind of vehicle for their personal dreams of recognition. I have a book published Sally The Crab. Yesterday they sold me another item for Books a million for $200 more. Please ring me back as soon as you receive this. NRM contacted me with the offer of promotion, three bookstores of my choice, a website, etc. I recently was contacted by the New Readers Media about my recently published book. I lost a considerable amount of money and prior to severing my association with them realized just under $40.00 in royalties. But you stretch higher, strive for more. An author shouldnt have to pay a publishing company to try and market their book in a large book store chain, the publisher should be doing that to increase sales. You also need to do image resizing, as well as have a good understanding of file management. Watch out for uninvited offers to give you feedback on your manuscript for a small reading fee. They may or may not succeed in placing your book in bookstores (many bookstores refuse), and anyway Amazon.com is where you really need the book placed. Free or at least very cheap, depending on preparation costs. It could be any publication: People, Time, Reader's Digest, etc. Also, check that the online book retailers pay royalties to you directly. Hi, just wondering if anyone had heard of a new independent publishing house called Cranthorpe Millner? I too was contacted by New Reader Magazine but didnt have the money they wanted. In-depth Interviews with Authorities in Business, Pop Culture, Wellness, Social Impact, and Tech. I know there have been sales on the book but I have not received any royalties over these past few months. Is New Reader Magazine in business to promote books and get film contracts for them or are they in business to make money off authors by presenting what looks like a fantastic deal then asking for more money? I received an identical email to yours and honestly dont know what to make of it. Personally, I believe that these publishing companies are preying on the egos of previous published writers. They ask me for more money with a animated childrens book that is very special, my other project they didnt ask for more money, please, keep in mind that investing in something that is a billion dollar Industry is a no brainer, the financial benefits are remarkable, that said, only with legitimate and respectable companies that have credibility. All of our storylines can be seen here bit.ly/3oL0DO0 Media & News Company Baltimore, MD Authoritymag.co Joined March 2018 11.3K Following 10.4K Followers Replies Media Pinned Tweet Authority Magazine @AuthorityMgzine Vanity publishing is easy. At first they were good, gave me a web site and displays in some stores, but then I started to see communication taper of bit by bit. Services like animated trailers, screenplays, with promises that your books will make it to Hollywood. I will announce the results, furthermore, I have another project that the screenwriters are doing the screenplay, storyboard, and the animators work. It is important to have positive affirmations which will. I went on to tell him that at Book Fairs, my book will be sitting under a tent, just like dozens, maybe hundreds of other publishers promoting their clients books. 15. I asked NRM, if they actually guarantee sale of screen play option, why dont they pay the entire amount & then deduct it from the sale proceeds to which they did not have a convincing answer. As a new author, if you receive an offer that is too good to be true, it surely will be. I have personally worked with them and it was a complete disaster. That in and of itself, boarders on being impossible in our present day. Viktoria said, Well yes, it is a partnership, there would be an investment on your part I said, Thanks, goodbye.. I found the offer too low. Copyright 2023 Just Publishing Advice - All Rights Reserved. I am ready to sign a contract but want to know the results of your experience with them. Its a shame that so many companies are now preying on individuals who dream of having a best-selling book. Beacon Books has $1700 of my money and I have nothing! The last two emails from her were apologetic which shows that the effort fell empty once they used the $ for their lame effort to give my wife who has Alztimers. So I suppose it is up to you to discern what NRM means by a partnership. They delayed the project for 6 months and it turned out they hardly did anything for editing the book as it was well written and edited by Writersservice.com. The rejection rate is so high these days that a new author will need a lot of luck. The state recently launched plans to tap into a new Biden administration immigration program to bring Ukrainians fleeing the war to work in the local oil industry. When I demanded and authentic contract from Edz Rellermo monsales (the Audio Media Express contact), I was chided for being so naive and then he disappeared along with the David Blake. Our clients are and will never be forced to sign a contract. They are a scam! I tried contacting you but I couldnt reach your number . Before you rush in, make sure you check its background, history, reputation, and ethics first. I have been with them for 2 years now. I agreed to this if course for film deal. Writer, reader, editor, copy editor, proofreader, publisher, cover designer, book marketer, and self-publishing consultant. He would have never received any advance. You need to approach literary agents with the hope of signing a contract. New authors need to be aware that it will be a very, very expensive way to publish a book. I spoke to marketing director Todd twice and to his book agents several times. There is no universe in which you write something and someone comes along and says Your work here is done. Please call me back. She didnt divulge the name of the company she was calling from. A credible source is free from bias and backed up with evidence.

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