Writers' Warning.

Extracted from the Internet 16/9/11.

New Authors Beware!



It has come to our attention that there are a lot of new authors getting burnt out there by self-publishing houses and vanity publishers.

So this article is to help you be aware of a few pitfalls out there.



There are two general rules to keep in mind when it comes to choosing how to publish your book:



1. If it’s too good to be true, it probably is!



2. You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.



On point #1, you probably have submitted your manuscript to a ‘publishing house’ in the USA.  You receive a response from them. You’re accepted! They’ll flatter you and tell you how good  your book is and how they believe it will be a success in the marketplace.



Wow! A publishing house wants to publish your book. But wait. You have to pay $9,000 to get your book published. But of course that is to cover costs for the publisher and to print some books. In your elation, you pay the $9,000.



Later on, you read the contract carefully, you realise not only lost your copyright, you are getting paid a mere 10% royalty. Common sense starts entering your head and you Google them on the internet.

You realise that there are hundreds of other people who are in the same boat and lost their savings!

These are called vanity publishers. They are not real publishers!

Writer Beware, http://accrispin.blogspot.com/, an industry watchdog gives two big "thumbs down" .

Note: use the link above.