De-bunking Subsidy Publishing Horror Myths

Written by M. LaVora Perry


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2.) My fee includes worldwide distribution through Baker & Taylor--which means something to those vendors to whom it means something.

3.) I don't have to pay for or personally handle warehousing and shipping, or pay additionally for these essentials--no matter how many times my book is reprinted.

4.) I ownrepparttar copyright to my work--notrepparttar 129129 subsidy publisher.

5.) The company's finished products have a professional appearance in terms of paper and bookcover stock and print quality.

6.) I didn't want to wait until a traditional publisher picked up Taneesha's Treasures ofrepparttar 129130 Heart;repparttar 129131 story was unconventional enough that I believed I had to make substantial sales before traditional publishers realized there was a market for this type of book.

Now that Taneesha's Treasures ofrepparttar 129132 Heart is in print, my co-publisher has provided me with a significant additional reason to be glad about my decision to use their services: As I continue to learn more aboutrepparttar 129133 publishing business and approach them to revisit certain terms of my contract, they have been flexible about doing so.

I would never tell anyone that they should stay away from every subsidy publisher, no more than I would dissuade someone from totally self-publishing, publishing POD or seeking a traditional publisher. Rather, because I realize that so much of what I've learned and achieved in relation to my book isrepparttar 129134 result of people sharing their expertise with me, my approach to disseminating information is to provide balanced assessments of whatrepparttar 129135 reality of publishing is so that writers can make well-informed decisions about how they want to proceed with their work.



In 1995 M. LaVora Perry became the first African-American staff greeting card writer in the world's largest publicly-owned greeting card company--American Greetings (AG). She is the author of the critically-acclaimed children's book, Taneesha's Treasures of the Heart. Sign up for her email free newsletter at www.fortunechildbooks.com. Email her at lavora@fortunechildbooks.com


Work at Home and Make Money Writing for Profit

Written by Jim Green


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TOO TIRED? Then book a wake-up call. Creativity is happening all around you. Subscribe to my creative writing course and start writing for profit.

TOO RETIRED? Then start all over again, get back inrepparttar driver's seat and use your accumulated expertise to work at home and make money writing for profit.

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TOO REJECTED? There's only one way to get rid of it. Forget it - but only after you've forgiven those who are doingrepparttar 129128 rejecting. They don't know your side of it and even if they did, they probably wouldn't understand anyway. Pick yourself up, evaluate your expertise and set about making money writing as you work at home.

TOO MUCH TO HOPE FOR? Can't be or you wouldn't be still reading this article...



Jim Green is a bestselling author with a string of niche non-fiction titles to his credit including 'Starting Your Own Business' (How To Books ISBN 1-85703-859-2) and 'Starting an Internet Business at Home' (Kogan Page ISBN 0-7494-3484-8). His tutorial is available at http://www.writing-for-profit.com


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