The Perils And Pitfalls Of Publishing: Who Can An Author Trust?
One out of every eight people call themselves a writer, which means there are roughly 24 million people in the United States who carry that banner. Unfortunately there are charlatans and scam artists just waiting to ambush the unsuspecting author. How can a novice writer protect themselves?
Anyone can call themselves a publisher. Always remember money flows towards the author from the publisher, not the other way round.
What to look out for:
Charges the author a fee up front, to have their book accepted, considered or read. These fees are sometimes called a reading fee, intake fee or administrative fee.
Directs authors toward specific editing services or gives authors names to these services, with the caveat that if the author hires the editing service, their book will be published. Every book needs editing. It is part of the publishers job to provide that editing at no cost.
Offers a contract where the author has to pay for part of the publishing costs. The acquisition editor will sometimes say that the publishers list is full for that season, but the authors book has so...
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