tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post2302870199205174463..comments2023-07-01T07:31:28.450-06:00Comments on LDS Publisher: Saying "No Thanks" to Author Assisted PublishingLDS_Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15053645600240124892noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-34442811368470566552007-01-10T08:40:00.000-07:002007-01-10T08:40:00.000-07:00I know authors who have gone this route, and few o...I know authors who have gone this route, and few of them recoup their costs. My advice, run away from a publisher who wants to make you pay so they can publish your book. <br /><br />JanetteJanette Rallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883483145480893640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-9418451681272743512007-01-08T10:46:00.000-07:002007-01-08T10:46:00.000-07:00I think, if publishers do offer "assisted publishi...I think, if publishers do offer "assisted publishing," they should let potential authors know that an acceptance may be conditional on participating in the costs. It's hard to make a decision about where to submit if all the information isn't readily available. If a potential author knows a house requires "assistance" and that author is not in a financial position to participate, then a lot of time, money, and energy could be saved.<br /><br />Just my 2 cents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-34222961899677039892007-01-06T16:21:00.000-07:002007-01-06T16:21:00.000-07:00I agree that this is quite an important topic. I'v...I agree that this is quite an important topic. I've posted about it myself on <a href="http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=133">Motley Vision</a>.<br /><br />The difficult part of using 'author-assisted' publishers, vanity publishers and the so-called POD publishers who publish for a fee (some publishers do use POD - print-on-demand - without charging the author a dime) is that they generally have a poor reputation in the market. Booksellers are suspicious of the quality of books when the publisher didn't believe in the book enough to invest in it.<br /><br />There is also the additional problem of distribution in the LDS market. Often the publishers that ask for an author contribution, especially the "POD" publishers, get you into the national market through the largest wholesaler, Ingram. But if you are targeting the LDS market, this won't help. LDS bookstores generally don't buy from Ingram, in my experience.Kent Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176877823148699870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-16045972488234347522007-01-04T19:09:00.000-07:002007-01-04T19:09:00.000-07:00I'm new to the site, but find it to be most worthw...I'm new to the site, but find it to be most worthwhile. Thanks for your time invested and helpful advice.Cindy Beck, authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915624341543651886noreply@blogger.com