This seems to top the last email that was demeaning to the older female authors that they publish.
Meiners doesn't understand or probably more accuarately won't admit that the "alpha authors" he speaks of don't exist.
Alpha people wouldn't hand their book over to PA. If they do, they immediately know it was a big mistake and are the people
who throws in the third catagory. They will not buy into these goofy gimmicks and promotions. These gimmicks are purchased by those
dreamers who like those who play the lottery, hope the gimmicks will make their dreams come true. Alphas are people of action
who do not have time to waste chasing dreams.
Alphas do not whine and complain and lement on the internet as these authors do. Either they will get an attorney involved or they will just keep moving forward without PA and learn a good lesson from it.
Group three is really the group of authors who see PA for what it is and have stopped shelling out money.
Group two is middle of the road. They know something is wrong but still keep hoping that they haven't been swindled.
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Ann Lane And there are some who are sick, confined at home and can't do much for themselves, let alone to sell books for you. Maybe have the good character not dis those who are doing their very best to LIVE, instead of demeaning them by "definitions" you really know nothing about.
Lyn Roberts I agree with Ann. My husband has two books with Publish America. We even paid to have the books put in Kindle form. We created a website, we have given out books, and made business cards but yet are told he has had no book sales in a couple of years. We have been told people have bought the book but nothing to show for it. It is sad because those who have read them have said there good books. Maybe help should be available to those whom dont have the money or health to publisize properly. Would it not benefit Publish America to help in this area since they profit from the book sales?
Ann Lane I got the CORRECTED Triple 7 email today. I tried to use it. It SHOULD have added up to $23.31 for 3 books before shipping. When I tried to access it, your calculator said it added up to $34.99.
When we try to buy them via an email offer to sell personally, we get screwed. When copies ARE SOLD through your website, your office says the author gets no commission because no copies were sold , yet strangely, copies of the books are showing up in droves (proof of which is emails from people who bought them, loved them and communicate; or being stopped in the street to comment on the book) and we didn't sell them personally so damn! how does that happen????
When we try to buy them via an email offer to sell personally, we get screwed. When copies ARE SOLD through your website, your office says the author gets no commission because no copies were sold , yet strangely, copies of the books are showing up in droves (proof of which is emails from people who bought them, loved them and communicate; or being stopped in the street to comment on the book) and we didn't sell them personally so damn! how does that happen????
Letter from PublishAmerica's CEO: The difference between you and another author |
| May 16, 2012
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Globalization is enhancing the fusion of several cultures, here and abroad, and it comes fast and with a price. A stress test is taken on tolerance, acceptance and open-mindedness, as it always does, and communication will be the mother of all bridges. Cathy Carter expands on this subject. With illustrations that children will probably relish, it is an exploration of tolerance and friendship.
I see PA removed the negative but truthful comments so they can continue pretending that all they have are happy authors.
ReplyDeleteYes, and that, the pretense, the whitewash, is the hallmark of Publish America, who has been successfully sued for breach of contract. They lie, they steal in a myriad of ways, and most contumeliously, they erase anything that speaks the truth. I'm not at all sure how they convince anyone to write anything affirmative, perhaps that's another lie, but how they convince new authors is by the cover-up. Perhaps most egregious personally was the lie about not being a vanity publisher; I had another, legitimate publisher interested, but Publish America promised higher royalties, which was also a lie; they sell books and refuse to pay ANY royalties. Scam, beginning to end.
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