tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949172460054202179.post6128333889139432621..comments2023-09-27T04:14:47.492-07:00Comments on Helen Woodall: Freelance Editing: Read the Contract!: Caveat Emptor!Helen Woodall: Freelance Editinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05444335776207136915noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949172460054202179.post-23990776017155480872012-07-16T00:11:04.447-07:002012-07-16T00:11:04.447-07:00Oh yeah, there's some true horror stories out ...Oh yeah, there's some true horror stories out there.<br />HelenHelen Woodall: Freelance Editinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05444335776207136915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949172460054202179.post-61642261453979849522012-07-15T13:43:26.716-07:002012-07-15T13:43:26.716-07:00I agree that no one should sign a contract without...I agree that no one should sign a contract without knowing what it means. I am especially distressed by those so-called-publishers who claim they are the biggest...that they have thousands of authors and books...and that they offer you advances "like NY authors get". One of these that I am familiar with actually pays the author a couple of dollars, sells their Print-on-demand books for $25 a shot, and prints ANY book subbed, no matter how awful it may be.<br /><br />No one buys these thousands of books...especially when some of them are about 125 pages long, have tacky covers. (The author pays for editing and covers BTW) The poor author ends up buying dozens of the books at a 50% discount (even at the 50% discount the books are too expensive) to try and sell them at book stores.<br /><br />And the royalty rate? LOL! The "royalty" these companies pay are the usual 6.5% print book rate. Unfortunately, none of the authors I have spoken to actually have any of their books sold off the publisher's website so they have never gotten a royalty check.<br /><br />Please beware of these jerks. If you want to publish a book, send it to a REAL editor...Like Helen Woodall...and get a real opinion of its worth.Fran Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06247024581813249889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949172460054202179.post-88349919354916217582012-07-12T15:27:46.381-07:002012-07-12T15:27:46.381-07:00It's always a gamble. A good publisher can go ...It's always a gamble. A good publisher can go bust. But all you can do is list the pros and cons, do your homework, then step out knowing you've done your best.<br />HelenHelen Woodall: Freelance Editinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05444335776207136915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949172460054202179.post-77159124585437326492012-07-12T12:48:55.674-07:002012-07-12T12:48:55.674-07:00Good advice, Helen. I'm so torn about what to ...Good advice, Helen. I'm so torn about what to do re publishing, but I do know I'll read every word of any contract I'm offered.Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609312726019571621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949172460054202179.post-41534791309814458932012-07-11T15:44:36.992-07:002012-07-11T15:44:36.992-07:00It never ceases to amaze me that there are people ...It never ceases to amaze me that there are people who still sign contracts without reading/understanding them.<br />HelenHelen Woodall: Freelance Editinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05444335776207136915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949172460054202179.post-61941231083549500422012-07-11T06:11:22.011-07:002012-07-11T06:11:22.011-07:00Amen!Amen!anny cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769733659120481918noreply@blogger.com