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Old 03-11-2009, 06:47 PM   #1
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Question about payments
I notice quite a lot of mags claiming that they pay up to 5 cents a word. Yet most of these mags only pay 1 cent a word to their contributors, after all. Isn't pretending that they pay pro rates false advertising or something?
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Old 03-11-2009, 07:01 PM   #2
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"up to" Those are the magic words. As long as they pay just one author 5cents a word, then they are being honest. You (or I) may not be that author who gets the good rate, but they didn't say the PAY 5cents, just UP TO 5 cents.

Similarly, if you go to the store (at least in Mich and many places in the US) and they have a display saying $1.00 and up, they only need ONE thing in that display that is $1.00. Then it's not false advertising.

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(I always HATED being ordered to build displays that were clearly intended to dupe unsuspecting buyers. But ti's legal.)
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Old 03-11-2009, 07:17 PM   #3
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Clair's nut-shelled it nicely.

Why not aim higher? Five cents/word, IMO, is the very bottom rung of the pro rate ladder.
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Old 03-12-2009, 02:30 PM   #4
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Bit of a cheek though really isn't it?
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Old 03-12-2009, 07:10 PM   #5
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Not necessarily if they have a set scale and pay authors according to clear criteria. It is a bit like a store having a sale of "up to 50%".
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