Originally Posted by lindylou45
Ed Williams -- a.k.a. The POD Pickler
Literary Lola said:<sigh> There are just so many ways I could go with this...
Go ahead -- I dare ya'
Originally Posted by lindylou45
Ed Williams -- a.k.a. The POD Pickler
Literary Lola said:<sigh> There are just so many ways I could go with this...
(Quote)lindylou45 said:Duh!
Scheme about covers it! :Smack:
Literary Lola said:Um...like, are we supposed to actually give a rat's a$$ what that narcissistic drip does? Spy for PA? I just may bust my lungs laughing. Poor thing is nothing more than a flea on our butts.
Linda, isn't that kind of like waving a red flag in front of a bull? LMAO! Wait up though before you invite the barbarians through the gates. I don't even have my bio up yet, or my virtual "sign language."lindylou45 said:Oh, and hey, PA, you want to see something really funny? Come on over to my house at http://lindadroberts.tripod.com/. It's all you all the time, baby! I think you'll like it! I know I'm having fun!
Okay, I'll for the obvious: "Say, Williams, is that a POD Pickler in your pocket or are you just happy to edit me?"Go ahead -- I dare ya'
Lola, you are baaaaaddddd. I hope you don't blush easily, because Ed'll probably tell you. LMAO!Literary Lola said:Okay, I'll for the obvious: "Say, Williams, is that a POD Pickler in your pocket or are you just happy to edit me?"
Literary Lola said:Quote:
Originally Posted by lindylou45
Ed Williams -- a.k.a. The POD Pickler
Quote:
Originally Posted by Literary Lola
<sigh> There are just so many ways I could go with this...
Okay, I'll for the obvious: "Say, Williams, is that a POD Pickler in your pocket or are you just happy to edit me?"
Sher2 said:Linda, isn't that kind of like waving a red flag in front of a bull? LMAO! Wait up though before you invite the barbarians through the gates. I don't even have my bio up yet, or my virtual "sign language."
...just step behind the curtain with Saint Ed here, and all your questions will be answered....Literary Lola said:Okay, I'll for the obvious: "Say, Williams, is that a POD Pickler in your pocket or are you just happy to edit me?"
Let's state the obvious - an overpriced, autographed book by an author you've never heard of is not going to have people busting down the doors of any bookstore, pure and simple. I sure hope no multi-level marketing scam types ever find out about the PA boards, they will definitely find some fertile fields to plow...No one can supply signed copies on the scale we can and as soon as the potential is seen the sooner we can market the product as something new and original, especially as a gift item. Where people may not spend a lot on any book they will certainly spend a lot more on a gift and what better gift for any avid bookreader than a signed copy?
I'd rather just shoot them and be done with it, but okay. I'm telling you right now, though, that if any Stooge tries to show me a pickle, I'm shooting.lindylou45 said:Get your butt in gear, girlie! We've got POD's to pickle!!!
Yes, as we revolutionize the industry, we're vaguely aware of the false
statements and misconceptions that the Internet contains. We pay very
little attention to it, however. Fortunately, it has recently increased the
number of authors wanting to join PublishAmerica by over 40%.
Gawd A'mighty, Eddie! When you finally warrant a response out of Poz, you really get a doozie, don't you?orraloon said:My response to PA Author Support yesterday with copies to thirty PA co-workers, quoting their standard put-down email received the previous day:
"No, you are not "In company with many others." Our payments have never been challenged, and questions made concerning this past royalty period have so far shown no errors at all on PublishAmerica's part. So It seems that you do not understand how royalty payments are made. Here is our standard explanation:"[/color] [/b]
And again, instead of spouting off in such a fashion with nothing of
substance, please identify what you think we have said or posted that is
not true. We'd be interested to see it! The screen shot you mention
probably says that your book will be available through all bookstores
nationwide, and discusses bookstores' policies on bookstore stocking, right?
Thank You,
PublishAmerica Author Support
Oh PAleasssseeeeeeeee!orraloon said:Yes, as we revolutionize the industry, we're vaguely aware of the false
statements and misconceptions that the Internet contains. We pay very
little attention to it, however. Fortunately, it has recently increased the
number of authors wanting to join PublishAmerica by over 40%.
Also, we think that you should know that there is no problem here at all.
We've recently hired additional staff and moved into larger
quarters. There is no lawsuit pending at all, class-action or otherwise,
no threat of any lawsuit, and no problem whatsoever. What happened was that
a small group of detractors contacted every "authority" that they could
find, and each authority, without exception, found no problem at all with
what PublishAmerica is doing. The result was a boost in our popularity.
lindylou45 said:Duh!
Scheme about covers it!
I believe that reasonable people can differ about that. Every publishing company has to start somehow, and they are all paying someone to do the printing and binding, whether via contracting out or via salaried staff using in-house equipment. The pure self-publisher publishes only books he or she has written. Once he or she broadens to include books written by others, the company becomes merely a small publisher (small press). Maybe if it broadens enough, it eventually becomes a big publisher.reph said:...If you pay someone for printing and binding, that's self-publishing, which is pretty much the same thing [as vanity publishing].
And again, instead of spouting off in such a fashion with nothing of
substance, please identify what you think we have said or posted that is
not true. We'd be interested to see it!
Probably about a bevy.James D. Macdonald said:Eddie Williams spied a squad of pickeled PODers.
A squad of pickeled PODers Eddie Williams spied.
If Eddie Williams spied a squad of pickled PODers
How many pickeled PODets did Eddie Williams spy?
James D. Macdonald said:We can only guess what the merchants who are supposed to proved free retail space might think of his plan.
Nice cover. It needs a refrigerator, though.Gratian Gasparri said:check out ISBN 0815330103.
Writer's Market, published by Writer's Digest Press. Annual. Current edition is dated 2005. Not the be all and end all of resources, but worth some serious browsing. Libraries should have it for those who do not want to pop the $30 or so to buy a copy. R. R. Bowker publishes the far more expensive and comprehensive Literary Marketplace. Might want to look for that in a library, too. Browse bookstores and see who publishes stuff like yours (good advice that pops up here regularly). Write down company names and addresses. Request catalogs and writer's guidelines. If you have the time, find Publishers Weekly in a library and absorb what you can from that. See www.publishersweekly.com. Foreword is magazine devoted to small presses, probably also worth a look. See www.forewordmagazine.com.Dancre said:...grab a copy of 'writer's market guide' (isn't that the name of it? someone correct me.) ...
Gratian Gasparri said:Okay folks, I found HB! Since the cut-and-paste function does not appear to be working for me, check out ISBN 0815330103. Talk about a change in the focus of one's writing!