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Beware of POD and vanity presses

Wed, 02/02/2005 - 3:50pm — eddycurrents

This is pretty darned funny. And not at all surprising.

http://critters.critique.org/sting/

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Wed, 02/02/2005 - 3:56pm — eddycurrents

Re:Beware of POD and vanity presses

Read some of the manuscript for an even bigger laugh. Chapter 34 in particular was created by a machine.

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Wed, 02/09/2005 - 1:01am — EHardage

Yeah, they got own3d, big time.

I had to give up reading Atlanta Nights, or buy a new monitor--there's only so much coffee you can spray on those things before they quit working. Laughing out loud

The shame of it is, I know people who've got books out on PublishAmerica, and they really did deserve better, both as writers and as parties to a contract.

I still don't trust POD any further than I can drop-kick it. If nobody picks up my stuff, I'll just print it out on acid-free paper and leave it in the safe with instructions to my next of kin. Seriously.

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Wed, 02/09/2005 - 1:39am — camidon
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I concur

Well stated, Elizabeth.

I've had the same idea...

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Thu, 02/10/2005 - 11:30am — eddycurrents

Re:Beware of POD and vanity presses

Do you know anyone who made money with POD, or maybe got the attention of a big publishing house after using POD?

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I'm not a complete idiot -- some parts are missing.