I am about to write a book and I’m looking into various publishing companies to publish through. A friend of mine used Publishamerica a few years ago and was quite happy with it but, i was wondering if anyone on here had any other ones they would like to recommend?

Publish America and any other vanity press will be your worst nightmare. He’s probably satisfied with PA because he doesn’t know how real publishing works. Once he finds out then he’ll be just as pissed off as many other former PA victims, er, clients. Companies like PA don’t make money off selling your book, and that’s not their goal. They make money off the authors who write those books. I’m sure your friend was asked for a list of family and friends when he signed up with PA. PA then sent those people requests asking that they buy your friend’s book. That’s not how real publishing work. PA should have also offered your friend "good" deals to get him to buy his own book. Real publishers don’t do that either. Do you see anywhere in that scheme where PA is trying to sell your book to the public? No? Because they’re not. If you’re okay with buying tons of your over-priced book then go right ahead and sign on with PA, especially if you’re okay with signing over publishing rights to your book for 7 years. Some people have also reported that PA has ripped them off by under-reporting royalties, but then again, you’re not going to sell many books if you’re only selling over the Internet, it’s not being promoted and you’re only hitting up family and friends to spend their hard earned money.

If you want to self-publish then use a company like lulu.com – it’s MUCH cheaper in the end.

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums has a whole section dedicated to the monstrosity called Publish America, so have your friend check it out. It’s under the Writer Beware and Background Checks section.

Don’t worry about publishing until you’ve completed your book. Saying you’re going to write one is the easy part. Most people who attempt to write a book never finish, so don’t become that statistic and don’t put the cart before the horse.

how much is the average amount of $ if you want to publish books?

Okay, PUBLISHING A BOOK IS FREE. When you submit a book to a publishing house, and it gets taken on, THEY PAY YOU. Anyone asking you for money is NOT LEGIT, unless you go for the self publishing route.

Im planning to start my own publishing company. I want to publish a local car magazine catered to a specific car make / car enthusiasts (ie Alfa Romeo / Mini). what are the process that i need to do to make this work? what about the budgets & workforce. how much do i need to start this thing off?

thanks in advance for your answer(s)

millions of dollars….. space for office and printing unit… hire the best and pay for the articles/write ups… photographers to go around… writers with lot of knowledge of cars… art setup to design the pages…. may be your own processing unit and lot of staff at all levels.WARNING:you will not get revenue from advertising if to choose only one brand of car

I completed my first book a few months ago. Frankly, it is doing much better than I expected. I’m a genealogist and the book is a narrative about each generation in my family from the 1700′s to the present. Where can I find an agent for this type of book?

Go to the book store or library… find similar works and write the names that published the books

I’m stuck on a couple of questions.
Please help me. Thank you.

1. Which of the following items would not be included in GDP for the current year?

a. the dollar value of a lawyer’s service rendered in the current year?
b. the dollar value of a do-it-yourself repair job in the current year.
c. The production of 50,000 books by McGraw-Hill in one year that were not sold in the current year
d. The production and purchase of 50 new trucks by UPS in the current year in order to help deliver
more parcels to customers

I think it’s B. is that right?

2. Housing comprises roughly 40% of the market basket in the CPI. If the price of housing rises 10% in
one year while the other components remain constant, the CPI will rise by approximately 4%.

I think it’s True. Is that right?

3. Institutions that tend to foster growth:

a. have incentives built into them that lead people to work hard and be increasingly more efficient.
b. encourage people to pursue activities that inhibit growth in others
c. allow people to gain income for themselves by creating impediments for others.
d. encourage people to spend most of their time in leisure pursuit

I chose A as the answer,,

Thank you.
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1. B, it is a non-market item.
2.I would go for false, because if all other things remain constant, the house price will be the sole variable to affect CPI. CPI has to increase 10% to reflex the general price.
3.Only A is possible.