Comments on: Is this a Joke? https://glendalarke.com/2009/11/is-this-joke/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:31:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Satima Flavell https://glendalarke.com/2009/11/is-this-joke/#comment-20298 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:47:45 +0000 #comment-20298 Harlequin isn't the only company doing it either. Pretty soon we could see all publishers passing on their rejects to POD outfits and taking a cut of the proceeds. It wouldn't be so bad if only they porvided editing services so the standard is reasonable, but sadly, this is probably never going to happen.

]]> By: Jo https://glendalarke.com/2009/11/is-this-joke/#comment-20297 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:15:33 +0000 #comment-20297 The sad thing is that some, not yet established, authors will be so desperate they will try anything.

]]> By: Nyssa https://glendalarke.com/2009/11/is-this-joke/#comment-20296 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:23:35 +0000 #comment-20296 What…the….freak?! Because authors just have $20k sitting around?

And they call it a grooming ground for emerging authors. Seriously, what is going on? Has the world gone mad? Authors should be groomed as writers. Vanity press does nothing for them. If they pay full price, they get 'editorial reviews' but they've already paid the money, so what are the 'editors' going to say?

*mumble grumble grr*

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