Publisher scum... er, scam...

[deborahjross]

Originally posted by beth_bernobich at if you looked up 'exploitive' in the dictionary...

...you'd find a picture of this publisher.

Tired of the publishing rat race? Have some un-sold novels in your trunk? Posh Books will take those books off your hands forever.

And I do mean forever. This outfit pays between $150 and $200 for all rights, for all time. Basically, they are purchasing the copyright to your book. They might or might not edit the book. They might or might not put your name on the cover. They might even change the story completely.

In their own words, they "are taking advantage of other people's missing knowledge/indifference/ignorance," but their excuse is that "nobody is forcing anyone into doing something they don't want to."

See here for the relevant thread on AW.

Comments

[beth-bernobich.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'd go so far as to call them a scam--unlike PublishAmerica, they are honest about what they do--but it's still exploiting authors who might not understand they can't use those characters or that setting in a different book.

But I am sure I wouldn't want to buy one of their books. I doubt they'll do much/any editing.

[hbergeronx.livejournal.com]

interestingly, PoshBooks is blacklisted on our corporate firewall.