Post by mdnoyon on Jan 15, 2024 5:07:47 GMT
Some publishing houses, such as Piemme, write on the contact page that in this period they do not accept manuscripts: a message that has been present for years, yet they continue to publish books, even by Italian authors (for example politicians and actors). But politicians and actors, famous people, sell, ensure sold copies. The rookies don't. Newcomers are evil, a plague on Italian publishing. “We are not currently examining manuscripts” This phrase stands out on several publishing house sites, which copy each other, as you can see from this short Google search: Sending manuscripts Since a publishing house does not make an effort to write a personal and original message, but prefers to use pre-set, ready-made sentences, it is a sign not only of editorial laziness, but of a lack of respect, both towards those who first created that message and towards the authors.
The greatest lack of respect, however, is not accepting manuscripts but continuing to publish novels, announcing them theatrically on one's website and on one's Facebook, Instagram, etc. profiles. Debut authors aren't stupid. The trap of paid publishing houses For these commercial Phone Number List entities, newcomers are chickens to be plucked. They focus precisely on the difficulty of debut authors in publishing a book, especially a novel, and attract them with a series of "publishing services". You don't pay to be published, I will never tire of repeating it. It is the publishing house that pays the authors, not the other way around. How to recognize a paid publishing house or, in any case, a less serious publishing house? From the language used, for example.
Phrases like these should alert you: Submit your manuscript now! Publish with us! Have you written a book? We evaluate your Unpublished Manuscript Abuse of capital letters, exclamation points to stimulate urgency, and then this blatantness that seems unprofessional to me. Literary competitions and short story anthologies That is: books to make money. Some small publishing houses publish multi-author collections of short stories, chosen through literary competitions. How do debut authors benefit from it? Nobody. Visibility is low and each author's name is lost in the list of 20 or more authors.
The greatest lack of respect, however, is not accepting manuscripts but continuing to publish novels, announcing them theatrically on one's website and on one's Facebook, Instagram, etc. profiles. Debut authors aren't stupid. The trap of paid publishing houses For these commercial Phone Number List entities, newcomers are chickens to be plucked. They focus precisely on the difficulty of debut authors in publishing a book, especially a novel, and attract them with a series of "publishing services". You don't pay to be published, I will never tire of repeating it. It is the publishing house that pays the authors, not the other way around. How to recognize a paid publishing house or, in any case, a less serious publishing house? From the language used, for example.
Phrases like these should alert you: Submit your manuscript now! Publish with us! Have you written a book? We evaluate your Unpublished Manuscript Abuse of capital letters, exclamation points to stimulate urgency, and then this blatantness that seems unprofessional to me. Literary competitions and short story anthologies That is: books to make money. Some small publishing houses publish multi-author collections of short stories, chosen through literary competitions. How do debut authors benefit from it? Nobody. Visibility is low and each author's name is lost in the list of 20 or more authors.