Choosing or not choosing a Publisher

There are two types of publishing houses;

1         Self publishing                                         2           Commercial book publishing

The decision to choose a publisher, is quiet often made for financial reasons or the Author does not have the knowledge or the expertise to publish the works themself. This is not the way to choose, and the road to being an author has stumbling blocks of danger at every bend. The first place to go, is the self publishing network of the most helpful people available. I am only to willing to assist any new author by pointing them in the right direction away from the publishing underground of lowlife that are the cause of high costs of publishing.

One of the hardest tasks I have ever had to confront and overcome was not the writing of  my book, but the publishing of my writings. The contracts are one sided to say the least, and there are plenty of samples of these contracts on the web.

Many of people in this industry display absolute disregard and dishonesty to new and first time authors.  The publishing industry requires a lot more government  regulatory mechanisims put in place to prevent individual publishers from blemishing the industry.  There are already other interests from overseas attempting to enter the Australian market, in particular the US and this will most likely eliminate some of the unscrupulous operators out there.

The culture of publishers is about to change and these cockroaches from the archives are scurring about looking for a new home after being protected for so long in their sheltered workshops. The industries protective sheild has three years left before Parallel Import Restrictions (PIRs) are lifted and the protectionism is abandoned. The time is too long and should have been one year to stop them once and for all. This umbrella has been in place for about 100 years and yet they still complain, yet they did nothing but line their own pockets, hence the consequences. 

Publishers have lived in sheltered workshops for so long (especially the rogues) that they have forgotten about the real reason for their existence, to produce our books. The Productivity Commission recommendations to end protectionism for publishers will rid the industry (we hope) of the rogues, the dishonest and the liars that exist in the industry.

The authors may now get a fairer go at having their works published without the existing prejudice and inequities forced upon them, this will in turn benefit the reading public. Book buyers will eventually be able to choose and buy our books that are not at over inflated prices and cheaply produced of-shore for greedy publishers. Publishers advertising (other books), in our  own books, needs to stop as a matter of priority, once again greed by the industry.

The Federal Government has done a back flip and not supported the recommended changes by the 'Productivity Commission', this now leaves the publishers to continue ripping of 'Authors' & 'Readers'. "What was the cost to the public ,for this non productive Commission of book ends". This protectionism is an absolute disgrace to the public reader and will continue with the overinflated price of books.  The pathetic excuse by the government was based on competiveness in the industry, with their feared of online & e-books taking over the world. Well, we now wait for the lay off of staff in book stores across the country. 

The Greens want to protect our environment for ever, so who is behind protecting the publishers-we would like to know! It is not a triumph for the book industry, it was protection for 150 years, now how long will it be for a level playing field. 

Overseas books will be introduced to this country, like it or not, now we will see the costs rise so the profits will still be in the hands of those publishers. Local authors didnot win, as they will continue to pay the overinflated prices for publication and continue to see profits taken by those rip off publishers. So to the 'Cockroach from my Archive' (he knows who he is) will continue to lie and con other authors.

My book is doing excellent in the book shops, apparently, so well they put the price up from the recommended retail price of $29.95 to $32.95 and in one particular shop it is $39. Who would you think has caused these overinflated prices and why!