Comments on: Hay House Establishes Publishing Service Division http://www.sfwa.org/2010/06/hay-house-establishes-publishing-service-division/ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Wed, 23 May 2012 21:13:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: --E http://www.sfwa.org/2010/06/hay-house-establishes-publishing-service-division/comment-page-1/#comment-8044 --E Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:03:25 +0000 <i>I understand the attraction of publishing service divisions for publishers, especially in this time of economic pain and seismic change. Why not tap into a growing, profitable field as a way to support core publishing operations?</i> -->Because it's a very crowded field. I get calls from legit publishing service bureaus all the time, but I can only send out a portion of the work. Further, publishing production professionals (say that five times fast!) know what are reasonable prices, and insist on high standards of quality. Fleecing the wannabe writers is faster, easier, and more profitable. People who are in it for the $$$ aren't going to change targets for something as ephemeral as ethics. I understand the attraction of publishing service divisions for publishers, especially in this time of economic pain and seismic change. Why not tap into a growing, profitable field as a way to support core publishing operations?

–>Because it’s a very crowded field. I get calls from legit publishing service bureaus all the time, but I can only send out a portion of the work. Further, publishing production professionals (say that five times fast!) know what are reasonable prices, and insist on high standards of quality.

Fleecing the wannabe writers is faster, easier, and more profitable. People who are in it for the $$$ aren’t going to change targets for something as ephemeral as ethics.

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