AVOID SCAM VANITY BOOK PUBLISHER CALLED OLYMPIA details here

Basically i sent them a book file of short stories and poetry on varied topix. This was after looking for various publishers to send new work to. I sent work to other places too. This publisher has a good website with books and info etc. They offer 2 book deal types that is normal where they pay all the fees and a vanity/rip off one where you the writer/poet/author pays the fees. They never told me how much but upon looking on blogs and articles one mentioned each book set up is 2,500-3,000 uk pounds. AVOID THIS SCAM VANITY RIP OFF PUBLISHERS. New writers beware. Some of the emails are here-

Dear Nick,

 

Thank you for getting back to me.

 

As stated on our website this type of offer would incur a fee.

 

This offer is based on a one-off fee, to be paid by the author, to cover initial production of the work. The publishing process is just the same as our traditional publications. We provide full production, printing, storage, marketing, and worldwide distribution.

 

We understand and respect this is not what you are looking for at this time.

 

May I take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Olympia and wish you all the best for the future.

 

Kind regards,

 

James Houghton
Commissioning Editor 

Olympia Publishers 

Hi James and good day,

Thanx for your email and details it contains. I will take time to read it in detail. I wanted to reply and say this though. On publishing any of my work or in any platform, site, book etc i always never ever pay for publication. This is my simple long standing view and principle. Did i understand your email right that i will need to pay a fee on this contract? And what is the difference in a traditional publishing contract or a hybrid publishing contract? Please confirm thanx so much.

Regards Nick Armbrister

Dear Mr Armbrister,

 

Thank you for your patience during this process, I understand it can be tedious awaiting responses from publishers regarding your writing. However, we have now completed our evaluations of your collection of writings ‘Drag Me A Race’.

 

Over the past few weeks my colleagues and I have been discussing various aspects of your collection and have agreed that your stories and poetry are well-written with an eclectic range of themes and narratives throughout, we see potential in the work. We believe that it deserves a chance to reach the general readership and this can be achieved with the marketing capabilities we can provide.

 

As I’m sure you know – as it is explained on our website – we receive hundreds of submissions each month, many of which are rejected, when we accept a work we can offer either a traditional publishing contract or a hybrid publishing contract. At this time, I can proudly state that we would love to publish your work under the Olympia banner and wish to make a hybrid-based offer for ‘Drag Me A Race’.

 

Please consider this offer carefully. This hybrid offer incurs a one-off fee. Any future costs, to cover marketing over the lifetime of the book, will be covered by Olympia.

 

We understand this decision cannot be taken lightly and you’ll need to see the contract before you can make a decision. The contract, along with the fee and royalties, will be finalised once we have a request to view it.

 

At this stage we are seeking only an agreement in principle to view the contract. Please note, there is no obligation with the contract and both parties are still free to withdraw at any point, until contracts have been signed.

 

Please note the finite figure can be paid in monthly instalments over 10 months.

 

Please let me know whether or not you wish to view the proposed publishing contract for your work. I am currently working remotely from home so if you have any other questions regarding publishing then please do not hesitate to contact me by email.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

James Houghton
Commissioning Editor 

Olympia Publishers 

https://olympiapublishers.com/about-us/