Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Novum Publishing is an Austria-based publisher that has expanded into several countries, including the UK and the USA. It also does business as United P.C. Publisher, and is incorporated in Florida as WSB Publishing Inc..
Novum describes itself as the “publisher for new authors,” whose purpose is to provide newbies with “a fair chance” in a publishing market that’s rigged against them. It touts its service, quality, innovation, and experience. It claims to be a European “market leader”.
This is not the whole story, though the inexperienced authors who are Novum’s target of choice might be hard-pressed to figure that out.
But publishers make it possible! Nowadays, if you look at who is allowed to publish a book, and above all with what quality, you can ask yourself why a publishers puts its resources into this book? An autobiography of a 30 year old woman who has not made anything in life instead of posting a few photos on Instagram is given the opportunity to publish a book, while many good stories never get a real chance. If this is what publishers like novum publishing want to do and give these people an opportunity, you cannot criticized them for doing this. Basically, they only help people who get under the wheels and only because many publishers no longer care about the quality of books. Teenagers are buying the book from their Instagram celebrity. I find this situation a shame and something needs to be changed. There is an error in the development here.
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Sharks! Sharing everywhere!
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Thanks, Jan 👍😃
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Reblogged this on Viv Drewa – The Owl Lady.
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I keep a list of the many publishers I have approached and their feedback, this is what I put regarding them –
Novum Publishing – vanity publishers hiding behind a façade
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Correct, Kyt 😎
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Shocking! I hope they haven’t conned too many authors.
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Me too, Loretta 😎
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Thanks Chris, for the info.
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Welcome, Stevie 😎
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Thanks for pointing out yet another mine in the mine field of Indie publishing.
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Welcome, Joelle 😎
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