Are there any publishing companies that will publish a book and get their profits after it sells?

I sent my book to a publisher and they said it was great and they wanted to publish it but I had to pay them 6000-10000 dollars over a two year period in order for them to promote my book. In addition they needed 500. up front to get started. Is this normal.Are there any publishing companies that will publish a book and get their profits after it sells?
You sent your book to a VANITY PRESS, which is NOT a commercial publisher. NOT normal!



RUN AWAY. It sounds like a specific one I know about and he is being investigated by the Florida attorney general.



http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2009/09/vi鈥?/a>



Here's how real publishing works: you write a book, send it in, if they like it, THEY-PAY-YOU for it.



That's pro publishing. Vanity houses *want* you to think pay- to-publish is how it works. It's how they make money.



http://www.sfwa.org/tag/a-c-crispin/



Obey YOG'S LAW: "Money flows TOWARD the writer."



This means NEVER pay to get published or to enter contests or pay a fee-charging agent. NEVER. Obey Yog's Law and you won't get ripped off.



To find a publisher:



Go to a bookstore. Find books like yours. Look inside the front pages to get the publishers' websites. Follow their submission guidelines to the letter.



To find an agent:



Look up websites of writers with work similar to your own. See if they mention who reps for them. A short polite mail asking if they can recommend an agent is not out of place. Do not tell them about your book, that's seen as poor manners.



Go to the 808 section of your library which has all the books on writing. They will help you steer clear of the rips.



Writer's Market 2010 will be in the reference section. It lists all the commercial publishers and what they're looking for.





This site is a SAFE writer's board run by pros. It is free and they can help you stay clear of the sharks in the publishing pool.



http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/



You don't start shopping your book around until you've gotten solid feedback on it first. AW has a Share Your Work forum where other writers can give constructive crits.



Feedback, beta readers, polished, and re-polished, a book has to be the best you can make it before you send it out. I thought my first was ready, but two years of rejections and rewrites taught me better.



(It did sell, I landed a multi-book contract.)



But you can't be in a hurry, or assume you'll get paid a fortune. The Brenda Hiatt link below will give you a general idea about book advances. Always assume you will get the lowest number. You'll be the newbie on the block. It takes time to work up to getting the real money.



STAY AWAY FROM PUBLISHAMERICA. They are the BIGGEST ripoff site of them all. They say they're free and don't want your money, but that is a LIE. You end up buying overpriced copies of your own book!



They will not put your book into a store--but lie and say that you are supposed to do that. Most writers submit their book, and whether it is good or horrible, it's quickly "accepted," (they take everything!) and then you never hear from the poor writer again. Your rights are tied up for seven years!



Just google "publish America" + "scam" and find all the writers who got ripped off by them. They are what is called a "print mill." you don't want anything to do with them. They ruin lives and careers.



If any publisher or agent advertises on Google, it will only lead to a scammer or a vanity house. A real publisher or agent doesn't advertise!



Get Strunk and White's ELEMENTS OF STYLE. All writers have that book and use it.



Again--the 808 books at the library will help you on all this!



Helpful sites for writers:



http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/pubwa鈥?/a>



http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-b鈥?/a>



http://www.sfwa.org/category/craft-of-wr鈥?/a>



http://www.sfwa.org/category/business-of鈥?/a>



http://www.vampwriter.com/FAQ-WRITING.ht鈥?/a>



http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/



http://howpublishingreallyworks.blogspot鈥?/a>



http://www.brendahiatt.com/id2.html



And just because you've finished a book doesn't mean it's commercially viable. Pro writers finish a book and start writing another. It keeps your head from exploding while you're waiting to hear back from agents and editors!





See you on Absolute Write! ;%26gt;)Are there any publishing companies that will publish a book and get their profits after it sells?
This is not normal. This is a vanity or subsidy publisher. If it were an actual commercial publisher, they would pay you when you sign a contract. It's called an advance. If you want to find a list of real publishers and agents to send your manuscript to, go to your library and look at the latest edition of Writer's Digest.Are there any publishing companies that will publish a book and get their profits after it sells?
Nope! NEVER PAY A PUBLISHER!! Publishers are not supposed to ask for money before publishing someone's book. Don't return their calls. Send it to some other editor. Remember the above mentioned golden rule in the publishing business, the money ALWAYS flows towards the writer, never the other way around.



A good website to help you:



http://www.worldwidefreelance.com/



Good luck!
This is a scam don't do it! Real publishing companies do get their profits after the book sells.



If you don't mind putting up money, just self-publish through a site like lulu.com.