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Date Posted: 13:43:31 01/18/05 Tue
Author: Mike K.
Subject: Re: A Vanity Publisher?
In reply to: bruce 's message, "A Vanity Publisher?" on 11:55:59 01/18/05 Tue

Even more interesting is their website:

(link: publishing services):

At Tate Publishing, we offer the most author-friendly publishing service in America with the highest author royalties of anyone! When you become part of the Tate Publishing family, here are a few things you can expect:

Custom cover design created specifically for your book
Full manuscript editing and text layout in Adobe inDesign
ISBN barcodes
Author copyright
Publisher's cataloging
Book featured in TatePublishing.com bookstore
Author retains all rights
Twenty-five (25) free books printed
Submitted for nationwide distribution
Submitted to Amazon.com, Borders and Barnes & Noble websites
Cataloged into Tate Publishing and distributor's databases
(see distribution agreement for distribution sales)
Author retains 40% of all Tate Publishing website and catalog sales
Press releases submitted to area media outlets
Assist author in setting up a book signing in author's area
Much, MUCH MORE!!!

My focus was only on:
Submitted to Amazon.com, Borders and Barnes & Noble websites

Well, I took the liberty of checking these distributors... none would find a match on "Andrew Josh Martin", and "Crossing the Red Sea" wouldn't yield our book in question as well.
Seems like they don't take too much diligence in ensuring that the books really make it into the catalogue of the namely book distributors.

Could anyone take the liberty of checking with B+N or the others (by Email, with B+N you might actually be able to walk into a store) what their opinion on Tate is?

Imo it sounds telling enough to see that Andy isn't a named author in the distributor's repertoire.

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