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In February of this year, a blog post that claimed that Z Publishing was nothing more than a vanity publisher began to circulate the web. For two reasons, this was not an article we ever took seriously. First and foremost, the author of the said article—who we won’t name to avoid giving her more exposure than she has already garnished from us—utterly neglected the first rule of journalism, which is to reach out to the subject of your article for comment prior to publication. The author never messaged us on Facebook, never emailed us on any of the email accounts that we’ve publicly listed. Never asked for a quote. Never attempted to verify a single detail. Nothing. Clearly, the author was not after accuracy, and as the blatant advertisements for her books on her blog post implied, she was getting what she wanted: our web traffic.
As such, the core accusations the author makes in her piece all fall into one of three categories: those that are utterly untrue; those that are greatly exaggerated; and those that, while more or less true, are quite peculiar things to criticize. For months, we neglected to respond, knowing that our readers, our writers, our distributors, and our employees saw through the piece as easily as we did. Unfortunately, several more editors and bloggers—all, of course, promoting their own services along with their comments—have since followed suit, leaving critical reviews on sites like Quora while using the aforementioned article as the only “evidence” they need to back their claims. Now, unfortunately, we feel as if we must respond.
Well then, let’s go through some of the core points of accusation the author provides in her piece:
#1. Claim: Z Publishing outsources its printing to other companies.
Of course we do. We aren’t Random House; we are a three-year-old press that doesn’t have the funds to purchase hundreds of thousands of dollar equipment for a service that can be granted more conveniently by third parties. Anyone who suggests that this is a sign of a “scam” or “scheme” should probably never attempt to run a business. Maybe someday, if fortunes grant it, we will purchase our own printing mill. Until then, we see absolutely no issue with outsourcing our printing. Next.
#2. Claim: Z Publishing has hired overseas employees.
Now, you may be wondering, “So what if they have?” Our thoughts exactly. Nevertheless, let’s piece together this claim. The author’s “extensive” research takes her to LinkedIn, a site we haven’t used since our first year in business. Two or three of the dozen or so employees listed as having worked for us were indeed from overseas. They provided freelance services to us as we put together our very first book—plagiarism checks, mostly, and some file organization.
Currently, between part-time, full-time, and freelance workers, we maintain nearly fifty employees, and 40 of them are from the U.S—not that any of this matters. Just another informational tidbit the author could have learned if she had taken a few minutes to contact us.
#3. Now, to the brunt of the author’s criticism: our affiliates program.
Truthfully, we were a bit hesitant to begin this program, as we know how these programs can sometimes appear. In our first couple of years in business, our affiliates program was restricted to industry bloggers and social media influencers. During this time, our authors couldn’t earn any money from their selling of the books, even if they wanted to. Finally, enough authors asked for a means of earning a commission that we opened the program to our writers as well. We don’t encourage them to join it; we provide the link to join once and make it absolutely clear that the program is entirely optional and entirely free. Authors are not able to “recruit” others to become affiliates, despite what the author seems to imply. As all of our authors will attest, this is flat-out untrue.
Similarly, the author claims that we impose upon our affiliates that the best way to promote the book is through “spam.” Ironically, all of our affiliates must agree to a policy that unequivocally forbids spam. Who could have known?
The author goes on to suggest that we accept everyone who submits to us—as is the case for vanity publishers. Though we do accept a relatively high number of those who submit to us, this is only because we are very good at recruiting high-quality writers to submit to us. However, we do turn down writers on a daily basis. To prove this, we allow all those who are interested in submitting to us to download a free eBook of one of our anthologies. The author apparently didn’t take the time to download a file and read through it—if she had, she would have realized that there were no “weak links,” so to speak; all of the writers we’ve ever published are high-quality writers. That is a claim that no vanity publisher could ever make.
There are many other false claims and instances of faulty logic found throughout the article—such as criticizing a “Lifetime Membership” we offered for 24 hours on Cyber Monday in 2017 ($100 for unlimited digital access to any book we ever publish; a pretty darn good deal in our opinion) and claiming we’d be defunct within one year (we’re three years strong and running!)—but we’ve already used more of our time to respond to this than we had ever hoped we would. So, we’ll leave it at this:
There is a famous quote—often misattributed to Gandhi—from which we draw inspiration here at Z Publishing: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” When we first began as a Facebook group, we never could have foreseen that three years down the line, we’d be responding to bloggers criticizing our mission. No one knew who we were, and in a way, we liked that. For the most part, we were ignored. Then we transitioned into a blog and began expanding our team of writers and editors. Still with a minimal base of readers, other companies would laugh at us when we inquired about possible collaboration.
Fast forward. We’ve now published over 100 books; our physical retail base is expanding; our products are appearing in blockbuster movies; we’re being hired out by major companies for writing, editing, transcription, and translation work; and we have just begun a program to offer distribution deals to our favorite writers—meaning no blogger can any longer claim we don’t “pay writers.” The more we expand, it seems, the more traditional publishers and clickbait-happy bloggers want to push back at us. Only thing is, we aren’t backing down.
The author did get one thing right: we do have “grandiose plans.” Indeed, our original mission of providing an alternative to the scam of traditional publishing and the by-and-large uselessness of self-publishing is still alive and well. And the fact that we are now being criticized for it by those who have interests in protecting the old model only solidifies to us that we are close.
MandyHeell says...
Ставки в таком случае делаются на события, что произошли. Вы спросите: «А как такое возможно?».
Выберите спорт, в котором у вас есть уже познания и изучите вдоль и поперек все нюансы до конца. Анализируйте событие и выбирайте оптимальную стратегию при ставке. Не подвергайтесь психологическому давлению и старайтесь делать ставки в онлайн-режиме.
Используя такие ошибки в свою пользу, можно получить прибыль.
http://www.stavkionline.shopland.ru.net/stavki/besplatnie-prognozi-stavki-na-futbol.php
Все это работает, но не стоит злоупотреблять такими ходами, иначе возможна блокировка аккаунтов с последующей аннуляцией счетов.
Выводы о возможности заработка на ставках.
Отсутствие точной цели и вариантов ее достижения. Плохое знание правил. Ставки выполняются без предварительного анализа событий. Игра без стратегии. Ставки на виды спорта, в которых игрок ничего не понимает. Риск подвергнуться психологическому давлению.
On September 12, 2020
MandyHeell says...
Здаров
Игроки, что получают прибыль от бонусов сотрудников контор. Для получения таких привилегий, нужно сыграть определенное количество игр.
Как начать зарабатывать стабильно?
Следуйте основным принципам профессиональных игроков:
http://www.stavkionline.shopland.ru.net/stavki/besplatnie-prognozi-stavki-na-futbol.php
Ответ на вопрос, можно ли заработать на ставках , кроется в вашем подходе к этому делу.
Сколько можно заработать?
Все это работает, но не стоит злоупотреблять такими ходами, иначе возможна блокировка аккаунтов с последующей аннуляцией счетов.
On September 12, 2020
MandyHeell says...
Приветствую форумчане
Перспективы беттинга на 2020 год в рамках стран СНГ:
Такой расклад мало кого устраивает, ведь в ставках люди находят эмоциональную подпитку, драйв, некий адреналин. Все это променять на стабильную прибыль, которая медленно накапливается из месяца в месяц – это все совершенно не интересно и игроки оставляют деньги в букмекерских конторах, распространяя мнения о том, что в букмекерских конторах заработать невозможно, а если и существуют лазейки, то так называемые «вилки», которые во многих букмекерских конторах являются нечестным занятием.
6 основных ошибок новичков:
http://www.stavkionline.shopland.ru.net/stavki/rabochie-strategii-na-stavki.php
Все это работает, но не стоит злоупотреблять такими ходами, иначе возможна блокировка аккаунтов с последующей аннуляцией счетов.
Избегая простых проколов в продвижении в игровом мире, можно стать хорошим беттером и со временем начать не просто играть, а зарабатывать на этом деле.
Ответ на вопрос, можно ли заработать на ставках , кроется в вашем подходе к этому делу.
On September 12, 2020
MandyHeell says...
Приветствую форумчане
Такой расклад мало кого устраивает, ведь в ставках люди находят эмоциональную подпитку, драйв, некий адреналин. Все это променять на стабильную прибыль, которая медленно накапливается из месяца в месяц – это все совершенно не интересно и игроки оставляют деньги в букмекерских конторах, распространяя мнения о том, что в букмекерских конторах заработать невозможно, а если и существуют лазейки, то так называемые «вилки», которые во многих букмекерских конторах являются нечестным занятием.
Все это работает, но не стоит злоупотреблять такими ходами, иначе возможна блокировка аккаунтов с последующей аннуляцией счетов.
Поэтому, увеличивая рискованность игровой стратегии, вы можете добиться бОльших цифр. Вы можете играть большими суммами, что значительно увеличит возможную прибыль, но при этом увеличивается вероятность проиграть весь банк. Чтобы прибыль от ставок была ощутима, банк должен быть очень внушительным и поэтому вероятность проиграть его полностью является серьезной угрозой.
http://www.stavkionline.shopland.ru.net/stavki/rabochie-strategii-na-stavki.php
Людьми движет азарт, они готовы расставаться с деньгами за будоражащие чувства от выигрыша и их не беспокоят поражения, если за ними последуют приятные победы. Они сознательно или бессознательно отказываются от выполнения определенных требований, чтобы получать прибыль со ставок, потому что при этом теряется азарт, это скучно, это не приносит бешеных эмоций. Это превращается в банальные расчеты, при которых эмоции необходимо задвинуть на задний план.
Следуйте основным принципам профессиональных игроков:
Начну с того, что любое занятие приносящее прибыль требует от человека определенных качеств и приложенных усилий. Не стоит рассматривать заработок на ставках как простой и доступный. К сожалению, подавляющее большинство игроков оказываются в минусе в долгосрочной перспективе, противостоя букмекерским конторам. Лишь единицам из сотен или даже тысяч удается получать стабильный доход со ставок на спортивные события. Это говорит о том, что хлеб беттеров отнюдь не прост и обычно все складывается против игрока. Есть даже поговорка: “Беттинг – это самый сложный путь к легким деньгам”. Я бы вообще не говорил, что в ставках бывают легкие деньги, в разрезе одного дня – могут быть, но в “долгосроке” – это реально тяжелый труд, как и все остальные.
On September 12, 2020
nan bogue says...
Z – you are special: responsive, clear communicators, and you choose excellent writing. I appreciate Kara’s “Now it’s time for…” Facebook questions. If anyone has doubts about people who write and look to Z as a partner, s/he should read that posting. There are so many different and talented people who appreciate Z. Keep smart and keep humble. Keep on keepin’ on, Z Publishing.
On April 13, 2020
Jamie Clay says...
When I was approached by Zpublishing to submit a peice of writing for an emerging writer’s series I was ecstatic at the idea of getting published in a series that would showcase my work to genres of all types! I of course realized the opportunity this would give me to gain exposure. When my work was accepted I was and continue to be extremely grateful. You guys have the right idea and are encouraging authors like myself in feeling confident in what we create.
On September 09, 2019
James Rovira says...
I would say that the person accusing Z Pub of being a vanity press doesn’t know anything about publishing. I have two books out with Palgrave Macmillan, which as you know is a major US/UK publisher of academic and other books: they outsource editing overseas, they hire another company to provide print on demand services, they sell their books on their website, they ask their authors how they plan to market their books, and they pay royalties that are probably lower than Z Pub. Since your affiliates program asks authors to market their own books to receive a payment for sales, that’s the opposite of vanity publishing, which asks authors to pay the publisher to publish their books.
What a dumb thing for this person to say.
On August 14, 2019
Karina Pinella says...
Such a so-called writer who relies on cheap stunts at the expense of hurting others is not worth reading. What kind of writer is that who does not seek the truth?
On June 09, 2019
Lazaro Gutierrez says...
Z publishing house has published me two years in a row. They have helped me when other publishers considered themselves too big to even read your work. What they are doing is lending a helping hand to future poets and writers who are very talented and qualified and this has been a tremendous help. Keep doing what you’re doing for all of us and thank you.
On May 30, 2019
Andy I. says...
Wow. Someone could try & tarnish a company helping small time poets to get their names out there? You guys published me 3 years in a row! You are awesome & I love you. Smart people know it’s not cheap to get tons of books published & understand why you couldn’t pay all of these writers that you help & afford to get the books published. Don’t worry you guys. You are awesome & doing the world a favor.
On May 04, 2019
Marie A Bailey says...
When I was first invited to submit for one of your Emerging Writers series, I did my due diligence. I not only reviewed your website, but I also scoured the internet for anyone else you might have approached. I found a few writers who confirmed that Z Publishing House is a legitimate business, and who were more than happy to have published with you. I’ve since joined that group of writers. It’s a pity that the author of that article didn’t do her due diligence. You all are doing a great job, and I do hope you will realize your “grandiose” plans :)
On April 20, 2019
Cathy says...
Keep up the great work, ZP!
On February 24, 2019
Suyash says...
This might be a small and start-up publishing house but by no means, it means that someone can make ridiculous allegations. As a creative person, i always think that there is space for everyone in this field, and grow big by providing value to its readers and followers. This is a wonderful platform for people like me who had been writing blogs on his personal website but got an opportunity to publish pieces for a wider audience. Let us respect and appreciate what we got, and channelize our positive energy into creative aspects. This is a great job being done at Z, and kudos to everyone associated with it. Thanks.
On January 18, 2019
Brian says...
As a young author, I find it very belittling when established writers and agents call me naive for submitting to smaller up-and-coming presses—especially when most of them don’t have the decency to send a rejection letter, let alone legitimately consider publishing writers like me with no platform. Keep doing what you’re doing, Z. If you can’t join them, beat them.
On January 02, 2019