🎗️Authors be Aware - Learn from my experience - Pegasus Publishers

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Vanity Publishers: BEWARE

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What Does It Mean?

In the wiki, it says:

"A vanity press, vanity publisher, or subsidy publisher is a publishing house in which authors pay to have their books published."

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What Does It Mean to Me?

A publisher that exploits the fundamental flaw in the nature of amateur authors—the dream of becoming the next Dan Brown or J.K. Rowling—and extracts money.

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Known Vanity Publishers

Examples include:

• Dorrance Publishing Company
• Commonwealth Publications (Source: SFWA)
• AuthorHouse UK

But this is my story with one of them: Pegasus Publishers.

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📖 My Journey with Pegasus

First Submission (2017)

• 23rd May 2017 when I submitted 'Finding an Indian Bride' book for the first time to submissions@pegasuspublishers.com. 
• Laura Bayne replied: "I've put your sample chapters forward for our initial review process, which takes approximately 2–3 weeks."
• 13th June 2017: Received another mail from Laura: I am writing to thank you for your recent submission of work and for your patience in awaiting our response. We would like to invite you to submit your full manuscript for further consideration for our new lists.' (Of course, this is just a snapshot. The original message is longer.)

I was genuinely excited—this was one of the first times a publishing company had said “yes” to me. At the time, I didn’t even know what vanity publishing was. I submitted my full manuscript and eagerly awaited a positive response, hopeful that my hard work might finally see the light of day. Looking back, it’s a journey many authors go through, learning the difference between genuine publishing opportunities and those that take advantage of our passion. 

• 16th August 2017: Rejection. We are sorry to inform you that the Publishing Board has decided that the above work is not something that it feels able to take on at the moment. We would like to thank you for taking the time to submit your work to us, and we sincerely wish you every success in placing your manuscript elsewhere.

But wait—before you jump to conclusions and call these sour grapes, just hold on—story abhi baki hai, dost (this is just the beginning, my friend). 

I took their decision with a pinch of salt and used it as motivation to improve. I reached out to proofreaders and beta readers to refine my manuscript further. The journey continues, and every rejection is just a steppingstone to success. 

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Second Attempt (2019) Then two years later.

• 06th April 2019 I re-submitted the same work, and Elaine Wadsworth replied on 08th April 2019, "I am writing to thank you for your recent submission of work and for your patience in awaiting our response. We would like to invite you to submit your full manuscript for further consideration for our new lists."

Phew, it was quick. Just two days for the full manuscript, they must be dying to read the whole story.

•  09th April 2019 Sent full manuscript.
• Elaine Wadsworth replied, Thank you for your email and for sending the entire manuscript. We have put your manuscript forward for our initial review. Please allow up to 8 weeks for the submission review process to be completed. If the editor considers the work to be appropriate for our lists, we will put forward an offer of publication, either under a traditional contract or a shared cost inclusive contract.'

Fingers crossed

• 25th June 2019: Suzanne Mulvey replied (I am sure most of the authors who have contacted Pegasus know her.) : Dear Vinay, Thank you for your patience during the submission process. We enjoyed FINDING AN INDIAN BRIDE and would very much like to publish your work. We are, however, at the present time, unable to offer you a traditional contract. If you are interested in receiving information on one of our inclusive contracts where the cost of production is partly shared with the author, please let me know, and I can send you the details. I have attached our publishing guide for further information.

I felt like I was standing at the summit—on top of the world. I truly believed this was the moment I had been waiting for. But once the adrenaline faded and my mind cleared, I began to digest the phrase “inclusive contracts where the cost of production is partly shared with the author” a little differently. Still, I held on to hope. After all, why shouldn’t I bear part of the cost? I thought I could manage that much.

This moment marked the beginning of a new phase, one where cautious optimism met the reality of publishing contracts and what they truly entail. 

• 01st July 2019, and she asked me to sign digitally and revert back. The agreement was well written, and I didn't want to paste the entire content here, but just the once that mattered to me the most. 

Part of the contact

15 ADVANCES

It is agreed that the author shall, in consideration of the undertakings, services, and expenditures made on the part of the Publisher, in accordance with the terms of this agreement contained herein, pay to

the Publisher the sum of £2400 GBP for the publication of the work. If the Publisher should fail to publish the work as specified in clause 5 supra, the author shall be entitled to a full and complete

reimbursement of this payment within thirty (30) working days of the said failure.

16 ROYALTIES

The Publisher for his part agrees to pay, to the author, royalties as follows: Subject to the terms and conditions set out in this agreement, the Publisher shall pay to the author the following payments in

respect of the work sold:

Home & Export Sales: a royalty of TWENTY FIVE PERCENT (25 %) of the net sales price.

E Book Sales: a royalty of FIFTY PER ENT (50%) of the net sales price.

Audiobook Sales: a royalty of FIFTY PERCENT (50%) of the net sales price.

17 SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS

Upon the Publisher arranging subsidiary rights in respect of the said work, he shall pay to the author

the following percentages of the gross amount he receives.

Quotation rights fifty percent 50%

Anthology rights fifty percent 50%

Translation rights fifty percent 50%

English language reprint rights fifty percent 50%

Mechanical reproduction fifty percent 50%

Electronic & software rights fifty percent 50%

Sound broadcast rights fifty percent 50%

Television reading rights fifty percent 50%

Dramatisation rights fifty percent 50%

Film rights fifty percent 50%

Documentary rights fifty percent 50%

Performance rights fifty percent 50%

Non-commercial rights for visually handicapped nil percent 0%

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In Summary

I would pay GBP 2400 for the book to be proofread and for marketing, which did not feel that bad. I mean, for e-books or print format, I can just self-publish very quickly through Amazon. Still, I felt probably this is not as bad as it looks. I mean, I would get fewer returns as royalties from the sales as compared to Amazon (70 percent from e-books if priced at $2.99 or more), and Amazon cannot claim on any other rights like Television reading rights, so on. But still, I felt, probably, they would have more reach.

Queries on 02nd July 2019

I had lots of queries, so I asked a flurry of questions (I am addressing the questions which feel more relevant). The replies from Suzanne Mulvey are in red color.

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Q: I have self-published this book on Amazon and would like to continue the self-publication of eBooks in Amazon.

A: I can remove the e-book from the contract so you can continue to publish your own e-book.

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Q: The contract does not say anywhere that Publisher has to provide Development and Editorial services to the author for the payments.

A: The work is proofread, and you are sent a report. Any corrections or content suggestions will be put forward for your approval. Once you have agreed to any of the changes, we will then amend the manuscript and again send you another copy, this time with amendments in place. We will ask for your approval, and you may make any changes. We will then again implement any changes requested. We then ask you to sign a proof certificate that confirms that you agree to the changes made and that the work is ready for print. As you can see, we do not do anything without the author's approval.

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Q: Let's say because of editorial changes, some parts are removed, and I feel there is a story that would fit perfectly in that place. Would I be charged to improve the story as well?

A: No, not unless it was a very large addition, say another 20,000 words, at the discretion of the production department. Please see my above comment.

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Q: Can you please illustrate like if a paperback sells for 10 dollars, then what percentage of it would I receive for all three formats (Hard copy/paperback/audio)?

A:
The price varies enormously. The discount that an independent bookshop may get could be 20%, whereas Amazon would be 60%. So, if the book is £8.99 and we give 20% discount to a book store, we get £7.19 and the author's royalties are 25% of that, i.e., £1.79

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Q: Payments of accounts. Is there any portal where I can check the sales? How would I know how many books or audiobooks have been sold?

A: Royalty statements are sent to you twice yearly. This has a breakdown of the sales from different sources such as individual sales, Amazon, book stores, wholesalers, etc.

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End of Mail Trail

In short, what I realized was that they would be charging me heavily for editorial and marketing services. Look at how Suzanne uses the example of a bookstore discount but conveniently leaves out Amazon’s model. If a bookstore discounts 20%, I’d get just £1.79 ($2.17) when the book is priced at £8.99 ($10.91). But if it was Amazon, offering a 60% discount on the same price, Amazon’s cut would be £3.60, and at 25% royalties on that, I'd earn about £0.90 (close to $1).

Despite all this, my logical side thought they would help me sell enough copies to recoup my investment and then some. You might think this isn’t so bad, or maybe you disagree. Either way, I was excited but also cautious, so I decided to ask more questions.

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Actual Mail Conversation

I asked,

 As you had mentioned, that author would be paying partly, can you disclose the actual amount that would be spent on the book editing and marketing along with the break-up?

 Also, it was mentioned publishers 'shall' publish audiobooks. Does it mean that Publisher might not publish audiobooks? Just curious as audiobook sales are growing in size.

 She replied,

Again, as every book and author is unique, the exact expenditure to produce the book would not be a confirmed amount. Obviously, areas such as printing, distribution, warehouse, marketing, etc. is an ongoing expense which is down to the Publisher alone.

 With audiobooks, they are offered for an audition, so it depends if they are taken up and also that we accept the quality of the audition. We are constantly growing our audio market, as this is certainly an area of great potential sales.

Further Questions

Now, I wanted her to define "partly." I mean, I didn't want her to come and say at the end of it that, "You paid 2400 Euro in parts and we paid 100 Euro." I didn't say your part would be less than mine and by what proportion.

And to my benefit, if you read the contract carefully, it never says that Publisher would pay anything; it just says,
"It is agreed that the Author shall, in consideration of the undertakings, services, and expenditures made on the part of the Publisher, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement contained herein, pay to the Publisher the sum of £2400 GBP for the publication of the Work."

Her reply did not calm me, and I realized she just dodged the bullet, and I was in no mood to let her do that.

My Email

Thanks for the reply, and I understand that it is difficult to provide an exact figure as it is subjective, but can you provide me a ballpark figure that is spent on a book?

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Suzanne replied:
The ratio that an author contributes and the Publisher contributes is around 60-40, the author being 40.

 Now that I had a figure in mind, I felt a bit happier, but all this back-and-forth happened on 2nd July 2019, and it made me pause. It felt as if Suzanne was eager to close the contract that very day. That made me think twice, so I decided to research more before signing anything.

 The very next day, on 3rd July 2019, I searched “Pegasus publishers asking for money” on Google and landed on a page, full of authors sharing the same dilemma. Many were lured by promises of movie deals and press releases, only to find themselves stuck in a bind.

 Countless other pages echoed similar experiences: like this, the first book often gets rejected, only for the second to be “accepted.” Reviews were mixed, but a common thread emerged—“They do manuscript editing and a press release, then you’re on your own.” They collect payment upfront, spend some of it on editorial services, and that’s about it.

Protecting Myself

So, I thought, why not protect myself by asking them to specify all this in the contract? If Suzanne could write in an email about a 60% (publisher £3600) - 40% (author £2400) split, then surely the contract could clearly state a total budget of £6000, detailing exactly where the money would go—marketing, editorial services, and so forth.

This was my way of trying to safeguard myself from surprises and ensure transparency before committing.

My Email to Suzanne

Dear Suzanne,
Thanks for your time.
I just wanted to know about the budgeting for marketing/editing/packaging and so forth.
I am sorry, but I want to know where and how the money would be utilized.
Like which magazines, news press, the news release where this would be marketed, and how much budget would be assigned to it.
It's just so that I would know how the money (£2400 my money + £3600 of the Publisher) is being utilized.
Thanks for understanding,
Vinay Kallat

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Suzanne’s Reply

Dear Vinay,
Sorry, but I do not have that information for you.
Kind regards,
Suzanne

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I know she might not have had complete or perfectly accurate information. But if she’s asking £2,400 and says it’s 40% of the total, then that figure must have been calculated after reviewing my entire manuscript and estimating what it would cost to get it into publishing-ready quality and market it.

When I checked sites like Fiverr, professional editors clearly list their rates by word count. Since the publisher had already gone through my full manuscript, I felt they could have provided a clear breakdown of costs and a concrete marketing plan upfront.

That statement really frustrated me, so I wrote back, demanding more transparency and detail on where my money would be spent.

My Last Email

Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for being so patient and answering all my questions, but I would ask one last question—please do answer.
It’s a scenario, let's say, I am a TV salesman, and I come to you and say,
"Ma'am, I liked your personality and would like to offer you a TV at a discounted rate. In fact, I would pay 60 percent, and all you have to do is pay 2400 GBP."

You would probably reply, "So, you’d be paying 4600 GBP."

I do not reply to that.

Then you ask, "What all features does it have? Is it a smart TV? Is the screen type OLED?"

I reply, "Sorry, but I do not have that information for you."

You ask, "What? So I would be paying 2400 GBP for a TV whose features I don't know?"

I reply, "Sorry, I forgot to mention you can use the TV only 25 percent of the time."

You ask, "What about the rest?"

I reply, "I keep it."

(After a brief moment)

I ask, "Are you willing to buy this TV?"

What would be your answer?

I know it’s not a one-to-one relationship, as I am not a customer but an author. But if you give it deep thought, it seems like I am indeed your customer and not an author.

Thanks,
Vinay Kallat

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No reply from Suzanne.

My Take on it:

Dear fellow authors and friends,

I truly believe that we authors are not as close-knit as some other professions. Often, we see each other as competitors, but we shouldn’t. If we share our experiences and look out for one another, predatory vanity publishers like these would have no place.

Some might say that such companies do traditional publishing too. But I would like to see clear numbers from them—why hide the costs they spend on author projects? Something doesn’t feel right here.

To be clear, I haven’t paid a penny to them, so this isn’t sour grapes. I did extensive research, including reading Glassdoor reviews, and I’m convinced there is no smoke without fire. I just wanted to find out where the fire was coming from.

I’ve done my homework and read all the experiences, including those from authors who did publish with Pegasus. I’ve even shared the contact details of one author willing to share his experience directly.

(You can skip the rest and go straight to the author who has published with Pegasus under such a contract and know his experience with it. I even provided his email if you want to contact him directly.)

Glassdoor reviews (especially the italicized parts) speak volumes—read them and decide for yourself.

If we come together and share what we learn, we can protect each other and help rid the writing community of such questionable publishers.

Glassdoor Reviews

"The eighth circle of hell." 

Former Employee - Anonymous

Doesn't Recommend | Negative Outlook
I worked at Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers full-time

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Pros:

The only real pro was the solidarity among employees as we grimly laughed about our descent into a cold, black abyss. Also, the hours were pretty good.

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Cons:

There were a handful of things that I didn't enjoy about working at Pegasus, but I'd say the main one was waking up every morning, remembering what I do for a living, and wishing I was dead.

Go straight past Limbo, Lust, and Heresy, and take a left off the A142. There, deep in the heart of the grim, bare fens, you'd be in a converted garage opposite some stables, which was home to the eighth circle of Hell -- Pegasus Elliot.

Pegasus asks its employees to flatter and praise writers who submit, telling them their books are excellent. Once their hopes and expectations are built up sufficiently, the employees have to ask them to cough up substantial amounts of money to publish it.

For the record, there's nothing explicitly wrong with vanity publishing. Stephen King said so himself. But like a repressed homosexual who expresses his frustration by beating up and insulting gay people, Pegasus is very much in denial. It repeatedly refutes the term "self-publishing," using clumsy phrases like "author contribution."

And while Pegasus's founders are busy browsing YouTube all day, it is up to the poor, criminally underpaid staff who have stumbled into a web of lies, to peddle this line of horse manure.

The lowest point in my life was probably witnessing a dying child being sold these lies as she lay on her deathbed. But it gets worse: when the company realized how exposed they were by these lies, they cancelled her contract, leaving her to drift off into eternal nothingness without even a cheaply-made book to leave behind for future generations.

The people who do wind up seeing their books to publication, and there are a great many, invariably hit the same tragic reality when, six months down the line, they've sold two copies of their book—
and those people are (1) themselves, and (2) their mother.

No doubt, it's the staff who face the brunt of their ire.

If you go on Pegasus's website, or talk with them on the phone, they seem kind and professional. But beneath the surface, it's home to those who have been damned to Hell, filled with the same kind of thieves, flatterers, forgers, and sorcerers as is described in Dante's Inferno.

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Advice to Management

Pay your staff more money and stop forcing them to be complicit in what is, if not criminal action, then at the very least morally reprehensible. Just call yourself a "vanity publisher," and you'll still get almost as many people dying to publish with you (no pun intended).

That way, you'll have the added benefit of not having cripplingly depressed staff who continuously quit as soon as literally any other opening comes available.

"Unprofessional"

Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
Doesn't Recommend
I worked at Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers full-time for more than 3 years.

Pros

• They take on people with relatively limited work experience, as I was when I joined.

Cons

• There is no such thing as lunch breaks.
• Sometimes I had to buy my own toilet paper because there was none and nobody in management had done anything about it.
• The management was often extremely unprofessional and treated employees like children.
• Public humiliation was a common experience, and often it was done for no reason.
• I was made to feel like nothing was ever enough.
• The workings of the business are very disorganised. Databases didn't work very well.
• People in charge of things like maintaining and/or improving the website couldn't be bothered to carry out their responsibilities.
• The business model is based on fraud, so it was an uncomfortable place to work.
• Telephone and email conversations with authors could be very trying for this reason.
• There was very little support from management when bad things happened.
• The pay is absolutely atrocious.
• With my current employer, I do a similar job to what I was doing here and my salary is £10,700 more than it was when I left Pegasus, and I still earn less than the average UK salary. You do the math...

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Advice to Management

Treat people more fairly

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Now the people defending - Both sides of a coin

"A great way to get publishing experience"

Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

I have been working at Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers full-time.

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Pros

• I was honestly really surprised to read the other reviews left here as I haven't seen anything of the sort during my employment with Pegasus; not sure if they had a major change for over the past couple of years but for me it's a very pleasant place to work.
• Compared to where I've worked previously, calling this the 'eight circle of Hell' is laughable. Pegasus accepts people with limited work experience.
• It's a great way to get your foot in the door for a publishing career.
• The hours are good, classic 9-5 and 10-4 on Fridays.
• I think there's a really good home-work balance, I don't take my work home with me nor do I feel pressured to.
• I've never wanted for anything here; anything I've asked for to help me do my job (chair support, stationery, computer stand etc.) I've gotten really quickly.
• They provide free pizza and snacks pretty regularly.
• It's a small team and, in my experience, everyone gets on really well. Good sense of humor and will really do their best to help you out.
• It's a really relaxed atmosphere. Never felt pressured or been 'publicly humiliated' during my time here.
• Since my being here I feel that the company has really worked to become a lot more transparent.
• When I first started, I was really unsure about the whole concept of 'hybrid publishing' but with the measures they've put in place I don't feel like there's anything 'morally reprehensible' about it.
• Authors are told they may be offered 2 types of contracts at multiple stages and they're never pressured to accept any terms they're not happy with.
• I think it gives authors who may never otherwise be published/can't access an agent/have tried and failed at self-publishing a good chance to get their foot on the ladder with their work.
• I communicate honestly with authors both in email and over the phone about what the contracts entail, and if it's not for them then it's honestly fine.
• If anything, I've come to realize how many authors have very unrealistic expectations about publishing, no matter how often you explain the reality to them.
• I'd honestly prefer if more authors contacted us to ask about the particulars of a contract they've been offered, because that's what I'd do if roles were reversed.
• From what I've seen, other members of the team do work hard, try their best and are committed to their work.
• It's so satisfying to see a really great work finally get to print and do well.

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Cons

• The pay is pretty standard for an entry-level role, which isn't very high at all.
• Related to the previous point, there doesn't really seem to be any upward mobility. There's no real opportunity to get promoted, a pay rise, or gain qualifications within the company, and as such, there's no real staying power.
• When I first started I felt like a lot of things weren't honestly and clearly explained to me; i.e., the actual process of publication after the submissions stage. This led to me feeling very nervous and uncomfortable my first few weeks.
• Sometimes I really feel like I have to hassle and pester to get certain HR things done.
• As with any customer-facing role, customers/authors can be very tiresome to deal with.
• So many authors have very unrealistic expectations, especially when some of them can barely string a sentence together.
• The databases are poor.
• To this day, I don't understand the whole lunch-break scenario (we do get paid for the full 8-hour day so no one really takes one?).

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Advice to Management

I think the company is definitely taking steps in the right direction, but certain areas need to be improved/updated more quickly (the databases!). Communication needs to be improved in some areas: meetings are scheduled but don't happen, sometimes have to hear information secondhand and then chase it up, etc.

 

"A good step into publishing"

Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

Recommends
Positive Outlook
I have been working at Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers full-time

Pros

• Easy-going management — No one is condescending or patronizing when you need to ask a question about something you're not sure on.
• Staff relationships are really good — laid-back and easy to get on with.
• Guidance given any time you need it.
• Staff are allowed to take cigarette/toilet breaks whenever they want and this doesn't come out of their lunch break.
• Decent wage with the opportunity to improve over time — holiday bonus also provided.
• Management are understanding if you need a day off for illness.
• Relaxed atmosphere — management hold holiday parties twice a year for all staff, pizza is brought in for lunch now and then, snacks are provided often, and tea and coffee are always there to help yourself.
• You feel supported when you ask for help.

Cons

• Occasionally stressful, as is any workplace.
• You can feel a bit rushed for time when you have a lot to do.
• Departments could do with expanding a bit (not always enough staff).

Advice to Management

Consider employing more staff to ease the workload in departments.

Conclusion:

Ultimately, whom you choose to support is entirely your decision. I’m simply sharing what I’ve deduced based on my understanding.

As Suzanne said, new authors often have unrealistic expectations. But reasonable expectations include transparency on how their money is being used and proper reporting. Many authors have reported no updates on press releases or marketing strategies after payment, which aligns with the response I received even before signing the contract. So, I can only imagine what happens once the payment is made.

To be fair to the publisher, I reached out to someone who had been in a similar contract. Here’s my email conversation with him, so you can hear a firsthand perspective and judge for yourself.

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Author who has actually published with Pegasus:

jrmckay@sky.com

Hi,

I saw your comment on the Pegasus publication from 2016 and was curious if it is even worth it.

I got a contract from them for 2400 GBP and are giving 25 percent on print and 50 percent on the e-book. 

I am totally confused, but I want to know about your experience with them.

Did they provide editorial services, and what about marketing and new release?

Thanks

Vinay kallat

He replied,

Hi Vinay

 My initial dealings with Pegasus were largely positive, and this was when I posted on the forum. They produced a very good, well-edited book and a very good promotional video. However, the price they set and the lack of promotional activity after publication led to very poor sales and I was never able to recoup my outlay.

Pegasus are really a vanity publisher and do very little, if anything, to promote your work after release.

If you have the time, resources, and aptitude for marketing your book, then this may be different for you.

I complained to them recently about the lack of post-production support and they have now done an audiobook 

version of my novel The Absolution Of Otto Finkel, which was at no cost to me.

So therefore, my dealings with Pegasus have been somewhat mixed. All my other books I have self-published through Amazon's KDP/Createspace platforms and I have sold many more doing it this way, as I was able to set the price, etc. myself.

Good luck with your writing, and if you have any more questions, then please feel free to contact me again.

 Kind regards

 John

Be cautious:

If you’re still in doubt—and I completely understand why—because anyone who puts so much effort into their writing will hold on to any opportunity that comes their way, here are some pointers you might want to consider before signing:

1. Publishing e-books independently through Amazon is very easy. So, don’t be afraid to exclude the e-book format from their contract. In my case, this was an option they agreed to.
2. Negotiate for higher royalty percentages, even if it’s your first book. I successfully increased my share to 60% from 50% on things like television reading rights and other subsidiary rights. I feel I could have pushed it to 65% or even 70%.
3. Try to have their contributions and obligations clearly defined in the contract to protect yourself. They might resist this, but there’s no harm in asking. If they refuse and you still want to proceed, at least you know where you stand.

I hope this gives you a deeper insight into what’s really going on inside these contracts. The reason I wrote this lengthy blog today is because I received yet another email from them — and it reminded me why such transparency and caution matter.

Dear Vinay,

Re Finding An Indian Bride

 We would just like to make you aware that the date on your contract is about to expire.

 If you need further time, then I would be happy to discuss the matter with you. Please either email, telephone 01223 370012, or I would be happy to meet with you at our production offices.

 Kind regards,

 Suzanne Mulvey

Commissioning Editor 

To be honest, when I see emails like these, I do feel tempted to say yes and just try it out. It’s hard not to, especially when you’ve poured so much effort into your writing and want to see it succeed.

But it’s crucial to learn from others’ experiences and mistakes to avoid getting stuck in difficult situations. Sometimes letting go, even if it’s painful, is the wiser choice when red flags appear.

Please feel free to share any feedback or questions you might have. I’ll do my best to answer and help clarify anything I can.

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