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From: deva@cup.portal.com (David Michael Alves)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A Fantasitic Opportunity!
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Date: 3 Nov 89 18:20:36 GMT
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> Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com (Julie Petersen) writes:

>    You mention having problems being paid by Amiga+.  Just for the record,
> I was treated courteously and paid on time, as promised.  In fact, Amiga+
> paid a little faster than some other magazines for which I have written.


Julie, it was good that you were well treated.  I read and enjoyed the
article you wrote for them.

I wasn't so well treated (perhaps because of the hard time I gave them
in negotiations :-), but I did treat them well -- everything I sent
was sent Federal Express on or before the time they needed it.


>    Typically, magazines pay within 2 months of publication of the article.
> Very few actually pay on acceptance of the article since rescheduling and
> changes often happen at the last minute.


That's what they would like you to think.

My contract states that Amiga+ WAS to pay on acceptance (within 30
days of receipt of completed contract), whether they published the
program or not.  This was one thing they agreed on from the beginning.
I sent the completed contract back to them on August 15, which would
mean payment would be due around September 15-20.  I've called 3 times
since late September, and they know they are late.  They just haven't
corrected the situation yet.

Hopefully Amiga+ isn't in some kind of financial trouble.  Even though
I haven't been paid yet (for 5 weeks of full time work) and will most
probably never write for them again (unless I get advance payment :),
it is a bad omen to see so many Amiga publications die off.

Oh, and by the way, it wasn't an article, but a program for their disk.
And even though I got the "maximum" they pay for such things, I would
hate to think that they couldn't pay that amount because of insufficient
funds.

...did I hear someone whisper "Lawyer"?

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