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From: trantow@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Jerry J Trantow)
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Subject: Re: Amiga Plus does not pay its authors!!!!!
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Date: 5 Jan 91 05:13:04 GMT
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In article <8683@uwm.edu> trantow@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Jerry J Trantow) writes:
>$65/page for text
>upto $90/page for code
>
>
Sorry, about the previous post, the MacIIci at work doesn't like to insert
text in ZTerm and I lost some text.

The above figures are the quotes I received from the submission editors 
(Amy or Marilyn) at Amazing Computing when they accepted my article to be
published in March ( I'll believe it when I see it! (and the $$$))  
I followed the author guidelines to the T and was disgusted with the 
treatment I received.  On earlier submissions I never even received notice
that they received my packages.  This time I called on the phone at each
step of the submission process.  When I told them I was disgusted with 
earlier experiences I was told they had changed some staff and now followed
the guidelines.  THEY DON'T!  I had to call them to verify they had my 
package.  I had to call them to find the status (numerous times) of my
submission, but they finally accepted.  Know I am waiting for the galley
proofs that I was supposed to get a month ago.  I started this process in
June 90 and I hope to complete it within one year. (but I'm not holding 
my breath)

I'm disgusted by the way editors treat authors.  From the sound of it this
is commonplace among the Amiga rags. 

I think I have some good ideas, but I'm really not sure if I will go 
through all of this for $600 again.  My next project will/would be a review/
demo of using Amiga TeX and Maple together.  All I need to get started is
my copy of Maple (waiting for MapleV) and some assurances from an editor
that I will be treated with professional courtesy.

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