Breaking News: PC Magazine Reviews Wordclay
March 7, 2008 at 4:36 pm jdimos Leave a comment
Thursday, March, 6th, PC Magazine posted their review of the Wordclay Web site and publishing service. In the article, Errol Pierre-Louis, Reviews Producer, compares Wordclay to other self-publishing companies.
“I checked out other print-on-demand type self-publishing sites for this review, and none of them offered the ease, quality, and diversity of premium services without having you pay an up-front fee. Lulu.com comes the closest to matching Wordclay’s features: It offers more printing options (hardcover, brochures, e-books), but Wordclay still provides more extensive premium services and cover templates.”
In order to adequately review Wordclay, Pierre-Louis actually published a manuscript using Wordclay’s publishing wizard. A slideshow that accompanies the article displays how easy Wordclay has made the publishing process.
“The other self-publishing sites I visited (Arbor Books, Mimeo, Xlibris, and more) didn’t compare to Wordclay in terms of ease and usability. Perhaps more important for the struggling author, they charge you $199 or more for the privilege of using their service, whereas Wordclay doesn’t cost you anything to use, though of course you’ll have to pay (or your readers will) for each copy printed.”
Of course Pierre-Louis doesn’t believe Wordclay is for everyone, stating, “More established and experienced authors may want to sink their money into a more professional, versatile self-publishing service like iUniverse, but Wordclay is a fine choice for everyone else.”
But writers considering Wordclay should know that you can go as professional as you want by adding on competitively priced features. That’s essentially what Wordclay is – options for writers. Some people don’t need (nor want) everything contractually offered by the pay-upfront companies like the ones Pierre-Louis mentions, and Wordclay want to give you a choice.
Pierre-Louis, however, does provide a great insight into the DIY publishing world and suggests writers who may possibly benefit from Wordclay.
“Casual users could find a variety of uses for Wordclay. Teachers could publish study guides for their class. Football coaches could publish workout manuals or playbooks for their team. Or maybe you just want to publish a paperback family newsletter to hand out at the next family get together. For whatever reason you might need to print out a smaller supply of books, Wordclay can get the job done.”
All in all, PC Magazine has posted an honest (and dare I say positive) review of Wordclay, and interested readers should definitely read the article before publishing with a company other than Wordclay. You’ll get a professional, unbiased perspective that might answer the questions you’ve been hesitant to ask Wordclay directly.
This is Justin, blogcasting from Wordclay, signing off.
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Entry filed under: Announcements, In the News. Tags: Arbor Books, DIY, iUniverse, Lulu.com, Mimeo, PC Magazine, Pierre-Louis, print-on-demand, review, Self-Publishing, Wordclay, Xlibris.
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