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Is it safe to give home address to publishing house sites while sending the manuscript or any question?

i've written a fantasy fiction and i live in india. but i want to publish it through one of london's or america's publishing house. so i go to their sites but everywhere they ask my home address. is it safe to give it?

Public Comments

1. Why Not. How else are they going to contact you?
2. If it's a reputable publisher, yes. Often, they only ask for it for their record keeping or to be sure you are not a spammer. If they send you anything, it's likely they would send marketing materials such as what their various imprints are or what books they are publishing this year. They may also send you whatever information you requested if it isn't suitable for email. Living in another country is not a problem (and might even reduce the amount of marketing materials since postage costs a little more).. You can check the reputation of any publishing company or literary agency on the Preditors & Editors website or the Writer Beware log. The group absolutewrite.com/forum also maintains a background check subforum where you can look for information.
3. My first question would be: Have you researched them, to find out what books they have published? Go to a book store, Library or seek out the books they have published to see IF they are legitimate or not! Secondly, You could obtain a P.O.Box #; only the Postmaster office would have your 'correct address', while the publishers would have the P.O.Box #. I know Randon House is a trusted publishing co. I believe they are in England; but I'm not positive; they could have one in USA also. Reader's Digest is in New York; they are excellent. In fact; contact some authors. Like Mr. Donald J. Trump in New York City. Contact his publishers in New York. Go to your local Library; or contact the New York City Metropolitan Library, attention: Reference Dept., in New York City, and ask them for a publishers reference list; possibly, they could Email the iinformation to you and (*) the ones that are good, that they would know of. Let them know where you live, as you may not have access to such things and you want to be sure of their "capabilities" for your own personal, protection. Once you obtain the information; as the publishing house, to sent you a contract VIA the mail, not online. Contact - 3 to 5 of them; to make sure you have written information in front of you; and before you sign, take it to an attorney - for legal 'jargon' ...for words you may not fully understand, an attorney would. Here in USA, you can call 1-800-THE-LAW-2 and obtain a free conference call; however, the menu is quite lengthy; you need patience to get through all of it. To choose the right one for yourself. ASK the attorney IF it is safe to send them your home address? Also, make sure your royalties, are according to their payments and not for your location in India, which may have a lower income to be paid out. I apologize, but India is considered to be a more poverty - stricken country than America is. Good hunting. And if you Pray and ask GOD to find you the right one, HE will. However, HE does this, only for HIS children. So, perhaps - you need to be Born Again, first? Ask HIM to come into your heart, life and to teach and guild you in all things and forgive your sins; in Jesus Christ's Name. Thank GOD. Then, do your very best to live for HIM. Then, HE will do HIS very best, for you. Amen?
4. So, if they like your proposal and ask for the full manuscript then how will they contact you? Are you afraid that they will turn you down because you live in another country? Many small publishing houses will ask for a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) so they can return your work in case they decide not to use it, which means you'll send your manuscript along with an envelope with your name and address on it, properly stamped, so they can easily return your manuscript. There are also small publishing houses that will allow you to submit your query letter and manuscripts via e-mail. If you're submitting an unsolicited manuscript then its probably to a small publishing house because big publishing houses accept manuscripts only from agents, which is why agents are important - because of their connections. No one is probably going to pay an unexpected visit to your home. I've just spent a few hours visiting the websites of small publishers and agent websites and many of them ask you to send your manuscript via standard mail or e-mail and you should always include your name, address, and phone so they can know who it belongs to (they receive many) and a way to get in contact with you should they decide to accept your work, or return it if they don't. If you're unsure if a publishing house is legitimate or not then you can visit the site, view some of the books, and a lot of time the authors of those books will have websites that you can visit. The books they sell will usually link to an Amazon.com page where you can buy it (they are trying to sell it after-all). Or, you can google the author's name and see what results you get. You might be over-cautious regarding this issue of your personal information.
5. yes. how else are they going to contact you? they will only have your name and address, which anyone with a phone book can get anyway. it's safe enough.