Jones Harvest Publishing Blog

Re: Jones Harvest
 
November 29, 2008
 
Unfortunately, after writing books for some twenty years I have found working with book publishers a very mixed blessing at best. Always, always I have had to constantly phone or visit the publisher’s sites and then labor with them in attempting to get the quality of work I was paying a great deal of money for. When my first publisher went belly-up I switched to a large company that promised the world but delivered a large ration of problems to the extent that irate e-mails and phone calls became the order of the day. Ultimately, it took five personal visits and a very real threat to institute a law-suit to obtain a modicum of satisfaction. (I ultimately had to have the book re-published (Jones Harvest Publishing) to get the book corrected.
 
All this is to inform anyone who is interested in self-publishing that they need look no further than Brien Jones and his small, informal and very personal operation at Jones Harvest Publishing. His is my fourth and finally the best company I have ever dealt with and I recommend him without qualification to any author who is seeking the very best quality of service for the most reasonable fees. Any seeking writer will find prompt, professional service delivered with an old-fashioned, small-town flavor. 
 
I’m told that Jones Harvest is now undergoing a series of vicious and unsubstantiated attacks that are causing substantial harm to a quality company. If you have seen any of these blatant pieces and are wondering if you should seek a different publisher, I would simply tell you that investigating a bit deeper will reveal a couple of misguided, vindictive persons who have, without foundation and in spite of repeated efforts by Jones Harvest to address their complaints, decided that nothing shall serve except they put a fine company out of business. Any investigation will quickly reveal the shameful, shoddy mechanics of these accusations and I urge anyone who is truly looking for a publisher to examine Jones Harvest before making any hasty judgements. Discover for yourself what this publisher has to offer. I’m happy to say I have.

Ron Schnitzius
 
Author of “Timecastle”, “My Dog Ate My Mission Statement” and “Brain Toots of a Gassy Mind.” (Amazon.com)
All published by Jones Harvest

 

 

Bonnie Kaye lies. Bonnie Kaye lies. Bonnie Kaye lies. But why?

 

Well originally it was to get Bonnie Kaye’s books published and sold for free. That’s what she did to Airleaf Publishing. Bonnie Kaye didn’t complain then. Why would she? Then when Airleaf didn’t pay HER enough Bonnie Kaye started a vicious campaign against them (thankfully long after I resigned my position there.)

 

When Bonnie Kaye was done with Airleaf what happened? The owner walked away scot-free, ‘thanks for all the swell money.’ The people that were there when it closed started their own companies. The only real result of Bonnie Kaye’s campaign was over 1000 authors lost the books they paid to have published.

 

Then along comes me and Jones Harvest Publishing. ‘Well’ Bonnie Kaye says, ‘let’s try it again.’ Using promises and threats Bonnie Kaye had free books again. Then Bonnie Kaye wanted free books for her friends.

 

Then Bonnie Kaye had an idea. Bonnie Kaye said “Why don’t I start my OWN company. After all I get free books when others pay, why not MAKE money.” So here is her company! Here it is!

 

http://www.ccbpublishing.com/

 

Now let’s see, where can Bonnie Kaye find some people to pay her to publish. Oh yeah, my confidential files!

 

Bonnie Kaye says she has 23 complaints! Wow! That’s 23 out of 600, that’s not so bad. But wait a minute Bonnie Kaye, who are these 23 authors who have suffered so much?

 

For example, I don’t know who Ken Pullen is. He sure as hell is not one of our clients. Whoever he is, my daughter drew that pumpkin so I would LOVE to see him Pullen into our driveway.

 

I also didn’t know what a shill was. So I looked it up. Thanks Ken Pullen for helping with my vocabulary! Now here’s one for you, projection. That’s where you take a fault of your own and project it on to others.

 

So if you don’t count Ken Pullen, and I don’t think he is worthy or capable of counting, that still leaves 23? Who are these 23 authors Bonnie Kaye? Who?

 

You called ALL my clients Bonnie Kaye and ZERO have gone on the record. Not one. Why Bonnie Kaye? Because they know exactly what you know. They know I did everything I promised and more. You know it too!

 

I’m sorry some author’s books don’t sell. I’m sorry Bonnie Kaye’s books don’t sell. I’m sorry MY books don’t sell.

 

So Bonnie Kaye started her smear for profit campaign. Bonnie Kaye contacted all my clients using confidential information she lied to get (actionable.) I let it slide. I knew my authors would all stick with me. Then Bonnie Kaye confronted my wife at a book show. Wow!  That’s just….sick? But OK I’ll let that slide too. Bonnie Kaye has been through a lot and maybe she’ll get some help.

 

Then Bonnie Kaye started contacting my employees and even got a couple of the naive ones to leave. Then Bonnie Kaye called my vendors. That is where Bonnie Kaye crossed the line. I am not my former boss. I’m not going to commit fraud. I am also not going to stand by and let Bonnie Kaye make money from destroying other people’s hard work. I know you’d love to be there to pick up the cash, I mean pieces, after destroying another publishing company but that’s not going to happen this time.

 

So Bonnie Kaye, you are about to get some very specific demands from my attorney. Consider yourself served.  I’m also starting my own Bonnie Kaye website. You can find it at www.bonniekayelies.com and also www.bonniekaye.com.

 

 

 

 

—– Original Message —–

From:BonKaye@aol.com

To: brienjones@sbcglobal.net

Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 3:02 PM

Subject: First go-around

 

Brien,

Attached is my first draft of suggestions for corrections.

Bonnie

 

Why choose

Jones Harvest

Publishing?

Speed - We publish your book in 90 days or less. THIS IS THE BEST SELLING POINT. I THINK YOU SHOULD EMPHASIZE THAT OTHER PUBLISHING HOUSES TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS

Care - We will read your book and make suggestions. (Unless you prefer us not to) I THINK THIS WILL BE A CUMBERSOME COMMITMENT, ESPECIALLY ONCE BUSINESS STARTS COMING IN. READING EACH BOOK AND MAKING SUGGESTIONS IS PROMISING A LOT. I THINK YOU SHOULD OFFER THIS AS AN ADD-ON SERVICE FOR MONEY.

Service - All production but printing is done in house. Printing is done locally.

 

Cost - Everything is included for just $950. We never charge for corrections. WHAT IS EVERYTHING? IT’S NOT CLEAR. DO YOU MEAN COVER DESIGN, PROOFS, ETC. SPECIFY WHAT YOU MEAN.

Book Price - The author sets the selling price — not from a range. NEW AUTHORS DON’T UNDERSTAND “NOT FROM A RANGE.” MORE OF AN EXPLANATION IS NEEDED. MAYBE YOU CAN SAY, “You determine how much you want to charge for your book which will drive your profits from your sales.”

Our founder Brien Jones is an author himself. He knows precisely what it feels like to be disappointed. He also knows how frustrating it can be when nobody will read your book.

 

• At Jones Harvest Publishing WE WILL READ YOUR BOOK and tell you what we think.(However, no matter how bad it is, we will still publish it. No matter how good it is, you still have to pay our fees.) I think this sounds very negative. I don’t think people want a critique on their books—they just want to see it in print. You can also offer this as an additional service rather than a standard one. You will also alienate people if you tell them their book isn’t great, so why even go there?

Brien Jones has been in the publishing industry since he graduated from Indiana University in 1985. Brien has been working for self-publishing companies since 2000. Despite what they claim, they all focus on selling authors their own books.

 

• At Jones Harvest Publishing we provide 25 books free and sell books to authors at cost.

The author writes the book. THAT is the hard and time consuming part of the process. Why should it take six months or more to print it?

 

• At Jones Harvest Publishing we will publish your book in 90 days or less.

Like all self-publishers, we will provide authors with galleys to approve. There are always problems on the first round and 99% of the time the publisher is to blame. This should not be another way for the publisher to charge the author more money! I think the statement “the publisher is to blame 99% of the time is opening yourself up for future problems.

 

• At Jones Harvest Publishing we NEVER charge for corrections.

We will also design full-color front and back covers to the author’s specifications.

We will format the book and provide the author with galleys to approve. We will NOT charge for corrections. There are no hidden charges of any kind.)

We will copyright the book in the author’s name.

We will provide the book with an ISBN number and bar code.

We will let the author choose the price of the book.

We will print the book and send the author 25 copies at no extra charge. If the author wants more books, we will provide them at cost.

We will distribute the book through Ingram AND Baker & Taylor and place the book for sale on four websites including Amazon.com.

You also will have a return policy which will allow you to set up book signings at major bookstores unlike print-on-demand publishers.

 

We will do all this in 90 days or less. The author’s cost to publish is

$ 950.

 

PROMOTIONAL SERVICES FOR ALL

AUTHORS

It doesn’t matter to us what company published your book, we still want to promote it! We offer book selling, promotional and publicity services to all authors. NONE OF THEM INVOLVE EMAILS

Explain what all of this means—

Hometown Campaign—“We will send exciting press releases to your local newspapers, radio stations, and television studios. We will target the talk radio and live local shows in your area.

Regional Coverage – “We will send your approved press release to all major publications throughout the regional area that you live in. This includes all national talk shows, local television program in a region, etc.

National Blitz – Over 5,000 media avenues will receive your book’s press release. This includes all the major television and radio talk show producers, magazine editors, etc. etc.

 

Hometown Campaign - $350

Regional Coverage - $750

National Blitz - $1450

For more information email us at: information@jonesharvest.com

 

 

What a story, “One more old broad going through the ‘change’”. Bonnie, it’s one thing to write it but completely another to live it. Perhaps, a woman scorned? Poor Bonnie, she’s gone off the deep end, sigh. Sad, sad, sad, how low the mighty have fallen. You obviously don’t trust “the government agencies” that you say are investigating. I can only assume that you are using your “M.Ed.” to get the government to persecute innocent people. This is not unique. Throughout history charlatans have used this technique to do away with competition. Bonnie I expected more, much more from someone claiming expertise.

Repent, Bonnie before you round that final curve too … Sad, sad, sad, poor Bonnie.

D. H. Gauvey, M.A., M.B.A., M.S.

For those of you attending the Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday, September 14th, stop by and see us in booth 11 and check out our books. Looking forward to seeing you there.

My name is Brien Jones and I am the President and co-founder of Jones Harvest Publishing. I am also an author myself. My wife Brandy and I lead a team of 12 professionals that publish the highest quality books and more importantly sell those titles to stores and readers.

 

However, if I was looking for a publisher I would certainly be discouraged by all the negative information on the internet about Jones Harvest.

 

Perhaps after wading through the “impartial forums” I might see the Better Business Bureau emblem on the Jones Harvest website. If I clicked on that emblem I would then see that Jones Harvest Publishing has a PERFECT record with the BBB. That would probably change my mind but it would also make me wonder, “Where did all this negative trash come from?”

 

I don’t usually waste time answering garbage—I have 500 clients that have paid me to publish and/or sell their books and I owe my time to them. Now however, these great friends and authors are being hurt by baseless and vicious attacks from competing publishers. It hurts them, it hurts their books and it has a direct impact on their image. I cannot let that pass. I now feel compelled to answer.

 

So again, why is all that negative information on the internet when Jones Harvest Publishing has a perfect record with the Better Business Bureau? There are four reasons:

 

1.       One crusader who hates men in general and me specifically. Once I finally said “no” to extortion, this person contacted all of our clients, using information that I supplied, and tried to turn them against Jones Harvest Publishing—unsuccessfully in all but a handful of cases. In one instance this crusader had one of our clients convinced that we did not actually go to book shows or Hollywood at all (I guess like Apollo 11 never went to the Moon) despite the fact this author was with us in Hollywood. Coincidently, this crusader now has a new publishing company.

 

2.       One disgusting, dishonest, despicable and disgruntled ex-employee that went to work for, you guessed it, another publishing company. Again, using information that I supplied they again contacted all of our clients. In fact, before a rain delay, this company’s only clients were the few Jones Harvest Publishing authors they were able to persuade with lies. Happily this company turned out to be far less buoyant than Jones Harvest Publishing and the disgruntled ex-employee has moved on to terrorize another industry entirely.

 

3.       Four blogging women, who have never met me, never spoke to me, and never gave me a dime. These ladies all have “independent forums” and are happy to post every negative thing that is said without fact-checking any of it. These ladies all also have, you guessed it, their own publishing companies.

 

4.       I picked a bad company to work for. I was an employee of another publishing company and despite being called the “mastermind” of this operation I was not in charge of anything at all. I never had access that company’s check book, company credit cards, accounts payable, or accounts receivable. I never saw a bank statement, not one time. Most amazing of all, I was not allowed to look at the mail! 

 

I also had no information, none, about book sales. Despite nearly constant pleas I never had any clue how many copies of client’s books were sold.  I had no clue how many of MY books were sold, even though I had to pay out of my pocket (just like the other authors) to print them!  I DO know that I never got paid a percentage of any book sales, including my own.

 

When I figured out what was really happening at this company I resigned. The people I am defending myself against now STAYED, some for more than a year. Finally my former employer was mercifully shut down. I had already been gone for well over a year.

 

When I left that publishing company it was up to me to decide how much of the responsibility was mine. I decided I deserved my fair share of the blame. So I sent out apologies. I published 30 books for free (including the crusader’s), and 30 more at our hard cost. I also used and use the same vendors that got stiffed by my former boss. In other words I have done all I can to atone for my role in that other company. Since many of our client’s now were clients there, I guess we must be doing something right.

 

However, I NEVER told any author that a movie was being made, or booked an author on a cruise, or sold an author a full-page ad in Readers Digest or any of the other absurd services that were offered once I resigned. All I knew when I left was that vendors and authors were not being paid. I was as surprised by the outright fraud as much as everyone else.

 

By the way, I am not naming names for two reasons. One, even our country’s President can easily watch the internets, use the Google and see for the real names and lies for themselves. Second, my attorney assures me that the things people post, especially things that are not true, are actionable. I presume the reverse is true, even if I am telling the truth. Besides I don’t want to be that childish anyway.

 

So what about Jones Harvest Publishing clients? Their comments are listed below:

 

August 19, 2008

Why I do business with Jones Harvest Publishers:

No matter how much love you pour into the parchment, the matter of business is business. That in mind my quest to find the connection was of great importance.

I have worked with Brien. I found him knowledgeable, fair tentative, and honest.

When I want advice, I get straight answers from solid experience. Harvest makes it well to prevent problems. Got a current problem it disappears with out the aspirin.

I‘ve had special needs and they work with me. They have done so in many occasions.

When there are times to try new things, Brien is at the edge of new alternatives.

It is comforting to know that a publisher is aggressively marketing new methods.

From what I have gathered Brien doesn’t sit on his laurels.  More goods things will continue to evolve.

However, one of the best things Brian has done is to form a sharp competent staff.

I have also found that there staff works in unison for the benefit of the author.

They are a hard working group, smart, polite, nice and professional.

The folks at Jones Harvest are in compliant with Brien’s values.

This sits well with me. My book is important and my publisher reflects it too.
 

Tom Crayns

Author: Exhale in Phosphorus

Web Site: www.evokedquill.com

 

8/20/08

I am one of Brien Jones authors. I say AMEN to Tom Crayns blog to Brien and Diane. I say again, “if anyone desires to find out about Brien Jones character and integrity contact the BBB in Bloomington, IN.”

Dr. Clyde Kendall.

 

 

8-5-08

Carol Fosdick

Dove Creek, CO 81324

970-677-2614  ray093@centurytel.net

 

 

Bonnie Kay,

 

I told you in my first email to you that I was not interested in joining your class action suit against Airleaf. I later reconsidered and asked that my name be added to the list of unhappy Airleaf authors. I now request that my name be permanently taken off the list. I no longer wish to be associated with you in any way, shape, or form or under any circumstances. I am very sorry I ever joined.

 

I am quitting you for ethical reasons, reasons that are so ingrained in my core that I cannot break them. I felt your attack on Airleaf was justifiable because they did scam people. However, I have tried to live my life in such a way that I will not say or do something hurtful or mean to another person. I have fallen short of this goal sometimes, but one of my major motivations in life is to be friendly, pleasant, and supportive of others, and if isn’t, keep my mouth shut. I can in no way justify being a partner to your efforts to destroy Brien Jones. Brien is my friend; we traveled a long road together even when he worked at Airleaf, and I respect him. I’ve gotten mad, I’ve cried, I’ve shared my triumphs, and likewise he has shared with me, too. This is true friendship and I value mine with Brien.

 

I see your attacks as both malicious and dangerous, not just to Brien, but to many other people. Below are my reasons:

 

1)  Your hateful, unsubstantiated, mean-spirited propaganda against Brien Jones. A good example is your quote from a previous letter talking about Brien’s ‘scary Halloween jack-o-lantern logo.’ Hey, if that logo scares you, he has half a dozen others to choose from that are more pleasant. What a nit-picky thing to complain about. Further, what in blazes is scary about a jack-o-lantern? I love Halloween (for personal reason revolving around my son) and think jack-o-lanterns are neat myself. You were just trying to use words to hurt Brien.     

 

2)   In your fanaticism to damage Brien, you will also damage authors such as myself. As of right now, there are 200 authors whose books Brien has published in the last year and a half, many of whom are probably counting on him to help market these books. I think you need to put your own antagonism and vitriolic attacks aside and consider someone other than Bonkay. I am one of the 200 and if you have your way, some people will pick up my book, see Brien’s logo and think something to the effect, “I’ve heard this outfit is shady and I won’t buy a book with his logo in it.” Get the picture? Further, Brien has several employees and with the economy so bad and everything costing so much, this would be a terrible time to have them lose their job because of your unfounded attacks.

 

3. You obviously hope to benefit if you can demolish Brien. I believe your vindictiveness will eventually backfire on you. If you think for one moment that the reputation you are building right now isn’t going to backfire, think again. Brien will be the second publishing house you have taken on that I know about. There may be others. Do you honestly think authors are going to think, “Go for it lady?” Authors are not dumb. You will get what you sow.

 

4. You seem to be following the same path that Airleaf and what you think Brien is doing — charging authors for goods you cannot guarantee you can deliver. “Send me $75.00 and you can join my group of authors.” How many authors sent you $75.00? Could this be a scam?  I get emails and snail mails ALL the time from other publishing houses with promos and other offerings they have for sale. I wouldn’t expect them to do something like this for free. In fact, I got one from Gayla representing Fideli Publishing House dated 5-01-08 with a really neat offer that I was considering. This was before the flood. By the way, I consider Gayla a friend, too.

 

5.  Brien published my third book. I have my books, the 50 he sent me free for publishing with him and the others I asked him to order for me for my own sales program. They are well-done, almost free from mistakes, and quite attractive. It was the longest book he published out of the 200. There were several publishing houses that I approached that told me they could not publish anything that long. Brien told me several famous authors such as Tom Clancy and James Mitchener have published longer books and he was glad to work on mine. I have worked with three different publishing houses in my life as an author, and I have found Brien by far the easiest to work with. I can call daily and he has time for me. I can email him three or four times a day and he answers almost immediately. So refreshing!

 

6. Right now Brien has attended book shows in Manhattan, Philadelphia, Virginia, and San Diego with my books as well as others. He has gone to Hollywood twice. Gayla herself represented my books there on the last trip. He has my books in 22 stores. He never promised me he would get my book made into a movie, but just told me to come and have fun if I wished. He is currently having Steve work up an author’s website for me, free of charge, as well as updating my current SOARR website free and linking the 2 together. I paid over $400 several years ago to have my SOARR website developed. Brien was willing to go back in and make corrections on my third book after it had been published. He did this for free. The first publishing company I worked with charged something like $200 to make changes and this was before the book had been published. Brien told me my book would be read by someone at his publishing house before marketing it and I am quite sure Gayla did before she left Jones Harvest House and I know that Brien himself read an earlier version because of comments he made afterwards. It’s awfully hard to fake to the author the fact that someone says they read the book when they hadn’t. I am working on a 4^th book and plan on having Brien publish it. 

 

These are my reasons. Please remove my name from your list.

 

Carolyn J. Fosdick

 

Brien,

 

Good for you!  I applaud you for not letting others take advantage of you. You are not being a nice smuck. You are showing your back-bone and making others realize that you are not going to taken advantage of. I admire you for your strength of your convictions.

 Nancy Bauser

 

 

Gerry Edwards                                 Aug 6, 08

4715 Ganns Corral Rd.

Mariposa, ca 95338

 

 

To Who it may Concern;

               I have been doing business with Brien Jones and Jones Harvest Publishing for many years, He has through various publishing agencies always handled all my books. I have found him to be extremely helpful and totally honest in my business dealings with him. All my books were done a timely fashion and to my complete satisfaction, even at companies he didn’t own or control.  His honesty and integrity have led me to publish various books with several of the companies he has been employed by. Never has there been a problem caused by Brien, and if there was a problem he handled it in a timely and reasonable fashion immediately. I highly recommend him for those who want their books done with the highest of quality available. His candor and honesty is refreshing in a business filled with frauds, and people who take advantage of those trying to publish their manuscripts. I will be using Jones Harvest Publishing solely for several new books I am writing as I write this letter. I look forward to the excellent results from him, and my new books that I have achieved with my other books with Brien and Jones Harvest.

 

 

Sincerely

                Mr. Gerry Edwards

 

 

I just want to testify that Brien Jones is a very honest and reputable publisher who desires to treat all of his authors right in every manner.

 

The Reverend Dr. Clyde Kendall, Author of Life Changing Truths for These Crucial Times

 

 

“There are fringe people that are, simply put, angry or unhappy people, that, rather than kick their kids or dogs, attack publishing companies. Now some have sunk their claws into you. There are many honest publishing companies that are being constantly attacked by this fringe, and now you are one of those unfortunate companies.”

 

Jon Fitch

 

 

To All Interested Parties –

I am a working author with fourteen published books and seven plays either published or produced.  I mention that fact only to validate my professional endorsement of Jones Harvest Publishing and Great Concept Books.

 

Not only do they have one of the most accessible and courteous staffs of industry professionals (with over 75 years of combined experience), they are also brilliant marketers who have keen insights into the advertising and publishing marketplace.

 

What’s more, their profit-sharing strategies of co-op publishing for their authors are unique, innovative and exceptionally generous. They have one of the best royalty options I’ve seen. And they’re nice people too.

 

They have my heartiest professional recommendation.

 

Sincerely,

 

Robert Joseph Ahola, Author of: Return of the Hummingbird Wizard & I, Dragon

Please visit my website: www.robertahola.com

 

 

I have been doing business with the folks at Jones Harvest Publishing since the middle of 2007 and I have only positive remarks to make about my experiences.  From the time my manuscript was a mere galley until it became the book it is today, the staff at Author Celebrity Associates, especially Brien Jones, were encouraging and supportive.  They provided me with expert advice when I had questions about publishing and marketing my book. 

 

If the future is like the past, I’m sure that myself and my book - ACCEPTANCE GROUPS for SURVIVORS, A Guide for Facilitators will only encounter good fortune.

 

Nancy Bauser, A.C.S.W., B.C.E.T.S., B.C.D.T.

Please visit my website: www.survivoracceptance.com

 

 

August 5, 2008

 

To whom it may concern:

 

Having been involved with self-publishing for many years and with many different publishers, it is my pleasure to recommend Brien Jones at Jones Harvest Publishing as the best I’ve encountered.

 

From the outset, Brien’s cordial and professional advice has been most helpful and consistently correct. He has on every occasion delivered beyond any contractual requirements and the services of my accounts have never been anything less than excellent.

 

Beyond that were the several occasions when he personally involved himself in guiding me through some difficult professional decisions that have saved me a number of problems that have caused me to abandon my three former publishers.

 

As an author I am frequently asked my advice on who a novice writer should seek as a publisher. I can give no higher recommendation for Brien Jones and the entire Jones Harvest staff than to say that they are consistently my top referral.

 

Ron Schnitzius

Author: “Timecastle,” ”Braintoots,” “My Dog Ate My Mission Statement”

496 N. Jefferson ST.

Danville, IN

46122

(317) 745-0446

timecastle@att.net 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We now offer all new clients a money-back guarantee on our publishing, promotional and bookselling services. We were already unique, but that guarantee puts us in a class by ourselves.

Who are the JonesHarvest Victims? I keep reading about them on the internet. These victims certainly are not our clients. In most cases I’ve never even heard of them. Still, I am under constant attack.

Some people seem relentless in seeking out and posting negative comments on any and all publishing companies that charge a fee to authors. These people have made it their life’s mission to try and destroy publishing opportunities for other authors. Unfortunately, not everyone has been blessed with a traditional publishing contract and some of us have to do whatever is necessary to get our stories, memories or messages in print. If they had their way, no one but the elite would ever see their book in print.

One of the most vehement critics blasts every self-publishing company on Earth—except his own, of course. I resent the attacks. I had to pay to publish my three books too!

Many attacks are from complete strangers, but one self proclaimed advocate for self-publishing victims (NOT JONESHARVEST PUBLISHING) has posted several lies that were specific. (Not only posted them but spammed authors as well.) They were all the direct result of a smear campaign by one disgruntled ex-employee. Instead of asking me directly if there was any truth to these accusations, this person decided to post these lies as if they were facts. I remain available to anyone who would like to discuss these attacks further. However, the fact is, there is no way to defend yourself from the attacks of strangers.

As for SPAMMING authors with negative comments, please think twice before responding or the emails will just keep coming.

It only takes a few minutes to find out what’s really happening. Click on the Better Business Bureau icon on the home page of our website, or call one of our clients.

Sincerely,
Brien Jones

President - Jones Harvest Publishing and Self Published Author

PitchFest 2008 in Burbank, CA

Upcoming Book Shows Our Books in Stores

Hollywood PitchFest 2007 Staff Christmas Party 2007

The AWP (New York) Bookfair Philadelphia Book Festival

Upcoming Book Shows!

Jones Harvest Publishing will be attending the following Book Shows & Publishing Trade Fairs. If you are in the area you can visit us in person at the following events.

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35th Annual NEIBA Trade Show

September 18-20, 2008
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Annual Meeting and Trade Show will be held at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts. We hope to have more information from NEIBA soon!

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Great Lakes Book Sellers Trade Show

October 3-5, 2008
Hyatt Regency Dearborn, 600 Town Center Drive, Dearborn, Michigan 48126

After the successful show in Schaumburg, IL, we are back in the Detroit area for 2008. We will be at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn.

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20th Annual Southern Festival of Books

October 10-12, 2008
War Memorial Plaza, Nashville Tennessee

After four years of rotation between Nashville and Memphis, the twenty-year-old Southern Festival of Books will return to Nashville’s War Memorial Plaza in 2008 and all future Festivals will remain in Nashville as well.

The annual Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word features more than 200 authors from around the nation and in every genre for presentations, readings, panel discussions and book signings and draws nearly 30,000 patrons annually.

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Miami Book Fair International

November 14-16, 2008
300 NE 2nd Ave # 5501, Miami, Florida

The Street Fair is the culminating literary extravaganza of the fair. This three-day outdoor festival gathers hundreds of booksellers and exhibitors, offering fairgoers the opportunity to browse new and favorite titles from major publishing houses, small presses, scholarly imprints and foreign publishers. Millions of books are at everyone’s fingertips and readings, book signings and concerts are steps away.

Not only do we publish every kind of book, more importantly we sell those new books to bookstores. In addition, we promote our authors books by contacting newspapers, radio and television stations.