ABOUT
Can I submit my book to barf-bag for publishing?
I mean, you CAN, if you want. Let me break down what our roll would look like if you wanted your book to say "Published by Barf-Bag Publishing." We would give you a barcode and register your book's ISBN. We would then plug your book on this website, and on social media. Then we would do nothing at all. We would collect no money for your sales, and you would be responsible for the entire publishing process. It would resemble self-publishing in pretty much every way. The difference is we would offer advice for any questions you want to ask.
How does Barf-Bag Publishing make any money?
Barf-Bag doesn't make any money. Authors make money. The creator of Barf-Bag, John Marszalkowski, will make money from the sale of the books he writes. He will not make any money from books other authors write. He's still trying to figure out why he would create extra work for himself by including other authors. I guess you could say this is a limited time offer.
BUT, Essentially you do nothing at all, Right?
Almost. We offer whatever amount of free marketing we feel like giving away. Then we give you an ISBN worth about $30. You can buy an ISBN yourself for $100 each directly from Bowker. You can also buy 10 for $300, which is what we did, hence the $30 value. We currently have more than we need, which is 99% of the reason we're offering other authors into the Barf-Bag family. We're not really a family. You're not invited over for dinner.
What's with all the "we" stuff?
Sorry, force of habit. Usually when I'm working on a website, it's for a company. Companies like to speak as the "royal we." In implies there is a team working behind the scenes, when in reality, it's just my fat ass sitting on the computer while my daughter watches Aladdin for the 1,000th time.
What is Barf-Bag Publishing... like, officially or legally or whatever?
Barf-Bag Publishing is a brand used by Orphonic LLC, a creative company. Orphonic creates books, music, podcasts, films, photography, and other creative projects. Where applicable, it also deals in the publishing of those creative projects. Orphonic LLC is a sole-proprietor limited liability company owned by John Marszalkowski.
Barf-Bag Publishing will be listed as the publisher on books that fit the branding requirements set by Orphonic.
Because Barf-Bag Publishing is a brand and not a company, all transactions will be made through Orphonic LLC.
For more information, please keep wondering in suspense, or contact us.
Barf-Bag Publishing will be listed as the publisher on books that fit the branding requirements set by Orphonic.
Because Barf-Bag Publishing is a brand and not a company, all transactions will be made through Orphonic LLC.
For more information, please keep wondering in suspense, or contact us.
Why the dumb name and dumb URL?
When author John Marszalkowski was writing and publishing his first book, he was trying desperately not to take himself and the book too seriously. Some obvious examples include some of the book's chapter titles and specifically the book's title, "Buy My Book: Not Because You Should, But Because I'd Like Some Money."
One of the last steps in writing it was to create a copyright page that would also include such information as the ISBN, the publisher's name, and contact information for the publisher. In an attempt to cram one more piece of self-deprecation into the book, John tried to imagine a publisher name so unrespectable that it would even publish a book like his. He tossed around some ideas invoking a parody of "Reader's Digest" but came to the conclusion that people might not get the joke if he titled it "Readers Indigestion." The next best thing was to abandon the parody and just call it "Barf-Bag Publishing."
But just when he thought there was no more room for lowering the bar for his image, he realized that he needed to put contact information down for this theoretical publisher. One last joke could be the URL itself. Since he was trying to paint this picture of a questionable publishing house, the idea of a shady sounding URL could be funny. Hence, http://thisisareal.company was chosen.
One of the last steps in writing it was to create a copyright page that would also include such information as the ISBN, the publisher's name, and contact information for the publisher. In an attempt to cram one more piece of self-deprecation into the book, John tried to imagine a publisher name so unrespectable that it would even publish a book like his. He tossed around some ideas invoking a parody of "Reader's Digest" but came to the conclusion that people might not get the joke if he titled it "Readers Indigestion." The next best thing was to abandon the parody and just call it "Barf-Bag Publishing."
But just when he thought there was no more room for lowering the bar for his image, he realized that he needed to put contact information down for this theoretical publisher. One last joke could be the URL itself. Since he was trying to paint this picture of a questionable publishing house, the idea of a shady sounding URL could be funny. Hence, http://thisisareal.company was chosen.
