Publish America?

One of the members of my writing group published a book through Publish America, against my advice. I heard from more experienced writers on a writing board that it was not a good company. My friend published and the quality of the print was not good - lines skipped, carriage returns in mid-sentence, etc. She was very angry with them for a long time. Then two or so years later she finally got a cheque from them. I still don't recommend them. I hear lulu.com is better. Good luck!

I've seen enough scam warnings out there about this one. Don't even go near it. If you're a serious writer, why would you self-publish? It's a much more worthwhile endeavor to publish through a truly traditional publisher--there are even plenty of independent houses out there who are more willing to take chances on first-time writers.