Payment methods

[Emerald Press Dragon]

As an e-publisher who is starting to get close to releasing a couple of PDFs, what is the best method of handling payment to the author? Paypal, or some other method? I am in Australia, so options may be a bit limited.

 

[HellHound]

As an avid hater of PayPal, I obviously don't recommend them.

I pay all my writers, artists, and editors by check drawn against Ambient Inc.'s US Funds checking account.

I just won't trust paypal with fifty dollars ever again, let alone hundreds.

 

[Morrus]

Ditto...

 

[HellHound]

Ditto...

I certainly HOPE you don't pay your artists, writers and editors with checks drawn out agains the Ambient Inc. US Funds account...

Of course, that WOULD help explain why we are always so poor...

 

[Morrus]

I certainly HOPE you don't pay your artists, writers and editors with checks drawn out agains the Ambient Inc. US Funds account...

Didn't you know.....?

 

[tensen]

I certainly HOPE you don't pay your artists, writers and editors with checks drawn out agains the Ambient Inc. US Funds account...

Of course, that WOULD help explain why we are always so poor...

Yeah I kept doing that. I wondered why the artists said that their bank wouldn't cash their checks.

 

[tensen]

We use paypal, c2it.com (for wire transfers overseas), and money orders. Every so often I send a regular check, but I prefer not to worry about cashing it, or have the freelancer or staff worry about whether the check will bounce.

 

[Tyrant]

Paying a freelancer is one of the few things I actually do with a paper check. Startups could save the cost of the checks (which could be as much as $80) by using paypal, but its definitely let the buyer beware, particularly if you are overseas.

Eric Price

 

[Frilf]

We pay all our writers, editors, artists, etc. with checks from our business bank account. We pay within 30-60 days (depending on the case) after we receive the work or (rarely) within 30-60 days of e-publication. Which explains why we're so poor all the time That reminds me...

Jason,

Who do you use other than PayPal? (I'm rather sick of them myself) If you tell me, I promise to quit looting your account

Cheers!
Ian

 

[HellHound]

I don't use any electronic money transfer systems right now except when paying Jason Chambers (who did the cover for Three Arrows), who I pay via direct bank transfer (we have accounts at the same bank).

ALL our other payments are made out by check.