Is this a duotrope thing, or do I need something else?

Anyone know a place where I can look up a publisher, and see what people think about them?

 

There's a "publisher discussion" subforum here (https://www.writingforums.org/publishing/publisher-discussion/), but it's pretty limited. You can get some opinions at Preditors and Editors (http://pred-ed.com/peba.ht) or a chattier approach at the AW Water Cooler Bewares, Recommendations and Background Checks. (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=22)

 

Thanks, BayView

 

Preditors & Editors is a good way to find out if a particular publisher has a bad track record. Googling the name of the publisher can also be very effective.

Duotrope does collect feedback about publishers, but I believe it's limited to things like response time and whether the response received was personal or not.

 

Duotrope is also now a subscription site, so their data may not be as broad or deep as it once was.