Re: Reiman publications

**"Doreen Howard" d*@ticon.net**

Reiman's has the reputation of low pay all the way around.  They are used to
getting photos and text from their readers for free.  When they ask a
professional for material, they low-ball.  I'm surprised that your friend
was even offered the $50 per photo.  They have offered me $40 before, and I
turned it down.  They came back with a more acceptable offer later, only
because they needed the photo.

The interesting thing is that Reiman's is so profitable that Reader's Digest
bought them several months ago, supposedly for their extensive mailing
lists, but also for their excellent cash position.  Obviously, these people
can afford to pay.  So, as Rich suggests, demand fair compensation.
Doreen Howard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Pomerantz" <rich@richpomerantz.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 11:12 AM
Subject: [GWL] Reiman publications

> A colleague recently related a story about her dealing with Reiman,
> publisher of Country Discoveries, Country, Country Woman & other
> publications aimed at the rural & "country" lifestyle market. They pay
> very much on the low end for photography generally. My colleague had
> submitted photos, three of which were chosen to run on a page
> illustrating a story about a restaurant they were featuring. They
> wanted to pay her $150 total for all three photos, justifying the
> ridiculously low rate because of the value of the tearsheet, claiming it
> is especially valuable since there would be no other photos on the page,
> only my colleague's.
>
> Fortunately my colleague explained to them that cash & not tearsheets,
> gets her own bills paid, & she negotiated a higher rate. However, this
> mentality is only reinforced by the many wannabes and skillful amateurs
> who are more than happy to give away work to publishers like this.
>
> Please watch out for the "credit-line-as-payment" routine, and don't
> give in to it. The rates in editorial work are so low already, partly
> BECAUSE the credit line is part of the consideration. It seems in many
> garden publications the pay rate for photographs is even lower than in
> the general editorial world. To lower it even more is insulting.
>
> Rich Pomerantz

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