i belong to india so answer accordingly if publisher asks me to put share in publishing of my first poetry?

Question

book.can publisher not be genuine?

Answer 1

the publisher is probably not trustworthy. I can tell you because I am a writer. If you are interested in subsidy publishing and if the publisher undertakes subsidy publishing then its o.k. OTHERWISE REMEMBER THAT BE IT A WRITER OR A POET, HE OR SHE GETS PAID TO WRITE.

Answer 2

Publisher may be genuine but may not have adequate faith in your book selling well to recover his costs. So, he may be asking for a contribution from your side. In USA, vanity publishing and self publishing is quite a vogue.

Answer 3

Yes; or it can be what they call here in America, a Vanity Press, meaning one that will publish your writing if you pay them to do it.
Only problem with a Vanity publication, you have to provide your own distribution (a major factor is selling any book.)

Answer 4

You have to give him share of yours for getting it published....Anyhow, getting published and your poetry is known to many through the publisher....