We are not a commercial enterprise, and there is a very good reason for this - we have absolutely no intention of competing with the publishing companies; far from it, since our goal is to support them by cooperating with them!

Bringing out a book for sale in bookshops primarily means having access to media coverage and, especially, a distribution network at national and international level – a host of aspects that are incompatible with the Internet.

Whoever wishes to publish a book can thus contact a regular publisher, but their chances of being accepted are slim and, even if published, the prospects of making any money are remote since the majority of publishers require a fee from authors, especially if they are little known.

We seek to address the 99% of thinkers and writers who wish to make themselves known to the general public that uses the Internet and to make contact with their readers or other authors. In this sense, La Plume Verteâ is a platform of experimental publishing for those who, from the outset, voluntarily decline to make a profit from their writing. As such, authors keeps full rights but, in exchange, assume entire and indivisible responsibility for the content of their publications. They thus have the possibility of transforming their publications into publicity pages at any time (at no additional cost) as soon as a publisher has been found.

How does La Plume Verteâ differ from other sites? It is different in that it is not a commercial venture. The amount the author pays serves only to cover publication costs. In return, he or she receives adequate circulation space (up to 8 or 10 books) to be use as wished for a year. Nor is there the possibility of "chatting on-line" preserving anonymity. We want to be a serious, transparent platform, open to all the thinkers of this world - in three languages for the moment.

You have the possibility of loading the works of your choice and printing them up when it suits you. You can also forward them privately to friends, but you are not permitted to use them on a commercial basis, since authors' copyrights are protected by the provisions of current legislation. If you wish to publish a text for non-profit purposes (press, circular, leaflet, etc.), you must ask for written authorisation from the author beforehand, whom you can contact at the address indicated (usually an e-mail address).

If you wish to send us a work, you need to follow the procedure indicated. From the time the author validates his or her message, he or she recognizes the above conditions.

Authors therefore have two options from which to choose – publication and/or publicity.

If an author would simply like publicity for a work already available in bookshops, this is possible. In this case, he or she should also follow the procedure indicated and send us a cheque to cover the relevant costs to the following address:

LA PLUME VERTE

B.P. 3511

F – 27035 EVREUX CEDEX