katkase wrote:
Keep your inner sceptic going. Many years ago, I got the same message that one of my photos was accepted in a great publication. I had to order the book for $50.00, inflation has made that more expensive. The price and the conditions were not worth the money it was printed on. I never took up the ridiculous offer and this one really says SCAM. If they tell you that this is a good offer, well, tell them what they could do with the offer. But do not fall for it.
There are sites where you can publish your own books for pennies or pounds on the dollar or pound. You control who sees your work. I made $200.00 for a sale of one of my photos on Flickr site. If you really have a photo that is worth while, you will be paid. You can even sell your own works on sites like Amazon, and if you know of other people with like interests double up and make your own photo book. I too am a amateur but a lot of my photos are used on many websites as my photos are under the creative commons license. But over time, I have gotten offers to be paid for a particular photo to be published.