XOXO

The XOXO website seems to be down for construction and most of the content on their blog is behing "invitation only" curtains. The publisher is, however, apparently active and amongst other things creating some charity projects. But charity by whom?

"We are a royalty paying publisher, NOT a vanity press. We offer 40% royalty of gross sales. This will be fully explained in the publishing contract.
... We have two fundraising books per year where the royalties are fully donated to two charities, while the other four books are offered a percentage of the royalties and donated to charities."

Do they really mean that only the author royalties are donated to the charity--or total profits?

XOXO

Further to the discussion about XOXO Publishing, a division of Ninni Group. It has been brought to my attention that there is one other known Ninnette ("a div of Ninni Group Inc.") That being "Botham Publishing", a press so elusive it is debatable whether it existed at all. Most prominent author: Brianna Martini.

[Market] XOXO Publishing

XOXO Publishing, Gina Cianfarani CEO.

This epublisher lists romance and erotica as genres of interest.

The red flags, let me count them.
1) P&E: "31 Aug 09 - XoXo Publishing, Inc.: Not recommended. Poor contract. A publisher."
2) Video and music auto-plays on the website. That always bugs me.
3) A $4.95 shipping and handling charge for an ebook?!
4) The submission page states: "I certify that I have the right to submit the texts, manuscripts, photo's, artwork and materials that I am submitting to XoXo Publishing. This submission signifies agreement to the above and that I agree to grant an exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable, perpetual license to publicly display my submission..."

Ouch.

See also:
XOXO Publishing: music that pains, submissions that strain

See also:
AP Miller AKA Patti Rebmann Apparently Has A New Job… a.k.a. "Anonymous"?)
"I received an email the other day informing me that AP Miller AKA Patti Rebmann has got a new job. Apparently she’s the acquisitions editor at the soon-to-be-opened (slightly dodgy looking) XoXo Publishing."