Original sentence: Critics charge that PA's contracts and practices prove the company is a vanity press.In late September 2005, PublishAmerica announced its books would be returnable by the bookseller if they failed to sell, a standard practice among other commercial publishers.PA pays a nominal US$1 advance to its authors, provides minimal editing and provides few of the services handled by trade publishing, including retail distribution, marketing and media relations.PublishAmerica's Prather dismissed authors' criticisms, saying book prices reflected "what the market would bear" and that "we don't control the bookstores in the country
Edited sentence: Critics charge PA contracts and practices prove the company is a vanity press.In late-September 2005, PublishAmerica announced its books would be returnable by the bookseller if they failed to sell, a standard practice among other commercial publishers.PA pays a nominal US$1 advance to its authors, provides minimal editing and provides few of the services handled by traditional publishing, including retail distribution, marketing and media relations.PublishAmerica's Prather dismissed authors' criticisms, saying book prices reflected "what the market would bear" and that despite a strong retail presence "we don't control the bookstores in the country