My main issue, aside from having to pay to have my art possibly showcased, is that if I pay $60 to submit 5 pieces, and none of them are accepted, I still have to pay out another XX amount of dollars to buy the book. If think that if the entry was free, and the authors could pick and choose from all entries to publish several, that's much more fair to the artists and the community that supports this site,rather than extorting a fee for the priviledge of maybe, possibly being published. I'll save my money, thank you.