0.1 per word Novel plus bonuses, Supporting other writers and

Would writing for .1 per word hurt writing standards?

I am a new writer, but when I read were a publishing company was paying 0.1 per word for a Novel, and bonuses.  I was surprised.  Maybe I have800 not done enough research on every book publishers guidelines and industry per word rate. This struck me as odd. Does accepting a book publishing deal such as this one hurt the writing market, and is it unethical not to hold to some industry standards even when you are a beginner writer.

A book writers goal is to have their book published.  Writing a novel takes time and dedication, being paid $800 for a book, and being told bonuses are available but no mention of a standard or ongoing royalty.  Is new to me.  I am not sure if this is ever and opportunity that is lucrative, unless an upfront formula or written detailed financial disclosure is provided as to what bonuses the publishing house provides. 

Some of the publishing guidelines and manuscript requests are misleading, and can put an author in a compromising position.  Even if the author is strapped for cash, I would do some research, shop around, find out what are the standards for book publishing, even for small publishing presses, who post query requests, or state their .1 per word offer.  One of the things I have found is there are very lucrative opportunities for Novel writers, so you want to be sure you maximize your opportunity to have your work published, of a mutual value standpoint, and the goals you want to achieve from your book. 

Most of the standard book publishing rates we see on published query guidelines, have been established after years of experience on both authors and book publishers. So as a writer, you want to support other writers by, keeping your work valuable, producing successful content, and creating time to research what industry standards are in place already to support you as a book publisher.

This is a one off article to state a point of concern, writers must think about all aspects of business, and contractual negotiations, and what monetary reward they ideally are seeking from their work.  I have not ran into any writing scams, yet but I would be leery of a query such as this one.