How to Lose Ongoing Freelance Work with Just One Snippy Email
We were recently soliciting a new contractor to handle overflow ebook conversions at BookLocker.com…
Goodbye, Ghost Boat…
Something caught my eye through the port. That ghost boat was RIGHT NEXT TO US! I mean REALLY CLOSE!!
“Should I pay $750 to have my book displayed at a large book fair?” NO!!!
The caller mentioned a fee of $750, “with only 30% due now, the remaining to be paid in installments up to the end of the conference.” He then started talking up the book fair…
Mass Mayhem on 2 Boats in 50-Knot Winds!
It felt like Tanny had the shiggles. She would shudder, and then stop, and shudder again. A weird, silent on and off vibration. And, I knew what that meant!!
“Should I pay for a $300 book review that ‘guarantees sales?'” NO!!!
A company found my book for sale online and contacted me, offering $300 to review my book, “guaranteed sales,” and submission of my book to contests across the country…
Black Sky in the Afternoon…Angie’s Over the Moon!
When this one hit, the winds blew 40 mph and it rained sideways. We forgot to close the isinglass over the companionway so we had a significant leak pouring into the salon!
“A marketing firm wants me to pay them to promote my book BEFORE it’s finished? I thought you said that’s a bad idea?!”
Our BookLocker.com competitors HATE it when I share this advice with authors. Why? Because it really cuts into their bottom line…
Please Don’t Let Me Keep Doing This!
Do you think our 9-month-old grandson looks a bit freaked out?
AUTHORS, PLEASE DO THE MATH! How Much Does it REALLY Cost to Sell to Bookstores?
After deducting your time and expense to sell copies to a bookstore, you can be pretty far in the hole.
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