ANOTHER SCAM! “Barnes & Noble called and they want to place my book in their bookstores!”
Barnes & Noble called. They want to place my book in their bookstore.…
Published on October 4, 2024
Barnes & Noble called. They want to place my book in their bookstore.…
Published on September 28, 2024
Run, authors! RUN!!!!…
Published on September 10, 2024
"I hate Facebook. I know that social media is important for promoting a book but I just don't want to do it myself. What are my options?"…
Published on August 31, 2024
More than 40 years ago, I self published a book...…
Published on August 1, 2024
If I had a nickel for every time someone has asked me to work for free...…
Published on July 18, 2024
Did Angela just save another author from getting scammed?…
Published on June 26, 2024
"Can you look into Worldwide Publicists just for my piece of mind?"…
Published on June 7, 2024
My discontinued book is for sale on Ebay for many times the price I listed it...…
Published on May 25, 2024
What tax implications am I looking at if I sell the book in my state or others?…
Published on May 18, 2024
Once in awhile, these scammers stoop to a new low.…
Published on May 10, 2024
"I paid a book promotion company, Book Writing Experts, over $10,000 to promote my book for sales and, within that time, only one book was sold..."…
Published on April 6, 2024
"The man has been nothing but mean, rude, and disrespectful. I have put many hours into the project but I just can't continue to work with him..."…
Published on March 29, 2024
"Authors Press contacted me about adding my book to its network for a fee of $800..."…
Published on March 23, 2024
You don't wanna miss this one!…
Published on March 9, 2024
When a publisher isn't paying its authors' royalties, where is the money going???…
Published on February 9, 2024
An author forwarded an email he received from Brilliant Books Literary. Like many of these types of solicitations, the email makes it look like...…
Published on January 25, 2024
"When should my wife publish her Christmas novel?"…
Published on January 18, 2024
I'd like to turn my informational posts (they're like articles) into a book.…
Published on January 11, 2024
Let's count the red flags here!…
Published on January 3, 2024
Spamming authors and name-dropping best sellers are just two red flags!…
Published on December 15, 2023
These criminals seriously think we are all stupid.…
Published on December 8, 2023
ATTN: Owners of defunct Infinity Publishing and FastPencil and currently operational Opyrus.com. SHAME ON YOU for...…
Published on December 1, 2023
"I'm sorry that I missed your sale last week. If I sign up at BookLocker today, can you still get my book on the market by Christmas?"…
Published on November 16, 2023
There ARE creative ways to implant the "this would make a great Christmas gift" idea in people's minds!…
Published on November 10, 2023
Public domain books have become the pariahs in the industry.…
Published on October 20, 2023
I have paraphrased the garbage email sent to this author (with my snarky comments inserted in italics). ENJOY! ;)…
Published on October 12, 2023
Angela, I got through to Infinity Publishing on the phone. They are willing to send me the production files for my 3 books...…
Published on September 30, 2023
The Online Book Club is giving me a strong sales pitch...…
Published on September 22, 2023
One company. Three huge red flags!…
Published on September 16, 2023
Is YOUR publisher aware of scams for YOUR info?…