“Should I pay my publisher almost $3,000 to make my book returnable?”
Being told you have to buy insurance to close a book distribution deal? Sounds fishy because it is.…
Published on June 18, 2021
Being told you have to buy insurance to close a book distribution deal? Sounds fishy because it is.…
Published on June 11, 2021
"What do you recommend for authors when they are creating a..."…
Published on June 3, 2021
I haven't been paid a dime, but there are used copies of my book on Amazon. Well no, those aren't really used copies. …
Published on May 26, 2021
If an editor accepts an article, but never print it, can I sell it again?…
Published on May 13, 2021
Ah, "hybrid." Such a cool sounding word, right? But...…
Published on May 6, 2021
We've heard of family members suing authors for what was written, even when names were changed.…
Published on April 23, 2021
"If I get rid of the paperback, people will buy the hardcover one instead and my profits will increase, right?"…
Published on April 14, 2021
"I'm helping a friend assemble a baseball book and he wants to include photos of Topps Baseball cards..."…
Published on April 7, 2021
"I recently retrieved my dusty copy of (the author's) original synopsis and first chapters I produced and decided I wanted to continue to make it into book. I have tried to contact the originator by letter and email..."…
Published on April 1, 2021
"Another author published a book in 2015 that has the exactly same title as my book, which was published in 2010."…
Published on March 25, 2021
"Because I hear so many horror stories about companies like this agency scamming authors (and yes, they approached me first!), I’m..."…
Published on March 18, 2021
Do the illustrations have to be in a specific format for publishing? Yes, they do!…
Published on March 11, 2021
"If Amazon can blatantly rip off a vendor's hard-line design, what's to stop them from hijacking an author's book?"…
Published on March 4, 2021
By contacting me today, this author may have avoided a lawsuit, or two, or a few.…
Published on February 19, 2021
They are simply luring in authors, and then upselling them on worthless services.…
Published on February 5, 2021
Authors must pay more than $1,000 to be included. It costs even more if the author wants his or her name on the cover...…
Published on January 28, 2021
"I realized later that maybe I was not supposed to do that. I tried for find the original artists to ask permission but..."…
Published on January 22, 2021
"I am in possession of a journal that was published in the 1940's. Is something like this publishable?"…
Published on January 14, 2021
Why can't I just buy the software at a higher price and use that without being charged every month? Do you have a work around?…
Published on December 31, 2020
I received an unsolicited phone call from a senior marketing consultant at a company that displays books at book fairs. She said her company was only taking 10 books to a book fair in Europe and they chose mine...…
Published on December 17, 2020
"I have not seen anything in writing about who owns the rights to the manuscript..."…
Published on December 10, 2020
Anytime an author pays to get published, it's considered vanity publishing. But, many self-published authors earn more than their traditionally-published colleagues. …
Published on November 25, 2020
What is a literary trustee and where can I find one?…
Published on November 19, 2020
"They're quoting me hundreds of dollars to reproduce the text in my book. But, there are countless websites that have already quoted this exact text by that author..."…
Published on November 12, 2020
While their main website is back up, they are still experiencing problems, including the inability to put up new ebooks...…
Published on November 5, 2020
Would YOU buy your child or grandchild an ebook for Christmas, or as a birthday gift?…
Published on October 29, 2020
"I was able to break the contract before they went out of business. However, my book is still advertised on Amazon Children’s Books, with all of the previous information, pricing, etc..."…
Published on October 23, 2020
"I've written a book that contains lots of stories about people I've know. A friend told me to set up an LLC and then can't get sued. Is this true?"…
Published on October 15, 2020
"In early September, a firm contacted me through LinkedIn, and asked me to submit an article to their online (medical) journal..."…
Published on October 9, 2020
Finding trends on best sellers lists! And, if you can write a best seller that becomes a classic, you'll have it made!!…