What’s the #1 Hidden Trap Authors Fall Into When Self-Publishing? by Brian P. Whiddon, Managing Editor
Even if you don’t use BookLocker to publish your book, we want to share with you the worst business practice still ...
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Do Market Research BEFORE Marketing!! – By Amy Keeley
Self-publishing is a business. A successful business looks to see if there's a demand for what it's trying to sell...before ...
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“I’m willing to pay someone to promote my book…but who should I hire?”
Q - Angela— I have a question. I’m getting a lot emails from book promotion sites like (name removed), (name ...
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“Should I pay a book review site $1.50 for every copy of my ebook that they give away for free?”
Q - Hello Angela, It appears that there are lots of book review sites online. One that caught my interest ...
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NICE TRY, FELLA! The FUNNIEST Fake Book Proposal We’ve Ever Seen!
Sometimes competitors and others test BookLocker.com to see if we really do screen manuscripts that we're considering for publication. Yes, ...
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Ebook sales DOWN again!; Regrettable rejections in publishing history; Amazon subtly manipulating your buying choices?; AND MUCH MORE! – Whispers and Warnings for 09/04/19
WOW! Photoshopping a minor's head onto a nude body can get you into BIG trouble!! Billie Eilish, 17, slams topless, ...
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“My publisher is delaying publishing my book, insisting I pay even more money to them for marketing services. What can I do?”
Q - Dear Angela Hoy, I'm in the process of publishing my book with (a large publisher). I did pay ...
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Using Facebook to Sell Books…but NOT in the way you think! by Richard Hoy, BoostABook.com
Long-time readers of WritersWeekly.com know me as the co-founder of BookLocker.com, as well as the expert that authors tap into ...
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“My cover designer refuses to use a photo I provided. Something about liability. But, I bought it and I want it on my book’s cover!”
Q - "I wrote a book about the abuse I endured as a child. I purchased the rights to use ...
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SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP! How to Handle Bad Book Reviews (Hint: Do NOT Ask Amazon to remove them!)
⇒ Author is upset about legitimate bad book review ⇒ Amazon won't remove those ⇒ How to distinguish legitimate reviews ...
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“My publisher wants me to attend a Hollywood pitch festival but I have to pay them for it. Have you heard of this?”
Q - "My publisher is trying to get me to pay to attend a Hollywood pitch festival, saying my book ...
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Q – “i keep sending out queries but nobody responds what am i doing wrong” (sic, sic, sic…)
Q - angela i keep sending out queries to magazines but nobody response to me and i dont know why ...
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Well-known Book Publicity Firm Refuses to Provide Book Sales Numbers!
I was spammed by a well-known book publicity firm last week so I took that opportunity to ask them a ...
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GOOD ADVICE OR NOT? Should You Rewrite Your Entire Book Just Because One So-Called Literary Agent Says You Should?
I was contacted this week by an author seeking advice. He is in his 70's, and is shopping his very ...
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Five Things NOT To Do In Your Email Query – by T.M. Jacobs
As writers, we all want to make a connection with the editor of a publication - be it print or ...
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How to Revamp Your Old Book Listing for NEW Sales! – by Christie Avery
Whether you released a book a month ago, or a year ago, it can seem as if there’s always something ...
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“A radio talk show host saw my book and wants to interview me. Should I be leery?”
Q - Hello Angela, I hope all is well with y'all in sunny and wet Florida! My wife received a ...
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“A publicist called me about ‘republishing’ my book. What’s up with that?!”
Q - I was called by a "publicist" about republishing my book that they saw on Amazon. (It's not supposed ...
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“A marketing company says my book was ‘endorsed’ by movie producers but they want $5K! Is this too good to be true?”
A smart author sent me a marketing email (spam) from a firm that implies (in their very tricky wording) that ...
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“Websites are offering my book at RIDICULOUS prices! How can I stop them?”
Q - Miss Angela, I am sure you have heard about Amazon allowing anyone to sell any product. My interest ...
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