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“When someone buys my self-published book from Amazon (or elsewhere), do I have to pay to print that copy?” by Angela Hoy

Published on April 5, 2018 amazon, self-publishing

This assumption harkens back to the time when self-published authors had to purchase thousands of copies, keep them in their garage, and…

“Amazon has sliced the price on all of my books! What gives?”

Published on January 16, 2018 amazon

Why is Amazon slashing book prices…and what does that mean for your royalties?

Complaints About Amazon’s CreateSpace (now named KDP Print) – Part V

Published on January 12, 2018 amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, KDP Print, self-publishing, writing career advice

BookLocker.com, a firm that competes with CreateSpace (and many others), is the parent company of this publication. Many authors who are unhappy with other publishers have submitted their manuscripts to BookLocker for consideration. However, BookLocker.com vets manuscripts for quality and salability, and rejects a large number of manuscripts each year. When we do, we refer […]

“Did I make a mistake only publishing my book in electronic format? ZERO COPIES SOLD!”

Published on October 12, 2017 amazon, self-publishing, traditional publishing

I put up my book on Amazon’s Kindle last year for almost a year but not a single copy was sold. Did I do something wrong?

Employees (Allegedly) Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Info. about CreateSpace, Xlibris, Author Solutions, Infinity Publishing, Lulu, and Outskirts Press

Published on September 21, 2017 amazon, author solutions, authorhouse, bookbaby, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, infinity publishing, iuniverse, lulu, pod complaints, Print on demand, trafford

Want to get the inside scoop on a publishing company? Look no further than their employees! (And, beware of false “positive” reviews posted online!)

“Angela, have you seen what Amazon’s doing with their ‘buy’ buttons now?!”

Published on May 11, 2017 amazon

Amazon is allowing resellers to “win” buy buttons on their book pages, which means some books will no longer be for sale directly through Amazon! Read more…

Should You Bid For Ad Space on Amazon? by Richard Hoy

Published on May 4, 2017 amazon

To be frank, there are tons of options for advertising outside of Amazon that I’ve found are far more effective…

My book costs $2700 on Amazon!? What?!?!

Published on April 28, 2017 amazon

Since these database errors are so prominent on Amazon, you’ll see all sorts of books by unknown (and known) authors, both active and out of print, priced at out-of-this-world prices. Here’s why…

Is Your Book Suddenly “Unavailable” on Amazon? Are They Up to Their Old Tricks Again?!

Published on March 16, 2017 amazon, Print on demand

Has you print on demand book suddenly been listed as “out of stock” or “unavailable” on Amazon? Or, does it now have a ridiculous lead time – like “Usually ships in 1 to 2 months?” You need to read this and you need to immediately contact your publisher…

“Amazon Won’t Remove My Book! Are They Violating My Copyright?”

Published on October 19, 2016 amazon, self-publishing

Anybody with an Ingram account (like the resellers listing it on Amazon) can pick up Ingram’s feed, and can list the book for sale on Amazon, or anywhere else, including sites like ebay. By the way, I checked and your book IS for sale on Ebay as well.

Many of those resellers have thousands of books for sale and they really don’t care if a book is later inactivated. They also don’t appear to care about the accuracy of their listings since there are countless errors appearing on Amazon.