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SELF-PUBLISHING IN 2023? – How Many Book Sales Needed to Recoup Your Investment?

Published on December 12, 2022 amazon, author, author solutions, authorhouse, book marketing, bookbaby, bookstores, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, iuniverse, lulu, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice, xlibris

Considering self-publishing? How many copies would you need to sell to earn back your investment? Compare these 17 popular POD publishers!

“How can I get my book up for sale under Amazon Prime?”

Published on December 8, 2022 amazon, author, book marketing, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

Read this to see what happens when an author stops promoting their book.

Authors Are Moving to BookLocker After Amazon KDP Randomly Terminated Their Accounts

Published on December 8, 2022 amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing

“KDP account terminated after 8 years, 300 books published.”
“…no one is replying.”
“”Same dude. No reply. It’s been 3 days.”
“I’m extremely desperate, I really don’t know what to do anymore…”
AND, MANY MORE!

“What are the top retail links that I should put on my website for book buyers?”

Published on November 17, 2022 amazon, author, book marketing, promoting your writing, self-publishing

Which online bookstores should you link to when listing where to buy your book?

Why is Amazon Raising the Prices of So Many PAPERBACK Books by $8 to $10…or More?

Published on October 13, 2022 amazon, book marketing, bookstores, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing

After seeing so many complaints, we did some research. This is what we found…

How to Get Your Audiobook Customers to Buy Your Other Books! – by Neil Plakcy

Published on September 30, 2022 amazon, audiobooks, book marketing, diversify your writing income, promoting your writing, storytelling

A personal connection, and some crafty add-ons to the end of your audiobook(s) will keep readers coming back for more!

“Hey, why don’t you copy that other company that screwed me over? After all, their services were FREE!”

Published on August 19, 2022 amazon, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing

This guy! Sheesh… Some authors NEVER LEARN!!!

Why BookLocker is the Best Book Publisher for New Authors – by Rickey Pittman

Published on August 12, 2022 amazon, book marketing, bookstores, diversify your writing income, editing, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

Too many new authors have been robbed by vanity presses who have charged naïve authors thousands of dollars. BookLocker’s fees are so low that some authors are skeptical. However, you should not be…

“Help! I’m locked out of my account in my publisher’s system!”

Published on July 29, 2022 amazon, author, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

“I cannot access my author’s account or books in (Amazon’s) KDP. My account is locked out. I have had a terrible experience and have been trying to access my books for almost a year now…”

Why Won’t My Publisher Give Me A List Of All The Retailers Selling My Book?

Published on July 21, 2022 amazon, author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, Ebooks, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

My publisher can’t give me that list (??) and said it’s a bad idea anyway. What do you think is going on?