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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?

Is Your Defunct Publisher Still Selling Your Book, and Pocketing All the Money?

Published on June 28, 2022 amazon, author scams, Print on demand, self-publishing

Here’s how to get Amazon to remove your book from their site.

And, Even MORE Complaints about Amazon KDP!

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

Considering using Amazon KDP to publish your book? You may want to read these numerous complaints first. From cancelled author accounts, to royalty issues, to printing/binding problems, to bad (or non-existent) customer service…and much, MUCH more!

“Why did Amazon let people post a review for another author’s book, but not for mine?”

Published on March 10, 2022 amazon, Book Reviews, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing

“How can one book on preorder get reviews and another not?”

Amazon published his book, but it’s not “in stock” at Amazon…

Published on February 25, 2022 amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing

Never assume that having your book published by Amazon KDP will mean that your book will be stocked by Amazon…

AN OPEN LETTER TO AMAZON: Please stop putting garbage books on the market!

Published on February 25, 2022 amazon, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, KDP, KDP Print, promoting your writing, self-publishing, writing career advice

Dear Amazon,
It’s been awhile since we last spoke. Remember when we sued you for anti-trust violations? Wasn’t it fun meeting face-to-face in that courtroom? And then…

I ordered copies of my own books from Amazon but my publisher never paid me for those sales.

Published on February 17, 2022 amazon, author, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

I bought copies of my book through Amazon. I don’t see those sales in my publisher’s reports.

“Should Amazon be notified about my upcoming author event?”

Published on January 13, 2022 amazon, author, book marketing, bookstores, Print on demand, promoting your writing, writing career advice

I’m sorry if this sounds harsh but it’s the truth…

SON OF SAM LAWS: Is Nike Jordan Chairman Larry Miller Using Story of Murder He Committed to Sell His New Book?

Published on October 15, 2021 amazon, Censorship, legal

A few years ago, a felon contacted us. He wanted to publish a book about how he’d been muted by the media, gagged by the government, screwed by the sheriff, discredited by the district attorney (sorry – I was running out of synonyms…), etc. Unfortunately, we receive those types of letters all the time. We […]

Another Reason Authors Must Own and Control Their Own Websites? CANCEL CULTURE!

Published on October 1, 2021 amazon, author, book marketing, Networking, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice

If you let any other person or company host your website, they have the power to “cancel” you if they don’t like something in your book, something you wrote online, or even some of your social media posts. You may think you’re safe from this garbage right now but you never know which way the politically correct tide is going to move in the future…