AN OPEN LETTER TO AMAZON: Please stop putting garbage books on the market!
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…
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I ordered copies of my own books from Amazon but my publisher never paid me for those sales.
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?”
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?
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!
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…
NEVER, EVER Buy THESE Book Promotion Products/Services. PERIOD.
Don’t even WORK with a publisher who upsells authors on these kinds of (bleep)…
“Amazon has the wrong author on my book’s page!”
“I’ve already had a couple of people tell me they bought his books instead of mine…”
Brutal Honesty, Because You Asked! Why YOUR Book Isn’t Selling – by Angela Hoy
“It is not my intent to soft soap you but I have learned that you have a habit of telling the truth as you see it so please tell me…”
“Is my book being trolled on Amazon by someone I know?”
If an author has any enemies (or suspected enemies), I recommend he or she remove those people from their social media friends’ lists, as well as their email lists long before marketing of a new book begins…
“Nobody Has Bought My Brand New Book…Yet There Are Already Used Copies For Sale Online?”
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.