Published on October 29, 2020
amazon, author scams, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, writing scams
MORE: Book sales higher than in the past decade?; “Wealthy” bookstore owner asks customers to save her own store?; Author shares her story about BookWhip Marketing, LLC; Victoria Strauss does NOT recommend EMP Entertainment, A&D Entertainment, nor T.A. Barron’s Once Upon a Villain Flash Fiction Contest; Consumer review of Write Your Best Book / Christina Kaye; Indie bookstores are still struggling and here’s how you can help!; 149-year old Salt Lake Tribune moving from daily to weekly + massive layoffs; and Pay for an ebook from Amazon…but you might lose it later!
Published on October 29, 2020
amazon, author scams, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, writing scams
“I was able to break the contract before they went out of business. However, my book is still advertised on Amazon Children’s Books, with all of the previous information, pricing, etc…”
Published on October 15, 2020
author scams, specialty markets for writing, writing career advice, writing scams
“In early September, a firm contacted me through LinkedIn, and asked me to submit an article to their online (medical) journal…”
Published on September 17, 2020
author, author scams, book marketing, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams
Q – Hi Angela, Is it possible for me to find out about how many of my books have been sold? It was published almost a year ago as an ebook and print book on the major sites. Up to now, according to the publisher, only 1 print book and 2 ebooks had been sold. […]
Published on August 27, 2020
author scams, book marketing, writing career advice, writing scams
First, please know that, if a so-called “publicist” is soliciting business via telemarketing methods, THEY SUCK at what they do…
Published on August 13, 2020
author, author scams, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice, writing scams
Was your work rejected….or NOT???
Published on August 6, 2020
author scams, book marketing, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
I found an article about the radio host they’re touting. He was convicted of two felony counts of theft. He stole his client’s advertising money…
Published on June 25, 2020
author scams, promotional pitfalls, writing scams
I noticed you have a page of complaints about specific publishers but do you get involved with finding scam PR sites where you can promote a book?
Published on June 18, 2020
author scams, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
I can’t think of a more creative way to entrap someone for copyright infringement. Well, yes I can but I’m not going to give any mean people reading this any ideas…
Published on June 4, 2020
author scams, complaints, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice
There are so many links online that claim they will help you market your indie published book (specifically Christian books). How can I know which ones are legitimate and which ones are, or border on, a scam?
