“I’m willing to pay someone to promote my book…but who should I hire?”
“I’m getting a lot emails from book promotion sites. Are these legitimate sites? Do they really help sell books? Are they worth the money?”
author scams
“Should I pay a book review site $1.50 for every copy of my ebook that they give away for free?”
Why in the world would an author PAY people to read his or her book rather than the other way around?!?! I’m having a hard time trying to think of a worse book review deal for authors!
“My publisher is delaying publishing my book, insisting I pay even more money to them for marketing services. What can I do?”
Is this publisher committing extortion???
What is a Publishing Ponzi Scheme? And, How Can YOU Avoid Becoming a Victim?
Every month, Publisher Pete is receiving a big, fat payment from his distributor for sales of his authors’ books. Now, remember, like Bernie Madoff, Publisher Pete is DESPERATE! He swears he’ll pay it all back later. But, for now, rather than sending his authors their royalties, he…
WHAT ARE THEY REALLY HIDING? One HUGE Red Flag to Watch Out For When Choosing a Publisher!
Some firms claim to “pay half” of the author’s publishing fees…but are they really doing that? Three thousand dollars is MORE than enough to pay to publish a book. So, this firm’s claim that they would also be paying an additional $3,000 out of their pocket was a bunch of you-know-what.
“WHY WON’T YOU PUBLISH MY BOOK FOR FREE?” – A Behind the Scenes Look at a Publisher’s Expenses
We are often asked why we can’t offer our publishing services for free. After all, the publisher gets some money each time a book sells, right?
“An anthology publisher owes me royalties! What can I do?”
Anthology publisher ripping you off? Rescind the rights to your story AND then invoice them for copyright infringement!
“A publicist called me about ‘republishing’ my book. What’s up with that?!”
I was called by a “publicist” about republishing my book that they saw on Amazon. (It’s not supposed to be there because my lawyer was supposed to give them a cease and desist order since it was from Tate Publishing…)”
LIES, GUILT, AND COERCION – Dirty Tricks One Publisher Tried When This Author GOT SMART!
These emails were exchanged after the author told the publisher there would be a delay in her signing up…
“Websites are offering my book at RIDICULOUS prices! How can I stop them?”
These scammers use my Amazon ads and illustrations claiming all sorts of things, like having 15 books of varying quality on hand, and raising the cover price from $13 to $45. However, my publisher and I have never sold books to these people…
