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“I’m willing to pay someone to promote my book…but who should I hire?”

Published on November 8, 2019 author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

“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?”

“Should I pay a book review site $1.50 for every copy of my ebook that they give away for free?”

Published on October 30, 2019 author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

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?”

Published on August 8, 2019 author scams, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

Is this publisher committing extortion???

What is a Publishing Ponzi Scheme? And, How Can YOU Avoid Becoming a Victim?

Published on August 1, 2019 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

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!

Published on July 26, 2019 author scams, book marketing, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

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.