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COMPLAINTS about Authors Press AND Westwood Books Publishing

Published on May 27, 2023 author, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing

The detailed complaints on bbb.org are enough to make your jaw drop!

My local bookstore won’t order my book because Amazon published it!

Published on May 19, 2023 amazon, author, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

Our local, independent, non-profit bookstore refuses to deal with books that are on Amazon.

Author Contacts Me, Avoids Getting Scammed

Published on May 5, 2023 author, author scams, writing scams

If you believe that’s a real film producer contacting you about your book, you’re about to get scammed.

“Amazon KDP Terminated My Author Account! How Can I Get It Back?”

Published on April 20, 2023 amazon, author, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

If my Amazon KDP account has been terminated, do you know any way I can get it back? Their last 2 emails have been very vague and say the same thing…

Why Authors and Publishers are THRILLED that Amazon is Closing Book Depository

Published on April 20, 2023 amazon, author, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

It made no sense to any of us in the industry why Amazon (through Book Depository) would charge more for books.

MORE AMAZON KDP COMPLAINTS! – Why Complain When You Can DO Something About It?

Published on April 6, 2023 author, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

If you are not happy with Amazon KDP, here’s what you need to do…

Media Outlets Cut Live Feeds Because School Library Books Being Read Aloud are Too “Graphic” – by Brian Whiddon

Published on March 17, 2023 author, Censorship, social media

The s*xual content of some books in school libraries is so graphic that it can’t be put on the air. Yet, some would have us believe that our children have a right to read these materials…without parental knowledge.

“How DARE you refuse to publish my book?!?!”

Published on March 17, 2023 author, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

Author responses that made my eyeballs roll back in my head…

How to Successfully Hand-Sell Copies of Your Book by Bonnie McCune

Published on March 3, 2023 author, book marketing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

The best advice I got was from a community relations person at a Barnes & Noble was this: BE PREPARED TO HAND SELL.

How I Sold All 28,000 Copies of My Children’s Books by Cynthia Wylie

Published on February 17, 2023 author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, writing career advice

What I did to sell all 28,000 copies of my 5 children’s books.