Published on July 31, 2026
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Never pay for reviews and do NOT hire “services” that guarantee book reviews!
Published on July 23, 2026
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These not-so-smart Nigerians pretended to be in Chicago, but they didn’t fool this author!!
Published on July 23, 2026
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In the past 7 days, we’ve saved authors who were about to get scammed $28K! In the past 2 years, we’ve saved authors $2.9 MILLION!!!
Published on July 22, 2026
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It DEFINITELY looks like a scam, so we did some digging…
Published on July 9, 2026
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Using cute or “creative” wording in your book’s title can easily cause your book to become “invisible” to search engines.
Published on July 3, 2026
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Ironically, the less I focused on selling books, the more books I sold!
Published on June 30, 2026
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Authors spend WAY too much money for “zero measurable sales or marketing impact!”
Published on June 25, 2026
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In PART 2, international bestselling BookLocker.com author, Gary Sturgis, shares more of his book marketing secrets!
Published on June 24, 2026
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Book marketing isn’t about convincing people to buy your book. It’s much more than that!
Published on June 19, 2026
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In this episode, international bestselling BookLocker.com author, Gary Sturgis, shares his secrets for book selling success!