Published on October 29, 2020
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Published on October 29, 2020
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“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 23, 2020
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We were recently contacted by an author who wants to move his book from BookBaby to BookLocker. He says it takes them too long to print and ship a book. We took a look at their current “terms of service” and this is what we found…
Published on August 27, 2020
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Holy Moly! There are some FURIOUS authors posting complaints online about AuthorHouse and their parent company, Author Solutions!
Published on August 20, 2020
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We compete directly with Outskirts Press. When we reject a manuscript, we never refer those authors to Outskirts Press.
Published on August 13, 2020
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When you don’t have the time or money to pay your authors’ royalties…yet you DO have the time and money to create a new website… SHAME ON FASTPENCIL / INFINITY PUBLISHING!
Published on August 6, 2020
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Dog Ear Publishing author lost his publisher AND the website HE paid for!
Published on July 23, 2020
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Holy moly! Lulu’s authors are ANGRY!!!
Published on July 9, 2020
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“I would like to make sure that other authors are not taken in by Elite Choice Awards, if in fact it is a scam…” LOOK WHAT WRITERSWEEKLY FOUND.
Published on May 28, 2020
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WritersWeekly has obtained a copy of an email sent out by Dog Ear Publishing dated May 21, 2020…
