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…
Published on January 30, 2020
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Thinking about publishing your book through Amazon KDP? You might want to think again after reading the NUMEROUS quality, customer service, royalty reporting, and other complaints we found!
Published on November 20, 2019
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Amazon will stock inflatable party sheep, and a 55-gallon barrel of lube (yes, really), but they’re cutting back on stocking books?!?! Some authors and publishers are lamenting the fact that Amazon has abandoned the very market that helped them get their start. DON’T WORRY! HERE’S HOW TO CONVINCE YOUR READERS TO BYPASS AMAZON ALTOGETHER!