NEVER, EVER Buy THESE Book Promotion Products/Services. PERIOD.
Don’t even WORK with a publisher who upsells authors on these kinds of (bleep)…
Complaints about specific publishers
“Amazon has the wrong author on my book’s page!”
“I’ve already had a couple of people tell me they bought his books instead of mine…”
And, MORE Complaints About Lulu Press!
A small snippet of what’s to follow:
“Do yourself a solid and don’t use Lulu publishing.”
“I’ve spent in the thousands and can’t get ANY help!”
“I would never buy from Lulu.com again.”
“Customer Service is a nightmare.”
“Do not use Lulu publishing.”
“Worst experience ever.”
YOUR PUBLISHER WENT BELLY-UP? Six Ways to Get Your Book Back on the Market ASAP! by Angela Hoy
After you get past the shock and anger of your book sales instantly vanishing into thin air, what can you do to get that book back on the market ASAP?
Why “Free” Publishing Services Can Quickly Go Belly Up, and How They Can Keep Screwing Authors Years Later
Offering something for nothing is a really dumb business model. While working with a “free” company may seem tempting to some authors, these firms typically go belly-up pretty quickly. And, some end up ripping their former authors off for years after the firm’s demise…while holding those authors’ books hostage.
Amazon is Screwing Over Authors and Publishers ONCE AGAIN!
Why in the world would Amazon let people who’d completely used and benefitted from a product “return” it for a full refund? I know why!
Tax Refunds of Tate Publishing’s Owners Will Be “Intercepted” by the Oklahoma Attorney General
PLUS: The Oklahoma Attorney General’s files about Tate Publishing have “mysteriously” vanished in the past week! Why?!
“Amazon won’t remove the old listing for my book even though the publisher is out of business!”
“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…”
9 Reasons NOT to Use BookBaby to Publish Your Book
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…
MORE COMPLAINTS about AuthorHouse!
Holy Moly! There are some FURIOUS authors posting complaints online about AuthorHouse and their parent company, Author Solutions!