Published on August 16, 2018
amazon, author scams, Complaints about specific publishers, self-publishing, writing scams

Authors, consider this scenario: With the click of a button, Amazon has killed your entire, successful career as an author. Your books have all been removed from their site, your unpaid royalties may be frozen, and you can’t get any specific details from Amazon… THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING!!
Published on July 19, 2018
Complaints about specific publishers, pod complaints, promotional pitfalls

Before you (or any author) answers a telemarketing phone call from Stonewall Press, you might want to read these negative reviews…
Published on July 11, 2018
Complaints about specific publishers

Before you (or any author) does business with Solopress, you might want to read the 26 one-star reviews about them on…
Published on May 17, 2018
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing

How do you determine if a firm is likely to go belly-up? It’s EASY!
Published on March 1, 2018
Complaints about specific publishers

COMMENTS on: 2018 Print on Demand (POD) Price Comparison!; and Are Money Launderers Using CreateSpace to Victimize Authors? And, is CreateSpace to Blame for Not Vetting Books?
Published on February 22, 2018
author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints

CreateSpace (which is owned by Amazon) was recently criticized for publishing fraudulent books under a real author’s name in what stinks to high heaven of a money laundering scheme. Here’s how it it appears to work…
Published on January 12, 2018
amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, KDP Print, self-publishing, writing career advice

BookLocker.com, a firm that competes with CreateSpace (and many others), is the parent company of this publication. Many authors who are unhappy with other publishers have submitted their manuscripts to BookLocker for consideration. However, BookLocker.com vets manuscripts for quality and salability, and rejects a large number of manuscripts each year. When we do, we refer […]
Published on December 15, 2017
Complaints about specific publishers

Comments about scam book editors and our book marketing e-serial!
Published on November 21, 2017
Complaints about specific publishers, infinity publishing, pod complaints

FastPencil has a lowly C- rating at the Better Business Bureau…but that’s not all!
Published on November 21, 2017
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, pod complaints, self-publishing

Re-name? Re-write? Re-design? Use a pseudonym? Here are some options!