Published on October 6, 2017
book marketing, Print on demand, self-publishing

Having unique and frequently updated content on your website will help keep readers coming back! And, they’ll buy your books!
Published on September 28, 2017
bookbaby, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing

Read comments that BookBaby authors have sent directly to us!
Published on September 21, 2017
amazon, author solutions, authorhouse, bookbaby, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, infinity publishing, iuniverse, lulu, pod complaints, Print on demand, trafford

Want to get the inside scoop on a publishing company? Look no further than their employees! (And, beware of false “positive” reviews posted online!)
Published on September 5, 2017
Print on demand, self-publishing

No electronic files? The fix is simple!
Published on August 24, 2017
author solutions, authorhouse, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, iuniverse, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, xlibris

“The base pay went from $15.41/hour to $11.41 per hour. (Commission-based) reps are estimating a $30,000 loss in pay annually. New leads have been stagnant for months…”
Published on April 13, 2017
createspace complaints, lulu, Print on demand, self-publishing

“Someone told me to not take the job during the interview process. One of them tried to talk me out of working there — boy were they right. Upper management is quitting on bad terms and people are getting fired without any notice…”
Published on March 16, 2017
amazon, Print on demand

Has you print on demand book suddenly been listed as “out of stock” or “unavailable” on Amazon? Or, does it now have a ridiculous lead time – like “Usually ships in 1 to 2 months?” You need to read this and you need to immediately contact your publisher…
Published on November 1, 2016
Print on demand, self-publishing

I see your claim that it is less expensive to publish with BookLocker than with CreateSpace and I don’t understand why you think so. All over the Internet, information about CreateSpace makes authors think their services are free. Their homepage even says “free.” What gives?
Published on October 25, 2016
Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

I’d just finished a book for a traditional New York publisher and was waiting on a promised contract from another publishing house. Because I knew I’d be working on a book soon, I didn’t want to get involved in a major project…but I also wasn’t sure what to do to scratch my creative itch – or contribute to our family funds.
Published on August 20, 2016
Print on demand, self-publishing

Over the last 2 weeks, we’ve received reports from authors that another well-known P.O.D. publisher recently kicked the bucket. In their email notice (which used the word “regret,” but offered no apologies, nor an explanation), they told authors to pay them ($250 to $300 per author!) if they wanted copies of their production files and an ISBN. That’s right. AFTER those authors paid upwards of $1,000, $2,000 or even more to get published, the publisher is trying to drain their wallets further…as they’re kicking those authors out the door…