Published on March 1, 2019
amazon, author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing
These scammers use my Amazon ads and illustrations claiming all sorts of things, like having 15 books of varying quality on hand, and raising the cover price from $13 to $45. However, my publisher and I have never sold books to these people…
Published on February 7, 2019
amazon, author, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice
Would two Amazon pages then exist for the same book title? The old one AND the new one?
Published on January 31, 2019
promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice
Do you know about this company and is this something you recommend?
Published on January 17, 2019
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing
I found the following complaints posted to a variety of websites about Indie Writers Support/Paradon Books…
Published on December 20, 2018
diversify your writing income, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice
I went from zero dollars in writing income to thousands per month! Here’s what I did…
Published on August 23, 2018
author, copyrights, legal, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice
Authors often think they can use emails from readers for marketing purposes without asking permission.
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 May 10, 2018
book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing
Posting fake book reviews is FRAUD.
Published on January 18, 2017
promotional pitfalls
Dear Angela, (A relative of mine) wrote and self-published a book with Xlibris. She is a first time author, and is currently turning this into a trilogy. The issue we have now is the contact we are getting from Xlibris to spend 6,000-17,000 dollars to market the book. Do you have any comments/suggestions for us? […]
Published on November 16, 2016
promotional pitfalls
I am not sure how this happened, but ever since my new book hit the market, a different publisher has been calling my office, and sending emails.