“Should I pay a well-known company more than $400 to review my book?” NO!

Do you know about this company and is this something you recommend?
Do you know about this company and is this something you recommend?
I found the following complaints posted to a variety of websites about Indie Writers Support/Paradon Books…
I went from zero dollars in writing income to thousands per month! Here’s what I did…
Authors often think they can use emails from readers for marketing purposes without asking permission.
Before you (or any author) answers a telemarketing phone call from Stonewall Press, you might want to read these negative reviews…
Posting fake book reviews is FRAUD.
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? […]
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.
According to a website: “Creating a book giveaway function does nothing but increase you and your book’s visibilities. Meaning that it is very necessary. Amazon has created a book-giveaway-channel that would allow authors to create reading contests, and choose their winner(s).”
I found a $500 online class that teaches authors how to market their books to libraries. Is this something I should consider?