My Designer Wants To Charge Me All Over Again
Authors should never let anyone format/design their files until they know who the publisher will be.
self-publishing
“How do I pitch my self-published book to traditional publishers?”
“I’m considering writing to publishers to see if they are interested in my already self-published book. Should I be asking them if…”
ARE YA SCARED?! New Author Cold-Feet-Syndrome is REAL!
So, what is a shy new author to do? I’ll tell ya!
My Book Is Available As An Ebook Only. Why Isn’t It Selling?
Currently, I have two non-fiction e-books for sale on Amazon for $2.99. Both have been rewritten and professionally edited many times. I have done my best to promote them on social media. For example I have a Facebook Page, a Facebook Discussion Group, and a website/blog. I get a fair bit of traffic on the two Facebook sites and a little on the blog, but my sales at Amazon/Kindle are disappointingly low.
10 Secret Reasons Why That Publisher Rejected Your Book (That He/She Will Never Tell You About)
The publisher would probably LOVE to share the truth with the author, but he/she will not for very valid reasons.
PayPal Question: “Why am I sometimes charged a fee, and sometimes not?”
THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PAYPAL: Tax reporting, “holding funds,” and PayPal’s fees
“My book is on Amazon so it MUST be selling, right?”
I often hear from authors who want to alert me that their publisher is ripping them off. The emails usually go something like this…
SCATHING COMPLAINTS about Balboa Press
From accusations of (alleged) unpaid royalties to anger about unanswered correspondence, there’s no shortage of complaints post online about Balboa Press.
If I have a book series, do you advise publishing all the books at once?
Should you make readers wait when the book is already finished?
COMPLAINTS and Comments about Archway Publishing
Archway Publishing is a division of Author Solutions. Often, authors contact many publishing services firms, not realizing that some of those are owned by the same company…