Author wants to leave Xlibris, and wants previous listings of his book removed but…
“Amazon now shows my book as available on-line, as it also does through Good Reads. I contacted Amazon and its representatives were unwilling…”
self-publishing
“How can I convince Amazon to make my book more ‘findable?'”
“My book is on Barnes and Noble and Amazon but it cannot be found in a search…”
MORE COMPLAINTS about AuthorHouse!
Holy Moly! There are some FURIOUS authors posting complaints online about AuthorHouse and their parent company, Author Solutions!
Self-Publishing Worked for Me When a Disability Forced Me to Work from Home – by Gloria Troyer
I knew that, by becoming a self-employed writer, I could control my disability.
“Can I still get sued by someone I wrote about in my book if I give away copies instead of selling them?”
“I would want 20-30 copies for personal use and distribution but I do not want to make it available for sale to the general public. I use real examples from my career and real names…”
COMPLAINTS about Outskirts Press / OutskirtsPress.com
We compete directly with Outskirts Press. When we reject a manuscript, we never refer those authors to Outskirts Press.
MORE COMPLAINTS about Fast Pencil / Infinity Publishing. And, now they have a website called Opyrus!
When you don’t have the time or money to pay your authors’ royalties…yet you DO have the time and money to create a new website… SHAME ON FASTPENCIL / INFINITY PUBLISHING!
Publisher is selling interviews with a radio host previously convicted for two counts of felony theft
I found an article about the radio host they’re touting. He was convicted of two felony counts of theft. He stole his client’s advertising money…
“I think my book is good enough now to sell. My publisher says it’s not. What are my options?”
Each time I send it back to my publisher, they find more problems, and send it back to me again. I don’t want to read it anymore!
How to Turn Your Customer Testimonials into Marketing Memes! – by Angela Hoy
Potential readers and clients trust REAL customer reviews more than marketing verbiage written by the person or company selling that product or service!