“Do industry insiders regard self-publishing as ‘cheating?'”
Anytime an author pays to get published, it’s considered vanity publishing. But, many self-published authors earn more than their traditionally-published colleagues.
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Amazon is Screwing Over Authors and Publishers ONCE AGAIN!
Why in the world would Amazon let people who’d completely used and benefitted from a product “return” it for a full refund? I know why!
These Authors Bypassed Stuffy Traditional Publishers!
Like everything else BookLocker has done so far, my book page is flawless! Thanks so much for providing this amazing service.
How I Sold a Million Books By Darlene Franklin
Tried-and-true methods for book promotion and ones of my own invention.
“A publisher wants to charge me hundreds of dollars to ‘reprint’ something that is widely available for free online…”
“They’re quoting me hundreds of dollars to reproduce the text in my book. But, there are countless websites that have already quoted this exact text by that author…”
“Do people actually buy children’s picture ebooks?”
Would YOU buy your child or grandchild an ebook for Christmas, or as a birthday gift?
A BALLSY Move! Using YOUR Picture as the Lead Character On YOUR Book’s Cover – by Khalil A. Barnett
A ballsy move, to be sure. For a number of reasons. Not the least of which being that the story, it’s right there in the synopsis, has a lot of sex in it. Imagine that conversation with mom…
“Can an LLC protect me from getting sued?”
“I’ve written a book that contains lots of stories about people I’ve know. A friend told me to set up an LLC and then can’t get sued. Is this true?”
9 Reasons NOT to Use BookBaby to Publish Your Book
We were recently contacted by an author who wants to move his book from BookBaby to BookLocker. He says it takes them too long to print and ship a book. We took a look at their current “terms of service” and this is what we found…
ATTN: NEW AUTHORS – “Pre-sales” Only Work for iPhones and Stephen King
One author wrote to me this week saying her book was ready but that she wanted to “hold” the book until December 1st to get more people interested in it. I told her, “That type of product hype only works for iPhones and celebrity authors like Stephen King…”