“I created characters for my book from images I found online. Was that copyright infringement?”
Can I hire an artist to re-draw the characters I found on the Internet?
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Despite Covid, Print Books Still Outsold Ebooks in 2020
Sales of print books are still higher than sales of ebooks.
Can You REALLY Trust Your Secretary, Webmaster, or Publishing Consultant to “Sign” Your Publishing Agreement? – by Angela Hoy
An author recently asked his webmaster to complete a publishing contract on his behalf (which was, of course, not legally binding). What the author learned later, however, was quite disturbing…
Do NOT Pay Someone to Showcase Your Book at a “Virtual Book Fair!”
I received an unsolicited phone call from a senior marketing consultant at a company that displays books at book fairs. She said her company was only taking 10 books to a book fair in Europe and they chose mine…
Should You Use Booksniffer to Promote Your Book?
Read what the Alliance of Independent Authors has to say about Booksniffer.
BOOK PROFIT PRICING: How To Price Your Books For Maximum Profitability by Jennifer Brown Banks
3 things you MUST know to price your books for maximum profits.
Staging Your Zoom Background to Sell More Books! – by Ellen Scolnic and Joyce Eisenberg
Zoom meetings are becoming more common as a way to conduct business. Does your “background” say the wrong thing about you and your product/service?
“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.
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.