Why Hiring a Book Cover Designer on One of Those Cheap Freelance Sites Can Be VERY Expensive!
What your designer did was a complete waste of money.
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Amazon KDP Complaints; Why is Dog Ear Publishing Still “in business?!”; Angry AuthorHouse Author Writes an Entire Book About Her Experiences; AND MUCH MORE! – …In the News – 10/17/19
MORE! Firm is researching old books to determine when “the good old days” really were; New CA law may result in freelancers becoming employees…or may result in them losing valuable work; Author loses copyright infringement lawsuit; Woman sues city after losing job over Facebook posts; President of medical associated under investigation for plagiarism
NICE TRY, FELLA! The FUNNIEST Fake Book Proposal We’ve Ever Seen!
Sometimes competitors and others test BookLocker.com to see if we really do screen manuscripts that we’re considering for publication. Yes, we absolutely do! We rejected the poetry book written by the dog of an author. That was memorable. There was the…
“Can I include scans of newspaper articles in my book? My book IS educational.”
“I want to include scans of newspaper articles in my book. Since my book is non-fiction, will the educational exception to copyright law apply?”
HYPOCRITICAL MUCH? Amazon bans anti-gun-violence book cover featuring gun…yet sells guitar case to hide your guns in – Whispers and Warnings – 09/19/19
MORE: Parenting book author accused of abandoning “11-year-old” adopted daughter…but is she really 11?; Author accused of plagiarizing AND quoting sources that don’t exist?; EU says re-selling ebooks is illegal; Feds sue Snowden over his memoir; Editorial cartoons finding new life online; Google ranking sites featuring syndicated content over original publisher’s links?; Librarians are ANGRY about delayed ebook publication by publishers.
Book Marketing Scams!
“I wanted to forward this to you and get your perspective on it. I have received a number of emails from people wanting to “market” my book, but…”
“How do I let readers know that a portion of my royalties are going to a specific charity?”
Not sure how to notify potential readers that their purchase will benefit a specific charity? Angela has ya covered!
How I Became a Successful Freelance Editor – by Rickey Pittman
Editing has proved to be a substantial source of income—sometimes supplemental, sometimes providing JIT (just-in-time) money when my other avenues of income were slow or hindered by the weather, acts of God, or health…
“My book is on Amazon so it MUST be selling, right?” NOPE! Here’s why…
Just because a book is on Amazon does NOT mean it will sell. Here’s why…
Angela explains why an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau is TOTAL B.S.!
What an A+ Rating at the Better Business Bureau REALLY means. It’s not what you think!