BOOK MARKETING ESERIAL PART 2 – Before Day 1: You MUST Have a Website that YOU Control
In Part 2, Angela reveals why it’s important to have your OWN author website that no one can shut down or take away from you!
self-publishing
Arrrghhh!!! When a so-called “literary agent” is really a fee-based publisher…
When a “literary agent” offers to “publish” your book … run for the hills! Here’s why…
Whispers and Warnings for 08/10/2017
Is America Star Books (A.K.A.Publish America) FINALLY going belly-up?; Amazon sued AGAIN; and more!
“Why aren’t ISBNs free in the U.S. when they ARE free in some other countries?”
This isn’t Angela’s only beef with the U.S. ISBN agency!
UH OH – PART II! What are Employees of CreateSpace and Lulu Saying About Those Companies?
“Someone told me to not take the job during the interview process. One of them tried to talk me out of working there — boy were they right. Upper management is quitting on bad terms and people are getting fired without any notice…”
Uh Oh! What are the Employees of Author Solutions Saying Since the Firm was Sold?! (a.k.a. AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Xlibris, Trafford, etc.)
After finding atrocious reviews about Tate Publishing on that site, which gave clear indications from even over a year ago that the company was in trouble, we decided to check out some other publishing service companies, like Author Solutions, which owns AuthorHouse, Xlibris, iUniverse, Trafford, WordClay, Balboa Press, and Palibrio. Their imprints also include Archway Publishing, LifeRich Publishing, WestBow Press, Patridge, Booktango. Turns out authors aren’t the only ones complaining about Author Solutions.
In Just 1 Year, I Earned $23,000 Publishing My First Book! by Mikey Chlanda
I needed something to take my mind off of the injuries and upcoming rehab.
BookLocker Has a Fantastic Offer for Victims of Defunct Tate Publishing (and other firms)! Move to BookLocker for as little as $149! (And, get your book back on the market in as little as 2 weeks.)
Move to BookLocker for as little as $149! And, get your book back on the market in as little as 2 weeks.
AWKWARD HOLIDAY GATHERINGS! When Relatives Say They Bought Your Book (But They Didn’t) by Angela Hoy, WritersWeekly.com, BookLocker.com, Abuzz Press and PubPreppers.com
Over the years, in every case where a sale from a relative was never reported by Ingram or us, it has been the result of the relative fibbing to the author about buying their book so as not to hurt the author’s feelings.
7 BENEFITS of Self-Publishing! (And, reasons you may want to avoid the traditional route) by Angela Hoy, WritersWeekly.com, BookLocker.com, ABuzz Press and PubPreppers.com
Find out why YOU should be self-publishing!