Published on August 30, 2018
amazon, book marketing, createspace complaints, pod complaints, self-publishing
![AUTHOR ALERT! HIGHER BOOK PRICES ON AMAZON and NO PRIME SHIPPING! Has Amazon Given Your Book’s “Buy Button” to a Third-party Seller? AUTHOR ALERT! HIGHER BOOK PRICES ON AMAZON and NO PRIME SHIPPING! Has Amazon Given Your Book’s “Buy Button” to a Third-party Seller?](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/furious_1535652691.jpg)
Has your book’s listing on Amazon recently changed? Have you noticed the following? High list price; No Prime availability; Some unknown firm selling your book instead of Amazon?
Published on August 23, 2018
amazon, BookLocker, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing
![“I’m moving my book from CreateSpace to BookLocker. How come BookLocker’s prices are so much lower than the other companies?” “I’m moving my book from CreateSpace to BookLocker. How come BookLocker’s prices are so much lower than the other companies?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/PARTNERS_1535058183-e1535459722809.jpg)
The reason our prices are so low is simple. At BookLocker.com, we break even on setup fees, and earn our profits on book sales. That way, we and the author have a vested interest in the success of the book. The “other guys” get as much as they can out of authors up-front…
Published on August 23, 2018
author, copyrights, legal, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice
![AUTHOR ALERT! Can Your Book’s REVIEWS Get You Sued? Yep! AUTHOR ALERT! Can Your Book’s REVIEWS Get You Sued? Yep!](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/courtroom.jpg)
Authors often think they can use emails from readers for marketing purposes without asking permission.
Published on August 16, 2018
author, author scams, copyrights, legal, self-publishing
![“My cousin and I co-wrote a book but then she left my name off of it!” “My cousin and I co-wrote a book but then she left my name off of it!”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sisters_1534446299-e1536336028418.jpg)
Did the cousin, who is now deceased, do this on purpose? And, what recourse does the co-author have?
Published on August 16, 2018
amazon, author scams, Complaints about specific publishers, self-publishing, writing scams
![AUTHOR ALERT! How Amazon Can Instantly (Poof!) Make Your Book Sales DISAPPEAR! AUTHOR ALERT! How Amazon Can Instantly (Poof!) Make Your Book Sales DISAPPEAR!](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SCREWED_1534441009-e1535038451682.png)
Authors, consider this scenario: With the click of a button, Amazon has killed your entire, successful career as an author. Your books have all been removed from their site, your unpaid royalties may be frozen, and you can’t get any specific details from Amazon… THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING!!
Published on August 9, 2018
copyrights, legal, self-publishing
![“Can I use old yearbook photos in my book or on my blog?” NOPE! “Can I use old yearbook photos in my book or on my blog?” NOPE!](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/high_school_1533848697-e1627984525307.jpg)
Old yearbook photographers could seriously get into the litigation business with all of the copyright infringement occurring online right now!!
Published on August 9, 2018
book marketing, diversify your writing income, ghostwriting, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, write that book
![How to Publish a Book to Boost Your Fundraising Efforts How to Publish a Book to Boost Your Fundraising Efforts](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/group-of-volunteers.jpg)
Instead of collecting money thru donation jars for your charity, consider publishing and selling a book.
Published on August 2, 2018
diversify your writing income, self-publishing, writing career advice, writing tips
![“How do I publish a collection of my short stories?” “How do I publish a collection of my short stories?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/stories_1533248079.jpg)
I would love to publish a book of my short stories but I have no idea what the proper steps are…
Published on June 14, 2018
book marketing, bookstores, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing
![AUTHORS, PLEASE DO THE MATH! How Much Does it REALLY Cost to Sell to Bookstores? AUTHORS, PLEASE DO THE MATH! How Much Does it REALLY Cost to Sell to Bookstores?](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/burning_money_1528986212.jpg)
After deducting your time and expense to sell copies to a bookstore, you can be pretty far in the hole.
Published on June 7, 2018
pod complaints, self-publishing
![AUTHORS: Have you, too, been contacted by LitFire Publishing? AUTHORS: Have you, too, been contacted by LitFire Publishing?](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/question_mark_1528397669.png)
Have you been contacted by LitFire Publishing? If so, you might want to click on the link at the end of this article!