Published on February 8, 2018
Print on demand, self-publishing
![“$6,000 to get published AND they’re taking 80% of my sales? What?! Can you help me, please?” “$6,000 to get published AND they’re taking 80% of my sales? What?! Can you help me, please?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bargain_1518107502.jpg)
After thorough investigation, they would keep 80% of all sales, risk no money, and I had to pay over $6,000 up front just to get the ball rolling! Please help!
Published on January 12, 2018
amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, KDP Print, self-publishing, writing career advice
![Complaints About Amazon’s CreateSpace (now named KDP Print) – Part V Complaints About Amazon’s CreateSpace (now named KDP Print) – Part V](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/102516-6-WeAreGoingToMakeASpoofBigFootVidoeInTheWoodsBeforeWeLeaveMaxIsDirectingTheRestOfUsAreActing.jpg)
BookLocker.com, a firm that competes with CreateSpace (and many others), is the parent company of this publication. Many authors who are unhappy with other publishers have submitted their manuscripts to BookLocker for consideration. However, BookLocker.com vets manuscripts for quality and salability, and rejects a large number of manuscripts each year. When we do, we refer […]
Published on December 21, 2017
self-publishing
![“My publisher killed my book without telling me! What can I do?” “My publisher killed my book without telling me! What can I do?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rope_bridge_1513901974-e1513901988146.jpg)
Getting your book back on the market can be fast, and FAR cheaper than you paid last time around!
Published on December 7, 2017
self-publishing
![“Can I use print on demand to publish a very large color-interior book?” “Can I use print on demand to publish a very large color-interior book?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/printing_machine_1512676077-e1512676088351.jpg)
Understand what sizes are offered by publishers BEFORE designing your book!
Published on December 7, 2017
editing, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice
![Could That Freelance Book Editor Be Scamming You? by Lindsey Danis Could That Freelance Book Editor Be Scamming You? by Lindsey Danis](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hacker-online-scam.jpg)
Avoid being scammed by freelance editors!
Published on November 21, 2017
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, pod complaints, self-publishing
![What Options Do Authors of America Star Books Have for Getting Their Books Back on the Market? What Options Do Authors of America Star Books Have for Getting Their Books Back on the Market?](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/survival_1511296510.jpg)
Re-name? Re-write? Re-design? Use a pseudonym? Here are some options!
Published on November 9, 2017
Print on demand, self-publishing
![CHANGING TIDE! Print Book Sales Increase While Ebook Sales Continue to Decline CHANGING TIDE! Print Book Sales Increase While Ebook Sales Continue to Decline](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Ebook-Down.jpg)
Ebook sales are down. Ebook reading device sales are down. Print sales are up. What does this mean for the future of books?
Published on October 26, 2017
diversify your writing income, self-publishing
![“How much should I pay my anthology contributors…and what rights do I need?” “How much should I pay my anthology contributors…and what rights do I need?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pay_1509046041.jpg)
“Did you pay the writers who contributed to to your book, “QUERY LETTERS THAT WORKED! Real Queries That Landed $2K+ Writing Assignments?” Or, did they simply give them to you?”
Published on October 26, 2017
diversify your writing income, self-publishing
![9 PROFITABLE Reasons I Switched to Writing Nonfiction! by Bill Vossler 9 PROFITABLE Reasons I Switched to Writing Nonfiction! by Bill Vossler](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/money_1509038716.jpg)
After three years of writing fiction, and only earning $25, I switched to nonfiction writing to make a living. Ten years later, I received an $18,000 check for a self-published nonfiction book…
Published on October 12, 2017
amazon, self-publishing, traditional publishing
![“Did I make a mistake only publishing my book in electronic format? ZERO COPIES SOLD!” “Did I make a mistake only publishing my book in electronic format? ZERO COPIES SOLD!”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/disappointed_1507821103-e1536672750822.jpg)
I put up my book on Amazon’s Kindle last year for almost a year but not a single copy was sold. Did I do something wrong?