Published on January 12, 2018
amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, KDP Print, self-publishing, writing career advice

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

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

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

Avoid being scammed by freelance editors!
Published on November 21, 2017
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, pod complaints, self-publishing

Re-name? Re-write? Re-design? Use a pseudonym? Here are some options!
Published on November 9, 2017
Print on demand, self-publishing

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

“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

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

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?
Published on October 6, 2017
book marketing, Print on demand, self-publishing

Having unique and frequently updated content on your website will help keep readers coming back! And, they’ll buy your books!