Published on April 13, 2017
createspace complaints, lulu, Print on demand, self-publishing
“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…”
Published on April 4, 2017
author solutions, authorhouse, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, iuniverse, pod complaints, self-publishing, xlibris
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.
Published on March 7, 2017
self-publishing, write that book
I needed something to take my mind off of the injuries and upcoming rehab.
Published on January 24, 2017
self-publishing, tate
Move to BookLocker for as little as $149! And, get your book back on the market in as little as 2 weeks.
Published on November 21, 2016
self-publishing
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.
Published on November 9, 2016
self-publishing
Find out why YOU should be self-publishing!
Published on November 1, 2016
Print on demand, self-publishing
I see your claim that it is less expensive to publish with BookLocker than with CreateSpace and I don’t understand why you think so. All over the Internet, information about CreateSpace makes authors think their services are free. Their homepage even says “free.” What gives?
Published on October 25, 2016
Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice
I’d just finished a book for a traditional New York publisher and was waiting on a promised contract from another publishing house. Because I knew I’d be working on a book soon, I didn’t want to get involved in a major project…but I also wasn’t sure what to do to scratch my creative itch – or contribute to our family funds.
Published on October 19, 2016
amazon, self-publishing
Anybody with an Ingram account (like the resellers listing it on Amazon) can pick up Ingram’s feed, and can list the book for sale on Amazon, or anywhere else, including sites like ebay. By the way, I checked and your book IS for sale on Ebay as well.
Many of those resellers have thousands of books for sale and they really don’t care if a book is later inactivated. They also don’t appear to care about the accuracy of their listings since there are countless errors appearing on Amazon.
Published on October 13, 2016
self-publishing, traditional publishing
Fortunately, I found BookLocker, who published NLD From the Inside Out in both POD and ebook formats, with a generous royalty rate. Angela and Richard and their whole team provided excellent customer service: helping me navigate all the pitfalls of a novice author, and even went to bat for me when Amazon.com started causing problems for publishers