Published on May 27, 2023
Censorship, Journalism, legal, libel, traditional publishing

MORE: The State of Montana banned TikTok…and we’re wondering how they make that work; American journalist to be held at least 3 more months by Russia; Department of Education weighs in on book bans; Bob Woodward, Simon and Schuster want to get Trump lawsuit dismissed; Should social media be regulated for kids?; AI means kids no longer have to study or write reports?; and Tina Turner sold her music catalog for $50M before her death.
Published on May 11, 2023
author scams, complaints, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

The only thing these companies are good at is emptying authors’ wallets.
Published on April 20, 2023
amazon, author, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

It made no sense to any of us in the industry why Amazon (through Book Depository) would charge more for books.
Published on March 17, 2023
author, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

Author responses that made my eyeballs roll back in my head…
Published on March 3, 2023
author, book marketing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

The best advice I got was from a community relations person at a Barnes & Noble was this: BE PREPARED TO HAND SELL.
Published on March 2, 2023
book marketing, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

They earn a LOT of money for the organizations, and usually cost a LOT of money for authors.
Published on February 10, 2023
article ideas, author, Censorship, copyrights, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice

As a writer or author, should YOU be worried? Are your knowledge and skills about to become irrelevant?
Published on January 1, 2023
amazon, Amazon's KDP Print Complaints, author solutions, authorhouse, bookbaby, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, infinity publishing, iuniverse, lulu, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, tate, traditional publishing, writing career advice, xlibris

Considering self-publishing this year? Check out this price comparison featuring 18 of the most popular Print on Demand publishing service providers!
Published on December 23, 2022
amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing

This is just another lesson on why authors and publishers should never put all their eggs in one basket…
Published on December 8, 2022
amazon, author, book marketing, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

Read this to see what happens when an author stops promoting their book.