Published on August 25, 2023
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A good idea but…will authors actually make money from this?
Published on July 28, 2023
amazon, book marketing, diversify your writing income, Print on demand, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing

“When I search for the title of the book now, I don’t see it. What do you think is going on?”
Published on July 28, 2023
author, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

Now they’re trying to lure authors away by lying about their publishers’ royalties!
Published on June 29, 2023
amazon, copyrights, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing

“It seems wrong that this seller is allowed to do this. Is there anything I can do about it?” YEP!!!
Published on June 24, 2023
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Once I was alerted, I started reading and I could NOT STOP! I sent the link (see below) to my employees, and told them to fire up the microwave popcorn. It is THAT LONG and THAT BAD!!
Published on June 10, 2023
author, diversify your writing income, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing

Over the past dozen years, I’ve done at least thirty presentations where I have sold my books to attendees. And, I also get paid to speak! How do I do it? Keep reading!
Published on June 10, 2023
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“One of the groups I mentioned in the show wants to license my book and include their name on it…”
Published on May 31, 2023
author scams, legal, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

Check out the signature at the end, along with the links about that person. Of course, that person is NOT who sent this email…
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.