Steve commented on 'Bookpros is Booksleazy'
You know, I hadn't thought about it, but you're right -- the vanity press scamsters have got to be quaking in their boots right now. Who needs them when Amazon and all the rest make it so easy to get a...
View ArticleBetsy commented on 'Bookpros is Booksleazy'
For someone that comes from the literary field you are not in any way helpful to your fellow writers. You seem to hate a lot of publishers and struggling writers. You should know that a bestseller is...
View Articlebetsy commented on 'Bookpros is Booksleazy'
you have name drop a lot of famous and successful people that have helped you when you were starting out. why can't you also show the same attitude towards new writers that also need a break. karma...
View ArticleP.N. Elrod commented on 'Bookpros is Booksleazy'
I wish the spell check and Elements of Style would catch up with you.
View ArticleLee Goldberg commented on 'Bookpros is Booksleazy'
Betsy, I don't hate publishers. I hate vanity presses that enrich themselves by exploiting the desperation and inexperience of aspiring authors. Apparently, you think I am doing vanity presses a...
View Articlebetsy commented on 'Bookpros is Booksleazy'
and how do you define a vanity press lee? i went to the ovation books library and randomly selected a book - The Osiris Alliance and googled it. It is available from BN & Amazon. There are positive...
View ArticleMatt Paust commented on 'Bookpros is Booksleazy'
Lee - I'm assuming you're not including the burgeoning ebook/POD industry, which has its share of charlatans,as well. I went with BookLocker.com, which had the balls to sue Amazon in a class-action -...
View Articlereadsrealbooks commented on 'Bookpros is Booksleazy'
No one will defend the con artist more vehemently than one of their victims, because they're ashamed of their own gullibility. By the same token, you can't point out the sleaziness of vanity presses...
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