Book Retailers changing Policies. Is this only the beginning.

With all the challenges and do-it-yourself aspects of being an independent author these days, as a published author, it’s important to know all the cost-related facts that affect your profit margins. Remember, once you have gone through the stages of writing, editing, and publishing and hand your book to the chosen distributor/platform, the cost efficiency does not stop there. You may be missing a key detail when ordering your supply of physical books for in-person sales: the

March Madness Hits the Literary World. If your email inbox isn’t getting a “Dear Author” email, just wait, it will. The scammers are working hard to have AI pull titles, authors, blurbs, and story content, as well as searching websites. Here are some hints to help authors avoid these mischievous money malefactors. The easiest way to tell is to look at the email they ask you to respond to. If it is anything but a name tied to a dot com, be suspicious. Next, do your homework.

Print-on-demand or Not Many self-published authors and those who go the vanity press route find themselves in the print-on-demand market. Authors are told you only pay for the book when someone orders it. There are no storage fees. And my favorite, it can’t be returned. After an extensive look at the print-on-demand feature, several factors have come to light that authors should be weary of. The first of these factors is cost. Authors may believe they are saving money with