No worries. I saw my share of flame wars over on Lulu back in the day when I started out, which is a large part of why I left Lulu and all community forums for that matter. I got into book reviewing because there were so few sites out there at the time, and I [...]

Sure Dave, there are always variables, third categories, fourth categories, categories unknown … would take too long to list all the types of writers, so I was speaking of the main two in broad strokes, though it didn’t come off that way. I should have worded it differently: said the main two categories of too [...]

I agree with you too, Henry. There are two different types of self-publishers: those who see it as a business and money is the measure of success, and those who see it more as an art-form or an avenue for self-expression. If they sell a few books, they are happy, because of course, all writers [...]

I hear you Henry, I ranted on the same crap last year. I am so glad you found someone to take over.

Oh Neil, we are kindred spirits, so no, you are not alone. I hate marketing and self-promotion. I don’t write mainstream stuff, and I give a lot away with free promos and stuff. I also allow people to share with DRM free ebooks. I’m kind of shy on the net, don’t comment as much as [...]

I said this from the very beginning that their website looks like a 15 year old porn junkie down in grandma’s basement designed it. I never point people to smashwords unless I am running a coupon and then I make sure to link directly, but I sell very little at smashwords without a coupon because [...]

Thanks Eric. I am hoping to get a good response, and I plan on cross-posting those page 99s to Goodreads, my facebook feed, and also over here if Henry doesn’t have a problem with that. A.S, I would say sure, if your page 99 contains a spoiler use the one before or after it. I [...]

You are so welcome Suzanna. There are a lot of really good freelance editors and proofreaders out there, and fees can vary depending on the level of editorial assistance you want or need. Most I have come across charge by the word or page. I have never heard an editor say they maxed out their [...]

Thanks for the shout-out Henry. I love hearing about what other authors are reading. I think it’s important that authors new to the self-publishing arena understand that we are not totally anti-traditional publishing, that there is good stuff out there everywhere, and more importantly, we read the shit out of everything we can get our [...]

Sounds like you got a bad proof copy from Createpsace. It can happen with any company, even Lightning Source. It just takes one machine to go offline and get wonky and blam. I have had it happen with several printers, including Lightning. One time with Createspace I got a batch of review books and there [...]

Thanks, a lot of writers keep saying that to me about this post. I appreciate the ping back.

This is like the zillionth incident of piracy for money I have heard of recently, and the common denominator was Feedbooks . I refuse to list there because of their language in the Intellectual property Rights Section, which states: FeedBooks being registered in France, the content of the Website is subject to the French legislation [...]

Amen to that Henry. I got my own rant going today over at the peeps site, which was sort of a backlash from commenting on Zoe’s post. But I think it’s good to talk about the detractors because it makes our philosophical position all the more relevant and important.

Cheryl Anne Gardner commented on the blog post Copyright, Publication Rights, Kindle, and YOU

Thanks Francis. Yes, the online registration is very easy and it costs less than the paper way. However, there is a time limit pertaining to infringement cases:
Copyright Registration
In general, copyright registration is a legal formality intended
to make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copyright.
However, registration is not a condition of [...]

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