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Michael Andre McPherson

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Category: Scams

Scams

Promotional Bombs to be Avoided

by Michael Andre McPherson

I confess that one of the ways I’m a bad marketer is that I’m a

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Indie Publishing

The Wild West of New Publishing

by Michael Andre McPherson

There have always been vultures in the publishing world. Phoney agents charging “reading fees” to

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Promotion

Would I Take a Lousy Contract From Random House?

by Michael Andre McPherson

Authors are snobs. It’s about numbers and status. It’s about competition. There are so many

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Scams

The Apocalypse Will Happen in 2013

by Michael Andre McPherson

The apocalypse may come in 2013 just because people are superstitious enough to make it happen.

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Apocalypse Revolution

eBook Authors are Evil – or Not

by Michael Andre McPherson

Rumors of evil eBook authors abound at Ad-Astra. I debunk them, but I doubt I convinced anyone to drop their passion for the Big Six Publishers.

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Scams

Is Self ePublishing in a Bubble?

by Michael Andre McPherson

My take on the Guardian’s claim that we’re in a self-publishing bubble.

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Dead pulped trees

My Boycott of Agency Pricing

by Michael Andre McPherson

I’m using the library again and boycotting agency priced eBooks. Why? Because they are such a bad deal for authors.

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Scams

Agents as Publishers

by Michael Andre McPherson

If a publisher came to me and asked to represent my my novel, promising to shop it around to other publishers, I’d be stunned.

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Scams

I’m Brilliant According to Spam

by Michael Andre McPherson

I get a surprising amount of spam in the comments.

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The Year I Turned Down a Publishing Contract

by Michael Andre McPherson

I had to turn down a contract because it was a vanity press masquerading as a traditional publisher.

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