Howdy everybody, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
CONTENTS:
1. WHAT’S ON SALE THIS WEEK? Our rush publishing service for returning authors!
2. Yes, we DO accept payments through PayPal! Here’s how to pay us through PayPal for services and books!
3. TAX SEASON IS ALMOST UPON US! Will you be getting a 1099?
4. THIS SATURDAY is the WritersWeekly.com Winter, 2017 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
5. The holidays are over so RUSH & EXPEDITED PRINTING SERVICES are once again available! Yea!
6. NEW MAILING ADDRESS for BookLocker.com
7. Want to earn a quick $40? Refer a friend to BookLocker!
8. Supplement your book sale income by writing for these magazines!
9. Get started on your 2017 book marketing plan using YOUR free copy of 90+ Days of Promoting Your Book Online!
10. Frequently Requested Links
1. WHAT’S ON SALE THIS WEEK?
The RUSH Publishing Package for Returning Authors!
Our RUSH service is HALF OFF this week only. Pay an extra $249 (instead of $499) to get your new book on the market in approx. 2 weeks instead of a month. This means we’ll get your book on the market within approx. 2 weeks of you uploading your final file(s) to us.
Not quite ready to submit your manuscript, but want to take advantage of the sale? No worries! You can sign up today and submit your manuscript later. YOU control the timing! 🙂
THE FINE PRINT:
Applies to black-and-white-interior paperbacks only.
The half-off sale only applies to the rush charge of $499. Pay $249 this week instead of $499.
These other regular charges apply:
Print setup fees for returning authors are only $250.
The annual POD file hosting fee is $18
Original paperback cover design (optional) is $250
BASIC epub/mobi (ebook) formatting/conversion (optional): $199
Contact Angela today to get the sign-up link for This Special!
2. Yes, we DO accept payments through PayPal! Here’s how to pay us through PayPal for services and books!
For services and books, you first need to obtain a quote from Angela. Contact her with your specific needs and she’ll get you a quote right away, and will also provide you with our PayPal ID for payment. 🙂
3. TAX SEASON IS ALMOST UPON US! WILL YOU BE GETTING A 1099?
If you were paid by BookLocker through PayPal, you will NOT be receiving a 1099 from us. PayPal’s reporting requirements are explained here: http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/01/1099-contractors-paypal-credit-card.html
Please contact PayPal or your CPA if you have questions about tax reporting. Unfortunately, we can’t answer tax questions on behalf of PayPal.
If you have questions about your individual tax situation (“Do I need to file a specific form?”; “Are my commissions taxable?”, etc.), please contact your CPA. We can’t legally answer tax questions.
If you want to know how much BookLocker paid you through PayPal, click on the Sales link at the top of your author account. Then, look at the bottom of that page where it says: Recent Payments
There, you will see all the payments we have sent to you over the past 24 months.
NEED RECEIPTS FOR YOUR PURCHASES?
If you paid for services from BookLocker.com, those receipts were emailed to you instantly when you placed your order.
If you purchased copies of your books, those receipts were posted to your author account. Click on the “Archived Messages” link after you login.
4. THIS SATURDAY is the WritersWeekly.com Winter, 2017 24-Hour Short Story Contest! DON’T MISS OUT ON THE FUN!
SATURDAY, January 14, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Central Time, we’ll be posting the topic for the WritersWeekly.com Winter, 2017 24-Hour Short Story Contest! What will it be??? See the link below for past topics and winning stories. Only 500 participants are allowed per contest so don’t delay if you wanna play!
1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $200
+ 85 other prizes
Sign up right here: http://www.24HourShortStoryContest.com
COME JOIN US! It’s a blast!
HELPFUL LINKS:
List of ALL PAST TOPICS and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly Quarterly 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
From WritersWeekly Short Story Contest Winner to Simon and Schuster Contract!
14 Tips To Give Yourself A Leg Up In Writing Contests!
5. RUSH & EXPEDITED PRINTING SERVICE are once again available
The printer has cleared the holiday backlog so RUSH and EXPEDITED printing services are once again available. See the details on the author order form HERE.
6. NEW MAILING ADDRESS for BookLocker.com
Please make a note of our new mailing/shipping address:
BookLocker.com, Inc.
200 2nd Avenue. South, # 526
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-4313
7. Want to earn a quick $40? Refer a friend to BookLocker!
***EARN A QUICK $40 FOR EACH FRIEND YOU REFER TO US!***
We are getting LOTS of referrals from BookLocker authors, including their writing friends, neighbors, family and other colleagues! Some just mention us in passing while others post little ditties on their websites, blogs and social media accounts, which leads to even more referral fees.
$40.00 per referral!
Note: You are, of course, welcome to use our logo and any links on the site if you need to. If you have any questions, give us a shout through your author account HERE.
In a nutshell, when a new author signs up with BookLocker for the very first time, and if they use either the At Your Service Program ($875), the Rush program ($1199), or the Color-Interior Program (price varies), the referring active BookLocker author earns $40 when the new author types your name in the “referred by” box on their contract.
It’s easy! And, we appreciate the referrals so much!
Just send this link to your friends, family and colleagues:
http://publishing.booklocker.com/packages.php
New authors appreciate hearing about BookLocker because they discover a low-priced service that isn’t charging authors thousands like the “other guys.” They also appreciate having one-on-one access to the owners of the company, and not being shoveled around from one overseas customer service rep to another.
THE FINE PRINT
1. You can’t earn fees for referring yourself (yes, we had to mention that). The person signing up must be a new author who has never used BookLocker before. And, the referring BookLocker author must be an active author. Authors who don’t have active books on the site are not eligible unless/until their book(s) are reactivated.
2. The new author must sign up for the At Your Service Program – our most popular one, the RUSH service (same link), or the Color-Interior Program.
Reduced rate packages, like the Returning Author Special and the DIY Package, can’t generate referral fees.
3. The referral fee will be credited after the new author signs up, pays the fee, and uploads their files for formatting. Most upload their files on the same day.
4. Authors of rejected manuscripts, are, of course, not eligible to sign up.
8. Supplement your book sales income by writing for magazines! Check out these paying markets for writers!
Here are just some of the recent paying markets for writers featured on WritersWeekly.com. Markets and added/updated weekly. Click to see each market’s current needs!
This Magazine – Pays $0.10/per word
Red Sun Magazine – Pays $100-$300
Trapper & Predator Caller – Pays $250
Alaska Business Monthly – Pays $100-$500
Super College – Pays $11/hour
Mining People Magazine – Pays $250
Lion Magazine – Pays $0.50-$1.00/word
Moment Magazine – Pays $200-$1000
DUTCH – Pays $100
Farming Magazine – Pays $175-$500
Kashrus Magazine – Pays $125-$200
AND MANY MORE!
9. Get started on your 2017 book marketing plan using YOUR free copy of 90+ Days of Promoting Your Book Online!
Login to your author account RIGHT HERE to get your free download link.
10. Frequently Requested Links
AUTHOR ORDER FORM (for copies at your author discount) –
https://secure.booklocker.com/booklocker/book/book-order.html
ORDER FORM FOR INTERIOR AND/OR COVER CHANGES/EDITS –
https://secure.booklocker.com/mc/service-fees.php
READY TO PUBLISH YOUR NEXT BOOK? AS A RETURNING AUTHOR, YOU QUALIFY FOR *BIG* DISCOUNTS FROM BOOKLOCKER! –
https://secure.booklocker.com/booklocker/returning-authors/intro.php
ATTN: PRINT-ONLY AUTHORS – ADD AN EBOOK EDITION OF YOUR BOOK HERE –
https://secure.booklocker.com/booklocker/new/intro.php
ATTN: EBOOK-ONLY AUTHORS – ADD A PRINT EDITION FOR YOUR BOOK HERE –
https://secure.booklocker.com/booklocker/new/intro.php
READ WEEKLY PERSONAL STORIES FROM THE BOOKLOCKER.COM “HOME OFFICE” –
http://www.writersweekly.com/news_from_the_home_office/summary.html
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http://www.writersweekly.com
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HAVE A SUPER WEEKEND AHEAD, EVERYBODY!
–Angela, Richard, Brian, Rosana, Gwen, Todd, and the rest of the gang
