Q. “Do I earn royalties on copies I purchase of my own book?”
A. When an author purchases copies directly from BookLocker.com, we give the author a discount on copies they purchase so… Read More
Q. “I already have the artwork for my cover. Do I need to order cover design?”
A. Original cover design means the designer will use pre-existing photos/graphics, supplied by the designer or the author, and will put those together with the verbiage that will appear on the cover, all to the printer’s… Read More
Q. “How fast can BookLocker get my book on the market?”
A. At BookLocker.com, we usually get a black-and-white-interior book to market within a month of the author sending their final file to us. (Usually faster but we like some wiggle room… Read More
Q. “The page count you’re showing for my book doesn’t match what I’m seeing…”
A. The printer charges for every page printed, including the blank ones, and those with roman numerals. In addition, the page count is taken into consideration when shipping is calculated because… Read More
Q. “Why do Amazon’s resellers have my book priced too high/too low?”
A. Some of Amazon’s resellers also have numerous pricing errors in their databases. Amazon has thousands of resellers and contacting each one about pricing errors would be virtually impossible. If they have a book priced too low, they’ll learn the hard… Read More
Any bookstore with an Ingram account (Ingram is the world’s largest book distributor) can pick up Ingram’s feed, and feature their inventory online. Amazon allows Read More
11/20/16 Author Alert: When Relatives Say They Bought Your Book (But They Didn’t…); Warning about Giving Away Your Ebook as a Holiday Gift through Amazon; Amazon’s Sales Numbers – Are They Reliable?; Need copies of your book(s) by Christmas? ORDER NOW!; Can BookLocker Still Get Your New Book Published by Christmas? Yes!; Newly posted Paying Markets for Writers!; And, More Goodies! Read More
On Thanksgiving, your Nana Mary may pull you aside to a quiet corner of the kitchen, and sweetly tell you, “I bought copies of your book, dearie! I ordered a copy for Grampie and I also ordered a copy for your cousin, Suzie!” After you stumble home in a turkey coma, you login to your author account on our publisher’s website, excited to see the royalties from Nana Mary’s order for your books…but there are no new sales for your book. Zilch. Nada. Your first reaction is anger…toward your publisher, of course. How dare they rip you off?!?! You immediately fire off an email to your rep… Read More
Howdy everybody! Ooooh, it’s an exciting week here at the “home office!”! 😉 CONTENTS: 1. Hurricane Matthew Update 2. Another Hurricane Sale on Author Copies! Read More
Writers Digest needs writers and they pay $0.50/word! The WritersWeekly Fall 24-Hour Short Story Contest is only 9 days away. Christmas book sales (avoiding backlogs), and much more! Read More
