When it comes to designing the future of work, one size fits none. I have submitted 3 poetries to SilentSpark press, out of which they updated me with SMS, that one of them has been accepted. None of the book stores had ever heard of New Reader or had ever done any business with them. What is it like for those women who work in this male-dominated industry? Its the best resource to find problematic publishers. A Flood of Complaints. These could include expenses for a book cover, editing, and proofreading. The other had neither. The ad looks useless to me. At this point he went dark. It reminds me that the publishing seas are still infested with these untrustworthy sharks. Additionally, it seems that once you sign the agreement, they may keep asking for more money. Preparation of manuscript files and publishing for you on Kindle Direct Publishing for ebook and paperback, and Smashwords or Draft2digital for ebook distribution. Tell them that if they want more money youll have to see at least enough royalties to cover you costs so far, otherwise theyll keep asking for more money! They offered a movie deal ( sounds a bit out there) but I thought of ringing back and if they start asking for money just tell them Im skint and hang up. No, I have never heard of them, Sonia. Your email address will not be published. This means the business is, indeed, Safe. Be careful. Authors Beware of New Reader Scam On December 20, 2018, Kevin Wilson from New Reader called me asking for $4,000 in exchange for promotion of my book, Zero Waste in the Last Best Place, in five prominent bookstores, including The Strand in New York, Elliot Bay in Seattle, Powells in Portland, and City Lights in San Francisco. Page publishing is a vanity publication through and through i published my book Bat out of Hell Discovery with them cost me around 3,000 dollars they published my book and the editting and book cover was trash i didnt make my investment back until i self published my book! Im glad I googled him first, He left a voice message saying my book was chosen to be featured in their magazine. And are they legit? Popular interview series include Female Disruptors, Meet The Rising Stars of TV, Film, & Music, The Future Is Now, Social Impact Heroes, Women In Wellness, Five Things You Need To Be A Highly Effective Leader During Turbulent Times and 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a CEO. However, this low-cost simplicity has made it a goldmine for shady agents and predatory publishers to deceive new authors trying to publish their books. If he cant afford to spend a couple bucks on me, then why should I spend hundreds with his company? The second option is to self-publish and enjoy the learning curve and the journey. As you said the waters are full of them. They each had an ambiguous reasons how my book was picked, but each claimed that someone did read it and passed it on to the sales rep. But it was only vanity publishing in a new form. I have been approached again, by another parasite/shark called Bestseller Status. Great advice. Their approach was very professional with email and follow up phone call Just thought you would like to know. Now it has reached a point where the services I have been promised have not been fulfilled, I am following what avenues I have and considering legal action to see if this will have positive results. Made me laugh that there were two ads for this very thing after the first paragraph of your blog post put in by Google Ads, it looks like. They wont return my call or email. Author Pro somehow found out that I had self published a book and offered to sponsor it for a price. But looking at their site, and the media & partnership page, in particular, tells me it wants to make money, like any business. I checked out the latest issues of the magazine, and didnt care for what I saw. Neither book had a gripping appeal to be read. Please let me know if you have had any experience with them. Actually there was a representative who was the driving force was a really sincere tone & promising to put here best effort moving forward. For authors who are new to electronic self-publishing, it will be a learning curve. Telemarketers will call and trick you into paying for expensive multi-year magazine packages. A new phishing scheme aimed at Facebook users and relying on over 3000 fake profiles has seen threat actors attempting to steal account credentials. Some time last year a man with a funny accent whos name I remember was Nelson Suares or Suarez from Pageturner, Press and Media? A senior Literary agent is interested in a book I published almost two years ago. Proofreading and correction basic. I would look at this just like you were going to hire a contractor to do a job on your house. I had a couple entertainment lawyers that I discussed the contract with both of them said it was a scam and fake. That was my experience but I put a little presser on Global Summit House. We believe that good stories should feel beautiful to the mind, heart, and eyes. Oh yeah then wheres my refund. Then I spent phenomenal money advertising and promoting my book and copies went very fast at book fairs when I was autographing them and giving them away. that shouldnt be grounds to automatically terminate. I immediately asked to not be called ever again. I have not done any marketing in at least 2+ years. I edited your comment during moderation to remove personal contact details, Bradley. It seems that all or part of conversations that I have had with anyone there sound like Indians the kind from India. He spoke exactly the same as the guy from NRM and asked me when id make a decision on the investment. Dont make that mistake. He would have to go to management. We will willing to invest half of the total cost of this campaign and looking to creating a partnership with you. The deal included what was covered by other people it would be in 3 bookstores of my choice and all the internet promo. Great. All I can say is DO NOT USE FIVERR!! Im very sensitive to these scammers. (most KDP people are not in America), Also,Jeff Bezos needs to run KDP division better. Your description of predatory is precisely what they are. I tried contacting you but I couldnt reach your number . They also seem to target alot of older people. I dont know if its scam or not, but I can see my poetry in draft version, without paying anything. They are legit, as far as I know, but you have to ask yourself whether you want to lay out $4,000 for a website and a very small ad in an on-line magazine. Every single freelancer I contacted, probably 10-12, were all, a) in Nigeria, which should have sent off bells, b) submitted totally unprofessional work that they obviously did not know how to do, and c) will try very hard to convince you to up the price, prophesize. He knows lots of helpful tips about the industry but seems a phishing scammer to get info on peoples projects. Back in the summer of 2020, I spent a huge amount of time collecting data on over 100 different news sources used in the US. Your red flags should be flying because its 99.9999% sure to be a publishing scam. Over the years I had become quite a web sleuth. I even found out the address they use is not the real location. Has anyone any comment. Kevin told me that his editor had read my book, liked it very much and wanted to include it in an exclusive promotion that New Reader was going to be running on DIY books for the first quarter of 2019, that they already had three authors selected, that they were seeking two more, and I was one of these two lucky individuals. The email has only the authors name and Bestseller Status, and no address, phone number etc. He said my book was submitted to them by his list of avid editors from NY and they were loooking to feature my book ON the June issue of their magazine. Then yesterday they hit me up for another $200.00I am staring to feel like I am being led on. On top of all these considerations, there is the publishing world of today. A complete list of our ongoing topics can be found HERE. Login to KDP or IngramSpark and publish your book. If someone sells the identical card several times over, there's a chance they used a "schill" account to win one of their own auctions. All of our storylines can be seen here bit.ly/3oL0DO0 Media & News Company Baltimore, MD Authoritymag.co Joined March 2018 11.3K Following 10.4K Followers Replies Media Pinned Tweet Authority Magazine @AuthorityMgzine Just wanted to ask because I got the same thing and it was Page Publishing. She agreed to email me the particulars which I just received today. So far, my book sales almost hit the figure they guaranteed, but its a far improvement from my previous publisher. I contacted the BBB. What Im trying to share with many words, no only the newbie, but also a been around the block at least once author can be trapped by a scammer if the bait is really good. I called him back and he wanted to send me an email with a plan to market my book. This project is at its end in June its going on one full year. After you write a book, there are no easy ways to become a published author and be successful in book publishing. I have been offered international movie marketability by Pearson Media Agency of Anaheim, California, with submission to Hollywood through further assessments. Beware of scam agents who prey on new authors. I have been contacted by Blair Mason of New Reader Magazine. A Cambridge CELTA English teacher and author with a passion for writing and all forms of publishing. But I read in the intetnet that they too are scascammed Has anyone been contacted by Archway? Thanks for the great article. Cons: Some computer skills to learn. But I doubt that will be the case. You should not have to pay upfront.. New Reader has called and emailed me saying that they are interested in sponsorship or partnership with me with a book I am currently writing? They are a scam! If your book sells, you receive a high royalty rate of usually 60-70% per copy. I was contacted as well by NRM. I had never come across New Reader Magazine before you comment. What is your best phone number ? My name is Manuel Pelaez and I also received an email from New Reader Magazine, Kelly Smith is the senior associate handling everything, my trilogy action novel books are being made into a film adaptation and its at the final stages for bidding, this cost me $6,600 dollars and my other project a childrens book is being made into a fully animated motion picture, so far this has cost me $7,000 dollars, this project is part of other investors costing $149,000 dollars, my part is $35,000 dollars, I want to be crystal clear that if I dont receive any financial gains on anything, plus receive official documentations are given to me, I will not give out anymore money period, so far Ive been featured on spotlight in NewReaderMedia, and waiting to be featured on NewReaderMagazine as a contributor, I hope that New Reader Magazine is the real deal, soon Ill find out. There again, landing such a job is unheard of today, for the rank and file, although Hemmingways parents were wealthy doctors who more than likely had solid connections. ;), The art of irony is not lost, it would seem, Chris. Our chief editor has read your book and recommended to have it featured on the next issue of our magazine. A Frank Givens somehow also got my email address and told me about a book fair coming up at the end of May in New York City. However, sometimes it triggers a book blocked and just like myself and others a few days later. 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