Post by SporkBot on Mar 28, 2018 15:48:46 GMT -5
Sunk, like, $1,700 or something into self-publishing, and after my 2-year deal was up, I got a total of $24.50. Hilarious, right?
Well, my Mom picks up a call that's actually for me (and when that happens on the house phone, that's more than likely a charity asking for money), and it's this woman in San Diego representing an outfit called "Readers Magnet". She says that my book came across their radar, fit into a genre they need filled for some upcoming event or something, gave it's sales ranking (pretty sure she got into quintuple digits...like 18 thousand and something), and noted its lack of activity. Apparently, these folks want to launch a campaign for "highly recommended" books for a rights opportunity, and I guess would potentially open the door for licensing for movies and all that jazz.
I'm already suspicious before she asks for my e-mail address for some official invite for the aforementioned event. Its "high recommendation" (HA!) is especially dubious as it didn't really sell and has many mistakes. I've considered going back over it and maybe fixing things here and there, but between other stuff on my mind and my standard raging hatred for everything, I haven't gotten around to it.
So I end the call, saying I'd have to get back to them, because even though I'm wary, the woman was polite and I wasn't about to cuss her out based on my paranoia. She could very well be working for a legit outfit that might work in my benefit. Then I check online, where they've got a D- rating with the Better Business Bureau and are more or less thought of as a scam from people saying they wanted anywhere between $500 and $2,000 for their services. Needless to say I'm probably not going to accept.
Man, I've used a lot of parentheses in this post.
Well, my Mom picks up a call that's actually for me (and when that happens on the house phone, that's more than likely a charity asking for money), and it's this woman in San Diego representing an outfit called "Readers Magnet". She says that my book came across their radar, fit into a genre they need filled for some upcoming event or something, gave it's sales ranking (pretty sure she got into quintuple digits...like 18 thousand and something), and noted its lack of activity. Apparently, these folks want to launch a campaign for "highly recommended" books for a rights opportunity, and I guess would potentially open the door for licensing for movies and all that jazz.
I'm already suspicious before she asks for my e-mail address for some official invite for the aforementioned event. Its "high recommendation" (HA!) is especially dubious as it didn't really sell and has many mistakes. I've considered going back over it and maybe fixing things here and there, but between other stuff on my mind and my standard raging hatred for everything, I haven't gotten around to it.
So I end the call, saying I'd have to get back to them, because even though I'm wary, the woman was polite and I wasn't about to cuss her out based on my paranoia. She could very well be working for a legit outfit that might work in my benefit. Then I check online, where they've got a D- rating with the Better Business Bureau and are more or less thought of as a scam from people saying they wanted anywhere between $500 and $2,000 for their services. Needless to say I'm probably not going to accept.
Man, I've used a lot of parentheses in this post.