Value Flows Toward The Author. Always.

One of the great things about the last quarter century is how much the barriers to entry have fallen around the publishing industry. That has continued to blur a lot of lines around publishing roles, which, unfortunately, empowers scammers to prey on the dreams of authors who just want to tell and share their story. There are enough ways for dreams to be crushed; scammers profiting off those dreams is offensive. Luckily, keeping these principles in mind will help steer you clear of scammers and those who prey on authors. Value should flow toward the author.Publishers invest in authors and sell books to readers.Self-published authors invest in themselves as the author and sell books to readers.Publishing services providers sell defined services to authors.Beware anyone who claims the status of one relationship while actually making money through the other. Let’s talk about it. Value Flows Toward The Author This is the key. We used to say “money,” but I think “value” is a far, far…