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Topic: How can you tell it's not a self-publishing scam?

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Subject: How can you tell it's not a self-publishing scam?
Date Posted: 7/20/2009 11:53 AM ET
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If you have a book you'd like to see about getting published, how on ea more...
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Date Posted: 7/20/2009 12:59 PM ET
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Writers Market, either onl more...
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xengab linked to the site I would also recommend.  I think the first and biggest clue is the fees.  Agents, editors, and p more...
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Date Posted: 7/21/2009 11:57 AM ET
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Wow, both links provided are wonderful. I have bookmarked more...
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I published my book (more like a manual than more...
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This is called a poor man's copyright more...
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You own the copyright just by creating it, but you can only sue in court if you register it.  Please more...
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Date Posted: 8/2/2009 2:11 PM ET
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Poor man's copyright USED to be something pe more...
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I didn't read everything here, so forgive me if more...
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I'm just really meticulous more...
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Just an FYI regarding an above post: Tate is vanity / subsidy more...
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Date Posted: 8/10/2009 4:41 PM ET
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A good website to check out regarding scam more...
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  Gini mentioned lulu.com.  That's pr more...
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I self-published my book ( more...
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Date Posted: 12/14/2009 4:33 PM ET
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But self-publishing isn't "being paid to write." It's not getting paid for your work. In fact, you're paying more...
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You are right, if they charge you then they are not a tra more...
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Subject: lulu.com
Date Posted: 1/12/2010 9:34 PM ET
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publishing with lulu is completely vanit more...
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I've heard of using sites like lulu to get a professional more...
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LuLu is one that I have heard of and seen people use with n more...
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I have self-published my books for 2 years using Createspace and Amazon's free Kindle publishing program. I make about $200/mo on the 5 books I've published, whether I promote them actively any more or not.  It's not a lot, but it's not vanity either, because to me it means that 100 new people are reading my books every month - strangers (I ran out of relatives 22 months ago - more...
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