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I have had several offers of interested parties – always concerned my
Indie Published books will get the best exposure. One was a vanity press from
the US who promised wonderful publicity … as long as I bought 1,000
copies.
This unique phone offer was that they would be prepared to set up my
book at the Frankfurt International Book
Fair. After several minutes of hype and a final pressure to accept as a “first
come first served basis” I demurred saying I never did business over the phone. Almost immediately I received their publicity in my email box.
Wow, so impressive! READ ON ….. (note grammar)
“Discover how first time, unknown, self-published authors sell their
book rights and gets
a 5-figure book advance.”
Perhaps no venue
on Earth reaches the depth and breadth of the publishing industry…
AT THE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR 2017, YOU CAN:
✓ Have your book acquired by Traditional Publishers
✓ Sell your other book rights (e.g. Translations, Film & TV
rights, etc.)
✓ Physically promote and sell copies of your book to booksellers
(bookstores and libraries)
✓ Expand your book’s market
Saving You the Hassle and Your
Money
Attending the Frankfurt Book
Fair is a big expense and requires not just a financial commitment, but also a
large time commitment. Remember that you’ll need to do plenty of research and
planning ahead to make the Fair a success for you.
Authors who does not have an
invitation would need to spend $4,000 - $8,000 just to participate as they need
to travel to Frankfurt, Germany and get themselves a stand to showcase their
book.
However, LitFire is inviting
you to be one of the authors whom we will represent in the Frankfurt Book Fair,
so you do not have to spend for travel and save you the hassle doing all the
preparations.
We will bring your book to
the fair and take it directly to where the book right buyers, publishers,
agents, and others can see your book!
What Do You Need To Do?
✓Prepare one copy
of your book
✓ Process the registration fee that the organizers
require
✓ Fill-out the order form
Total Package: $2,299
What you
will get for the $2,299?
To make sure that your book won’t be
buried in the back of the show; LitFire will prepare and execute four (4) publicity campaign
for your book. It will gain maximum exposure and will be in the front and center!
Are there any other such "generous offers" out there that you've personally come across? It's helpful for other writers to be forewarned.
Rita Stella Galieh is an Indie Publisher of a Historical Trilogy with another series on the way.
See: www.ritastellapress.com
Are there any other such "generous offers" out there that you've personally come across? It's helpful for other writers to be forewarned.
Rita Stella Galieh is an Indie Publisher of a Historical Trilogy with another series on the way.
See: www.ritastellapress.com
I've heard about this, Rita. Thanks for publicizing the scam. The level of grammar usually gives it away fairly quickly.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me sad at how people with dreams of having a book published can lose so much. My first contract was one of those scams--in fact the publishers ended up in jail. Thankfully, I spoke with one of their authors who told me to run. There are many legitimate people out there, but sadly also many we must run from.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Rita!
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