i have been scammed by new readers and I want the world to know! I see the bk is still on market with Amazon, I recently saw it, was actually looking if it is legit or not. BEWARE TCK PUBLISHING!!! The "magazine case" is a series of federal cases brought in the District of Minnesota, which charge more than 60 defendants with a telemarketing scam that swindled seniors and other vulnerable victims out of more than $300 million. With this campaign, we are targeting to land a film contract. The company URlink Print and Media. I know for a fact its a big fat no. Please let me know if you have been contacted by Rabiya Matthews of Silver Ink Literacy Agency. Having grand ideas and visions is great, but without a strong work ethic and determination, your project wont go very far. Just curious of any others have heard this. The only information I could find for this person was a PO box and city. They want me to sign a contract and pay $395 down and $295 a month for 10 months. Kevin Wilson and New Reader are engaged in criminal behavior. Since I am not tremendously well off, I wonder at the risk of this offer if I send them a check. New Authors Beware of Scam Agents and Publishing Sharks They also contacted me and I have to say they were very professional and convincing. If Im not satisfied with the results of the campaign at the end of 6 months I get a full refund. The guy gave me some mumbo jumbo and never answered the question. 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. Hello, thank you for your advice. They talk about getting my work on Amazon etc. Somebody else that came out recently and complained on the BBB said they gave this company 80,000 and no work was completed. Im not sure how they did it but I started receiving calls from bookstores to display my book. What is your best phone number ? We will be waiting for your reply or we will have our finance team reach out to you asap. I will avoid like the plague :-), Thank you i just received call today from these people saying they wanted to adapt my book into either movie or a tv series she gave her name as Reese Elton but i couldnt find Reese Elton that work for new reader magazine and she told me i she would call again tomorrow to discuss more details and i would have to pay 5000 to get started even though they want my book. A lady who published her book on escaping an abusive relationship set up a website stating that she was scammed! As I tried to trace her down, the websites and youtube sites for bookthoughtspublishing were abandoned and then taken down. I was just contacted by New Reader. RR got a job as a news paper reporter right out of high school. This project will take time but I will also give the results, in detail financially also. Im a Canadian Aboriginal, formerly called Indians and if my book was published in Canada the story would have been distorted to the point that there would have been very little, if any truth to the story! For me they told me Kate Delaney wanted me on her radio show. Boulder, Colorado. 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. Hello Manny, have you got any results yet? Got that call today. All of these names should raise red flags for authors. I asked about money. What Are Credible Sources & How to Spot Them | Examples - Scribbr If the company gives you some BS line like, that information is confidential, then that to me is a big red flag. They told me that they would be able to publish as long as the characters were of age of consent. They might be paid for their testimonials. KDP, first of all, needs a better system and if the user apologizes for a mistake and their account is in good standing (mine was!) However, when I checked out their website they seem to offer this side business of Appraisal where authors can submit the first 10,000 words for some honest even brutal review of their work according to the lead editor. But I doubt that will be the case. Then their MP Russell Spencer is a very moody person, and he looks down to others and when he knew I got to know they are non-existent and are not a true publisher, he created quarrels and decided not to respond to my email totally, having got his money. I could do it all myself at little or no cost. This means that if you buy a product or service through links or advertisements on our site, we may receive an affiliate commission. I also stated that I would need the name of the company before considering partnering with anyone. But as with all unsolicited opportunities that you are offered online, tread very carefully. Well thats not going to happen. They wanted me to pay so much upfront and then access to my credit or debit card. Will keep you posted. Email and snail mail contract. I 99.9% sure Im going the self publishing route now. Most of them are relatively inexpensive and beneficial. What is it like for those women who work in this male-dominated industry? Vanity publishing means that the author pays for everything. I would get 50% of the profits from sales after the cost of book production, or about $3 per book. And he still didnt answer one of my questions fully. All an author can do is evaluate the deal and ask, Can I realistically expect to make back my investment plus a profit, based on what they are promising to do for me? My own answer to that question was, No way.. But I read in the intetnet that they too are scascammed Has anyone been contacted by Archway? Here are some warning signals for new authors. We apologize about what has happened. Your email address will not be published. Pros: Trade publishing quality books with paid editing and cover design services. When I write about my experience with them, they immediately take out my comment or respond without any comment on my points to disapprove my input. It was also $24,ooo to get a screenplay written to be sent to the powers that be, to make it into a film. Somebody did come out on Reddit and say that one of their friends used to work for new reader magazine and they are a lie with no ties to film companies. Those are often small press. How that remains possible is astounding and frustrating to me! Im steering clear. It is the moment when the words scam agents and publishing sharks should spring to your mind very quickly. I was able to republish my book with them and it was amazing. The first is to take the traditional publishing route. The first one will be 4 minutes with characters, sound etc. I was not impressed and I dont plan to give them $4100. Authority Magazine - Medium I was also contacted by the New Reader Magazine. If you are approached out of the blue by a publisher you dont know who wants to publish your book, be careful. They were offering $1,000+ of useless marketing services. Legal Reader is a legal news blog with an uncompromising ethos. Book Publishers to Avoid (and Other Shady Author Scams) - Reedsy These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. When I asked, stating that didnt they think having an Amazon author page was important with regards to marketing I was told that some authors dont want to be discovered or famous. Try to find and work with a literary agent or a reputable small press publishing house. We gave you time to submit your requirements and time for us to complete the necessary partnership, platforms ans etc. mags.com Review - Scam Detector If you want to publish a book, be careful about the choices you make. So I looked at two similar books that they have also selected and featured in their magazine, and from what I can see their promotion has done nothing for book sales. (most KDP people are not in America). Come to find out she was quite the scam artist, including faking her own death and fleeing the country to avoid retribution. Were I to go ahead, I have been asked to contribute $5499 towards the Project Cost of $34299. Authority Magazine Top Lessons. To end this, New Reader Magazine has to prove themselves and have successful stories to show everyone they are the real deal, I will tell everyone my results as soon as they finish. I requested to speak to someone on shore in The States, but she said she was not able to transfer me, because they are a 3rd party vendor. The Magisterium of the iPhone Church - Crisis Magazine But for new writers, it is not very easy at all. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. So what would they have done instead? However, some people are always going to be challenging, even in regards to big brands. Its certainly good business. VRM is offering to promote my book, which it selected from many others. I read the reviews & it appears that nobody can say with assurance whether New Readers Media actually brings an offer for the screen play. Hemmingway had a relative who landed him a job at the Kansas Star as a reporter. There are costs involved for reputable services such as Facebook advertising, Google Adwords, paid blog posts, or an advertorial in a local newspaper. The ad looks useless to me. I had concerns over the 3 authors testimonials on their home page though. The publishers website contains little to no information to attract readers, and is almost entirely devoted to selling to authors., The website contains slogans about helping authors, tell their story by letting the experts guide them, etc., In exchange for your name, email address, and phone number, you can download a free publishing guide., Expect a call later on that same day, before even opening the guide.. Joanne Reiner. They just contacted me as well about my self published book. In the end you may sell a few extra books but thats it. Years later when I was the coordinator for a local writing conference, I received a letter from an agent who was willing to come for free to talk and mingle. If I didnt get my film deal I was supposed to get a refund after 2 years. ALLi has a whole slew of people just ripping them apart. Christian Smith Senior Business Development Associate 100 Church Street Suite 800 New York NY, 10007. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Free or at least very cheap, depending on preparation costs. He advised not to sign with them. So, I didnt return his call. PR and media involve your appearance on TV, blogs, social media, blogs, magazines, or newspapers. Show myself proof and everyone in the industry if there is any proof otherwise, thank you. One had no Amazon author page. We started by doing a visual audit of our brand to determine what works, what doesn't and why not. They all said how great my book was and that it could even be made into a movie. If you are asked to submit your manuscript by someone you dont know, especially by unsolicited email, DO NOT reply. I self-published a book in 2013. I was just offered a partnership with them, too, but on the advice of my lawyer I think Im going to pass. NRM will try their best to offer services like Book Promotions, Animated Trailers, Screenplays, that go nowhere. Before you rush in, make sure you check its background, history, reputation, and ethics first. Im glad I did. Wow, just received a call from Kevin Wilson with New Reader. I was contacted by Viktoria Price on my cell phone, who later called on my home phone, just like you. DO NOT pay for book promotion and marketing services packages. 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. This is where someone will setup a fake eBay account to bid up their cards. Hm? You also need to do image resizing, as well as have a good understanding of file management. Something may not be right and they asked for too much! Keep up the great work. But there are still quite a few large vanity publishing houses around. I'd rate medium 5/5 everytime! You will need to have a good knowledge of basic word processing, computer, and Internet skills. I cant imagine how he got both of these phone numbers! Just Publishing Advice For Writers and Authors, a comprehensive list of publishers and service providers, how to spot publishing scams for the Huffington Post, self-publish and enjoy the learning curve, Book Publishers To Avoid And Nasty Author Scams. The crooks then take this money, pay the real magazine themselves ($29.99), and pocket the rest. I sent an email and cancelled the contract and they gave me my money back in full. I wrote a childrens book but felt my 1st attempt at publishing was a scam. You can check a comprehensive list of publishers and service providers that have been vetted by ALLi (The Alliance of Independent Authors). Should I continue with XLiberis or cut my losses and run for the hills?? This is a 50 page young readers book. They spoke of investing $$ in my book etc etc. I was about to jump on it when I realized, the only way she could have found me was via my website which was MY first amateur attempt at website design programming. District of Minnesota | Magazine Scam - Victim Information 'We created our own weapon': the anti-invasion magazines defying Putin I had forwarded them my manuscript along with images attached to my manuscript, one agent asked that I send the images separately. Let me discuss the details. I too got the same information but my quoted price was $17,500 to promote my book. Traditionally, women were excluded from these industries. Does anyone know more about them? Has anyone successfully worked with this company? Our chief editor has read your book and recommended to have it featured on the next issue of our magazine. I also paid to market the other 7 books, but now its still a wait-and-see. It was interesting to read what all the authors had to say about New Readers. Who can I trust, and I dont know their success rates. The last two emails from her were apologetic which shows that the effort fell empty once they used the $ for their lame effort to give my wife who has Alztimers. I was contacted as well by NRM. I know there have been sales on the book but I have not received any royalties over these past few months. Now blocking both. One agent continues to call and email me when I had told them prior. I have not done any marketing in at least 2+ years. After 6 months, I signed up a deal with a literary agent to represent one of my works. My mother found BookLeaf Publishing. Does anyone know anything about Book Trail Agency? This is Kevin Wilson from New Reader International Media, Magazine and Digital Film company. Top Authorities POP CULTURE BUSINESS SOCIAL IMPACT WELLNESS TECH EDITOR'S LIST About Authority Magazine Follow Inspirational Women In Hollywood: How Evange. It is easy to fall prey to these dubious publishing experts and land in their expensive traps. Dan Koeck for The New York Times . I dont really have high expectations from companies assisting self-published authors, but Beacon Books has been amazing at what they do. Vanity publishers only want to sell books to you, the author. My Interview with Authority Magazine Vitaly Pecherskiy she would repeat those same talking points. My published book, which they praise and say passed a test of their editors, is Newsboy Adventures from a Life in Journalism, From my start at age eight as a newsboy in Scotland in 1944, I have completed 75 years and still going in the newspaper business. Please ring me back as soon as you receive this. In short I told him that these were true literary agents they would not charge me any fee because I believe in my book, and only take a percentage of my book sales. But i have decided against NRM. WASHINGTON (7News) Metro's Transit Police Department chief and general manager both said Thursday they hope the D.C. Council will give them an authority they currently don't have . Ran into an elegant three-way fraud between Biblio Avenue LTD, Author Media Express and a guy representing himself as Kevin Burns of Prometheus Entertainment (Curse if Oak island). He leaves this local paper, then lands a job on another paper in Maryland, where two years later he is fired again due to the same situation. Software updates leveraged for MgBot malware distribution I agreed to do the treatment and was supposed to have a film deal in the fall of 2020. Whats the key warning sign that you are dealing with a vanity press? A number of Hemmingways books were not very successful until much later on. He left a message on my cell phone with all the numbers to get back to him, The original call I took was on my home phone. 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? He knows lots of helpful tips about the industry but seems a phishing scammer to get info on peoples projects. Be blessed. Unfortunately thats as far as it went! So after 2 years when I asked for the refund they ignore me and then I contact the BBB. Both are tough. We will willing to invest half of the total cost of this campaign and looking to creating a partnership with you. Its the best resource to find problematic publishers. bam! Thanks. Very disappointed. I checked out the latest issues of the magazine, and didnt care for what I saw. Our Masthead can be seen here. 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As I imagine she is reworking her scam under another name, I would avoid any publishing company with thoughts in their name, just to be safe. Hi. Just Publishing Advice is a free resource for all authors and writers. Free radicals cause inflammation in the ears and encourage infections. Pros: No publishing costs to an author, and sometimes pay an advance. I got next to nothing in royalties and in 2016 Xlibris asked me for $15,500.00 for a publicist and I would have ABSOLUTELY no way of knowing if the were just going to take my money and say they got a publicist then just give me a little bit of money! 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. to you about Jesus, and d) try to get you to send them money for something: trip to USA, bills, overhead to continue to be a freelancer, some medical issue, and the list goes on. Why it is bad for an agent to call a writer? My friends have been scammed, one by an publisher who absconded with all his money and the other, scammed by an agent who billed her $350 quarterly for services rendered. When you publish a book in any form, there is no guarantee of success. There again, virtually impossible to do in our own time. I was about to sign on with a Company, I was talking to 2 different agency, but did not really trust neither, due to my gut feeling, I was right. Yet, they offered a partnership to promote the book to get a film contract.., but what if they are not in business during the 6-9 months business partnership. Yet, the lack of information Im finding is concerning, not to mention the spelling errors and lack of spacing in some of the sentences of the contract. Preparation of manuscript files and publishing for you on Kindle Direct Publishing for ebook and paperback, and Smashwords or Draft2digital for ebook distribution. Then they claim to be the publishers and ask subscribers for a $49.99 annual renewal and get the victim to fill out a form and pay. I was so excited for the possibility of being represented to have my independently published book put in front of Hollywood people only to then read all this and more about them. If they needed more stuff from her they would have asked her or answered her phone calls when she called in the first place. Instead of ignoring him, I decided to reply to his email. Thanks for the great article. You could be content with the status quo, with success. US$200-250. She even provided a contract and provided for a payment plan in which she took my money. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Dont make that mistake. Thanks for the post. When it comes to the maximum rating, there is not really much to talk about. Then yesterday they hit me up for another $200.00I am staring to feel like I am being led on. She gave her name and contact number (which was a 917 area code), but did not say the name of the company she worked for. Im not yet convinced its the right route but Ill let you know how the process goes once Ive been through it. It sounds like a good deal to me, but my daughter told me it sounds like a scam. magazine-agent.com Review. But you also dont need an agent to get your foot in the door. Publishing a book today is easy with self-publishing services that are generally offered for free online. The entity plays into a lawyer's ego. Did anyone follow through with their contract? Are these THREE companies, Capstone Media services,, Book Adventure and URlink Print and Media reputable companies and can any of these THREE companies be trusted. I was about to offer her the spot when I decided to check her out. The deal included what was covered by other people it would be in 3 bookstores of my choice and all the internet promo. It is so easy for them to scam because the staff are so professional, the website is flawless and they have impeccable customer service but they are a whole entire fraud! But I have to say that while it might be a scam, there is no proof of criminality. Their editing was non existant and they published my novel wirh new chapters starting halfway down the pages. But they may forget to tell you about this upfront. I, to say the least, was quite ecstatic. I called her back and talked to her, but I have a hearing problem and so have difficulty understanding people with accents. This sort of misleading language is an attempt to fool the consumer into thinking it is some legitimate nonprofit. My wife who at a certain time I will devoulge her name , we were just taken advantage of as well for $3000 . Attention everyone, my name is Manny Pelaez and I promise I will tell everyone the results of New Reader Magazine. I think they may be legit but their price is way to high and what theyre offering is too little. They promised me my book would be taken up by a well known publishing house once it was found to be editorally sound. At this point he went dark. I just want to go over a few things with one consult again, but Im pretty sure in the end I will be telling them thanks for everything, but this isnt the right direction for me. There's a strong mindset that when a person appears on these public media platforms, such as TV, newspapers, or magazines, he or she . Thanks. In the end, he didnt respond to any of my questions or concerns. SHe did tell me the partnership was for $18,000 to submit my books to movie producers, and I would need to pay half. They are a scam! ATTENTION: if New Reader Magazine, New Reader Media, New Reader International Consultancy, tries to contact you call the FBI immediately. In October, 2018, I was approached by Brian Mandoza who was with Carter Press. I have received an unsolicited email from Deran Cody, Supposedly Production Manager of Pearson Media Group, Anaheim CA. Any feedback would be appreciated, Archway Publishers from Simon & Shuster contacted me. Then by leveraging some of the best practices extended to our own clients and their creative assets and campaigns, we started to map out a blueprint for the StackAdapt brand refresh. account is terminated! I also got a call from one of Beacon Books. I was just contacted by New Reader Magazine as well and offered a Partnership. After waiting for a over a month for the project to be delivered I cancelled and ask for a refund and they never got back to me. Hey Shawn.I received a call from New Reader Magazine today. However, they cannot promise that your book will be any more successful that it was previously. Does Book Promotion And Marketing Work For Self-Publishers? We want to hear your thoughts about how you want the storyline to flow. The new term that there are editors and predators is now a common expression in self-publishing industry circles. Not to mention the sad mind games they play making you think your book will be made into a film. Please let me know if you have had any experience with them. New Reader Magazine reached out to me about my self-published book. I was skeptical, as I had already wasted $10,000 on a lackluster promotion effort by Danielle Grobmeier and Rian Rosado of Lavidge. Click to tweet! Predators & Editors seems to have gone to sleep right now, due to lack of staff. Ive had many offers like this. If your book sells, you receive a high royalty rate of usually 60-70% per copy. I dont mind not being paid, but not receiving a free book seems a bit fishy to me. They offer the same services as the major New York publishers in that there are no upfront costs for authors nor is there a requirement to buy X amount of copies of your own book. Since I never answer calls from unknown numbers, I let the person leave a voicemail. Cons: Annoying high-pressure selling by some vanity publishers. That sounds just like the text I received from Kelly Smith at NRM. He would have to go to management. I actually talked to him personally on fb and he said to contact the FBI cause he did too. Its not worth it, in my opinion. Is paying a writer 3K for a book that goes on to make the publisher 100k+ a scam? They focus on the protection of consumers from corporate malpractice, making them an excellent resource for legal news junkies and corporate law specialists alike. Reese Elton. The rejection rate is so high these days that a new author will need a lot of luck. Do it before you commit yourself to a publishing contract and hand over your money. Wanted me to buy a package for alot of money. I have a book published and they said an editor read it and gave it an A+ I couldnt talk at the time, so decided to look up the company. 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