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Simon & Schuster Joins Forces With Author Solutions To Rip Off Writers | David Gaughran

ByBizMan

Simon & Schuster Joins Forces With Author Solutions To Rip Off Writers | David Gaughran:

The (self) publishing business is pretty ugly, just like the inventor help business. Let’s take ’em for all they’ve got!

When I read of this press announcement the other day, a flurry of questions flittered through my mind. And now that we have the skinny on it, hope that the warnings raised here by David twitter through cyberspace.

“So crooked they can’t sleep in a straight bed.” 🙂

Ouch!:-(

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