Study some of your favorite websites — as well as those of competing authors — before creating your own. (archwaypublishing.com)
Most of the one - star reviews are from actual customers who simply didn't like the book, but a few are actually from competing authors or publishers — sometimes directly, and sometimes indirectly by persuading or even paying others to do it for them. (chrismcmullen.com)
At the same time, sales of the first book in her «Cocker» series — which the author claims to have trademarked before issues takedown notices to competing authors who'd used the word «cocky» in their book titles — are still solidly in the 2000 + range, with Top 50 rankings for two categories and Top 200 rankings in a third. (goodereader.com)