Exposed: The Shocking Author Scams Preying on Writers Today – What You Must Know Now
The After-Service Amazon Book Review Blackmail play.
Scammers email/direct message you saying they have spent xx amount boosting your book on Amazon, etc., and then demand payment from you, or they will drop 450 one-star reviews on your Amazon book page. (They can’t and don’t.) But it’s very nasty and can be upsetting for newbies.
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David Atkinson is an Edinburgh-based writer. His first Romantic Comedy, Love Byte, published by Buried River Press, was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelist Association award. The follow-up book, SQUEEZED, was well received, as was The Second Life of Nathan Jones, published by Harper Collins. Future Proof was released in late 2023 and has amassed over 4700 great Amazon reviews, over 7 million KU page reads, and over 100,000 physical sales. The follow-u
p, Future Perfect, will be out early next year, and his next romantic comedy, Quiet Kisses, will be published by HarperCollins in spring 2027. David lives in Edinburgh with his wife, two teenage daughters and a mad labrador called Bea. You can connect with David on Facebook.
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