Unmasking the Latest Book Fair Scam: What They Don’t Want You to Know!
Another author had a similar experience. However, she DID receive a photo. So, what was the problem? Her book was clearly (and very badly) Photoshopped into a stolen photo. They did such a bad job with it that it was laughable. The book was far larger than books in the actual photograph, it was the only one facing forward, and it was crooked and pixelated. The scammers just pulled up a photo of books on a shelf, and Photoshopped her book’s cover onto it.
Another way they get more money out of authors is they tell the author that they (the scammer) MUST republish the book in order for the book fair to accept the book. They then hoodwink their victims into paying for editing, cover design, interior formatting, a new ISBN, a barcode, etc. However, none of the services are performed and, of course, no books will be displayed at any book fair.
