“Unmasking The Maple Staple: Is Your Favorite Bookstore a Master of Deception?”
A HA! Another name!! Brilliant Books Literary! So, I went down that rabbit hole. The Maple Staple Bookstore has the same address as Bookside Press. ANOTHER NAME! Their description online admits they’re in cahoots. I just kept Googling and digging. WOW!!!
Then, I found the mother lode!!! Take one look at those horrible reviews and you’ll know that every author should RUN!! One of those is from someone who claims to have worked for them:
“I had the unfortunate experience of working as an agent for Creative Media Marketing, specifically under their imprints, Bookside Press and Inks & Bindings. My time there opened my eyes to some troubling practices. From the start, it became clear that the management was not supportive or kind to their agents. We were instructed to misrepresent ourselves as Canadians or Americans to give the imprints a more appealing facade. This deceit felt incredibly unethical and made me uncomfortable.”
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