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Trying to understand who/what they are... http://www.koruhousepress.com/
Basically, I came across one of their blog posts about digital marketing for self-published authors, and I wasn't very impressed with it - it screams of "we want your business, you're going to be great with us" but then there's a disclaimer that pretty much voids any responsibility if the marketing campaign doesn't work. It's linked to a person called Sam Ovens, who's like some digital marketing guru who seems to coach people for $2K at a time (although I didn't really look deep into it), and whose name, when entered on Google, returned as a first suggestion "Sam Ovens scam"...
Just found out they also have an "established" publishing house. With a website that has no info and no books. Can't find any books on Amazon either.
But most of all, if they're so great at digital marketing/promoting, I'm having problems with the fact that after 2 weeks, their Facebook pages only have 6 likes for Koru House Media, and 2 likes for Koru House Press. Hardly a result if you're such a big shot at digital marketing.
I'm not interested in publishing with them in the least, but the feeling in my belly tells me it's fishy. Will they eventually reveal to be a vanity press? Is there something else brewing? What do you think?
Basically, I came across one of their blog posts about digital marketing for self-published authors, and I wasn't very impressed with it - it screams of "we want your business, you're going to be great with us" but then there's a disclaimer that pretty much voids any responsibility if the marketing campaign doesn't work. It's linked to a person called Sam Ovens, who's like some digital marketing guru who seems to coach people for $2K at a time (although I didn't really look deep into it), and whose name, when entered on Google, returned as a first suggestion "Sam Ovens scam"...
Just found out they also have an "established" publishing house. With a website that has no info and no books. Can't find any books on Amazon either.
But most of all, if they're so great at digital marketing/promoting, I'm having problems with the fact that after 2 weeks, their Facebook pages only have 6 likes for Koru House Media, and 2 likes for Koru House Press. Hardly a result if you're such a big shot at digital marketing.
I'm not interested in publishing with them in the least, but the feeling in my belly tells me it's fishy. Will they eventually reveal to be a vanity press? Is there something else brewing? What do you think?