Hi Writer Friends
Just thought i'd add to this list of bad publishers. My first novel
'CIRCE' now in second edition but not a penny in royalties. First it was Electric Umbrella/Mylero.com who published the book and I had to ask the kind Angela Hoy of Writers Weekly to step in for me so I could get the book down. One of the authors there had told me my book was on their bestseller list. Then on to Mojocastle Press and Stephanie Kelsey who published the book first as an ebook in 2008, then as paperback in 2009 and till date I have not had a penny from them. Kelsey had lots of personal problems - health and unhealthy baby so I did not complain but I have recently and she and her husband Ryan are ignoring my messages on FB. She told me to contact Ryan about royalties but he never replied. I've told Stephanie to end contract, but no answer. I will self publish the book but it's still on their website and on Amazon and Kobo and god knows where else. Preditors and Editors seem to be out of business right now, so where should I report them? Write to Angela Hoy again? Thanks for any suggestions.
Best
Anita
Hi Anita, and welcome to AW.
There's already a thread on Mojocastle Press
here. I couldn't find anything about Electric Umbrella/Mylero, either in this forum or in a Google search, so if you have a link to their website that would be helpful.
I suggest you add your comments about Mojocastle Press to the current thread, and start a new, separate thread about Electric Umbrella/Mylero - if, indeed, that company still exists (if it's gone belly-up, a thread is probably pointless).
To my knowledge, there's no single watchdog entity to police scammy or inept publishers. You can report your experience to Victoria Strauss'
Writer Beware website, but if you're looking for help recovering royalties and/or rights, a lawyer or consumer advocate group may be your best bet.