What makes a book a stinker?

• Most stinkers are ugly.
• Most stinkers are poorly written.
• Most stinkers violate the rules and customs of book design.
• Many stinkers are inaccurate.
• Many stinkers are too short or too long.
• Some stinkers make promises they do not — or cannot — deliver.
• Some stinkers are padded — including unnecessary information, information that is readily available elsewhere for free, or too much empty space.
• Some stinkers are really advertisements — even bad advertisements — masquerading as books.
• Some stinkers are absurdly overpriced.
• Some stinker authors either got help from the wrong people or got no help at all.
• Some stinker authors are extremely careless — or just don’t care about producing good books.
• Some stinker authors don’t accept the advice they give to others.
• Some stinker authors know less than they think they know.

From my new book:

STINKERS! America's Worst Self-Published Books. Learn what not to do. Volume I  It's an anthology from this blog's Bad Book Week, plus added material, and should be available next week. Price is just $9.99. It's important, educational and entertaining.




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