There are a growing number of marketing companies for self published authors popping up from the Philippines using local residential addresses in the United States. These companies claim that they have sales representatives working out of their home in the U.S. and use their home address as their main business address. Additionally, some of these companies have gone out of business and then re-open under a different name with a slightly different address.

Some of these companies are also offering our book fairs as part of their marketing service and are charging exorbitant rates upwards of $1800 for a single show. Our published rates are much lower https://www.combinedbook.com/display-rates/

Below are some of the companies we have come across that we have “red flagged” as either charging exorbitant fees or telling outright lies about what they can provide. See “Common Red Flag Promises” below.

We will continue to monitor these companies and if you should encounter one of these companies or a new one that you feel might be a scam, please let us know by emailing us at info@combinedbook.com.

Please use caution when dealing with any of these companies.