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I think readers are going to have to check author’s websites for authenticity of a self-pubbed book.
Shame on that person for using another’s name! Karma is a B as we know so that author may have hurt her chances for future sales. I know I wouldn’t trust her.
And had I bought that book? I’d have been super-duper mad. :angryred:
Wrong is wrong.
What the “indie” author did was wrong and I agree what is wrong is wrong and now I’ll have to start checking the author sites just to be sure…just something else to add to my apprehensions with the self pub situation
:nosegrow: Yep, wrong is wrong and a lie by omission or deceit is still a lie. I have taken a gamble on unknown to me authors when I find a book that looks interesting and is a bargain for my kindle. If I found out an author was using this kind of scheme I don’t think I would buy his/her books….ever
I’m sad to say I’m kind of surprised no one has tried it (or been caught) until now. It seems like there is always someone trying to take advantage.
I think unfortunately it is going to be on the readers to make sure they know who they are buying.
Other industries only allow so many people to use the same name professionally. Here are a few examples: Michael Keaton’s real name was Michael Douglas but another actor was already using it. David Bowie’s real name was David Jones but he changed it so no one would confuse him with the Monkee.
I think it is pathetic that an “author” would intentionally mislead the readers by stealing another author’s name.
That is pretty crazy and unfortunate for the author people thought they were buying. When I see a “new” book by one of my faves, image sure it is them. Names can be so common nowadays, that extra look helps me.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
Did you see the blog on Smart Bitches about it, complete with a response from La Nora?
That is so wrong!
I think we can all agree it is wrong. Part of the reason I posted was so that readers would be aware. If you see a book that you don’t recognize by an author that you do, do a little checking before you buy. Buyer beware is always a good rule of thumb that didn’t use to have to apply to books, but now it does!
crazy…karma is a b, if you know what I mean.
Totally agree with everyone else, and I think that it won’t only hurt the “author” but has the power to hurt Nora’s sales if someone was to try her books for the first time by buying that book.
Even if that really was her real name, one would think any aspiring writer that shared a name with a well known author would know that they have to us a pen name for their writing.
I buy a lot of books and if I got one that I thought was from one of my favorite authors and it wasn’t I would be on every blog I could outing the person. She did what she did for a reason and that was to be deceitful I hope not too many people were deceived. I hope that I am on authors sites enough that I know what is coming out by that author.
Actually, I’ve been waiting for this to happen to me because another Leslie Kelly self published a romance some years ago before the huge explosion of indie e-publishing.
just another reason self-publishing concerns me. That’s what publishers are for … to help prevent such things. However, it’s possible for people to have the same name as someone else, who they may never have known, publish and learn later from readers. And, if searches and ratings are counted by name along, then mistakes can happen.
But, I think if you know you have the name as someone else, to establish your own identity you need to add an initial or a pen name might be better. On the flip side, if you’re trying to generate press, using a known name will certainly get attention. And some do believe there is no such thing as bad press… attention is attention.
I think we are all individual and should establish ourselves as such, but… can’t account for what others do. Just have integrity and follow your values, guides, rules, morals, etc….
Aside from the fact that I’m not crazy about it, I don’t use my first and last name because my great-aunt and I share it. I don’t use my real name on blogs and in fiction writing, one as a safety precaution, and two because I use my legal name in news publishing. Home/personal and daily work are separate. I suggest others with name concerns do the same.