Beware if your book is successful on Amazon, it may become the target of very well organized plagiarists.
Fitness expert Ari Whitten described how he was ripped off within a very short time of the release of his book on red-light therapy.
Rip-off artists quickly paid somebody to whip up a couple of poorly-written, poorly-edited (if edited at all) versions of his books with similar titles and covers, and a couple billed as a summary of his book.
Not only that, but one of them contains dangerous, totally-made-up advice about how to use red-light therapy for healing.
You can get the full details here, it's worth a read: https://www.theenergyblueprint.com/book-plagiarized-need-help/
I've seen the "summary" scam quite a few times. Somebody gets a popular book, quickly puts together a list of the key points, often using the original author's end-of-chapter key points, creates a similar cover, and puts it on Amazon.
THE AMAZING BEN MOORE, NURSE...DOCTOR...NUTRITIONIST...RADIOLOGIST
In this case, the book is called "Summary of Ultimate Guide to Red Light Therapy by Ari Whitten," which at first glance makes it look like Whitten wrote the summary, but it's actually by somebody who uses the probably fake name, "Ben Moore, RN"--presumably "registered nurse," although the "about the author" page says "Ben Moore is a globally known cardiologist"...hmm, registered nurse and cardiologist ain't the same thing. There are a couple of disclaimers but it's the cover that would grab most people.
Furthermore, on his Amazon author page, it says, "Ben Moore is fondly called 'Professor' by friends, colleagues and close associate [sic] is a Professional and experienced Registered Nurse (RN), an expert Nutritionist and a radiologist for 20 years." No mention being a cardiologist.
It also says, "He graduated with highest honors from Syracuse University where he received a second Bachelor's degree in radiology." Does it surprise you that there's no such degree? At the Bachelor's level, there is only "Pre-medicine," described as "a program that prepares individuals for admission to a professional program in medicine, osteopathic medicine, or podiatric medicine." Oops!
His description doesn't sound like it was written by someone for whom English was his first language: "The books he has written is a way of alleviating the society from ill health especially as regards internal organs. I admonish you to read each of them word by word and implement every information on a daily basis."
His author section also says "you can visit the website to enjoy his collections" [of articles}...but doesn't tell you the website. Nor is there a photo of the good Doctor, I mean, Nurse, in the spot reserved for that use.
The "Look Inside" feature doesn't reveal any internal pages other than the table of contents.
Other than his rip-off summary of Whitten's book, he's published a red-light therapy "manual" of some fifty pages, probably also lifted from Whitten's book, and several ketogenic cookbooks. Recipes are easy to rip off, too.
I wrote to Nurse/Dr. Moore, asking for clarification regarding his credentials and the address of his website, but so far I haven't had an answer. Then again, with that many areas of expertise he must be busy day and night.
