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Complaint Review: T.G.I.M. Digital Publishing - Kansa City Missouri
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T.G.I.M. Digital Publishing
1601 E. 18th St. Suite 200 Kansa City, 64802-1001 Missouri, USA
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816-214-1878
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www.tgimonline.us
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T.G.I.M. Digital Publishing The God in Me Digital Publishing, LLCEric L. Jones (Sr) Ripping Off Disabled People & Organizations & Disadvantaged Kids Kansas City Missouri
TG.I.M. Digital Publishing and it's founder, Eric L. Jones (Sr.) a convicted FELON, has been targeting Disabled Individuals and Diabilities Groups as well as Organizations that help Disadvantaged Youth.
The Game. Writing workshops (that never come about once they have been paid for) and helping organizations and individuals publish books (both e-books and books in print) which both further individuals as writers and serve as fund raisers for organizations.
Oh, T.G.I.M. has a VERY slick looking Web page and boasts of connections in Africa and all over Europe. They also have a Face Book page with two hundred and fifty some likes right now. Point is, all of this does not mean a thing.
They don't come THROUGH. They Keep needing a "little more money" and a "little more time". They'll FINALLY get your e-book on their site AFTER you have given them $700 to $900 (keep in mind that these are dedicated individuals with disabilities that he is targeting. People on limited incomes) To get the book in print they need those e-books to sell and they just need a "little more time and money from "YOU" Money that is NOT written into the contract that Eric Jones (the owner and only REAL employee of this "VAST" enterprise) has you sign, which, conveniently says you will pay a fee....but they don't have that fee written in "yet" and...he has "people who are going to back you financially" so "you don't need to worry about it" and he is just "really doing all this for the kids"
Well, he even told one writer that he had "$90,000" in "financial backing" for a book that had not even been PUBLISHED but he needed $700...then it was $900. Then, since the printed book had NOT came out (and some of her peers had pre-ordered and chose to ask PayPay for $45 in refunds until he actually got it out in print), he charged HER $140 because he had to REFUND $45. Then he needed a few more $. And there were delays getting it out into actual print form. Then it WAS in print form and he was going to be using that "$90,000" in "financial backing" to get her on "book selling tours" and out promoting and signing her book.
Then he wanted the "author" to sell his "writing seminars" to the community organizations that she had connections with as she is well known in the disabilites communities. Please keep in mind that Mr. Eric Jones is actually NOT a writer, Has NEVER held a workshop, has NEVER written anything himself and does not hold a DEGREE in writing. He's an ex-FELON. That's his talent.
The author did not do this. Independent of T.G.I.M. Digital Publishing, she had organizations that were interested in her speaking AND in her actual book. She's a well known speaker in the disabilies community. No, I cannot give her name as T.G.I.M. has the writers sign a "contract' so it can milk them and any organizations they are associated with dry before they are able to complain.
By the way, her bookk actually sold well. Both Amazon Barnes and Noble indicated that, when they finally got the book in, they sold a MASSIVE number of copies. The author and her charitable organizations that she indicated as recipients of this money have not seen a CENT in royalties and T.G.I.M. is not bothering to answer her phone calls. Oh, and she paid for 100 copies of her own book so that she could distibute them. She has never seen them.
But, I can complain.
Then, when Eric Jones (Sr) and T.G.I.M. Digital Publishing could get no more money out of this author, they moved on to another well known charitable organization and are now telling them that they can publish for them and help them "make money" Only they will now just run into a "little trouble" and need a few dollars at t time from standforthe silent.org now (an anti bullying campaign. Then they will move on to some other organization.
Don't fall for it! Read up and Know.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Eric
Fort Worth,Texas,
United States
TGIM Digital Publishing Response
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Thu, January 04, 2018
When this report was bought my attention back in 2014, it was the most hurtful thing that anyone has ever written about me and my work. I wanted to respond immediately, but it was suggested to me that I do nothing. That I stay focused on the development of our writing program, and those whose lives where being transformed because of my work. Now that we've completed development, it's time that I respond to what I've been accused of.
It is true that I am a convicted felon. That's how I began helping at-risk youth. My past is why I wanted to give back. It is also why I've been so successful in helping youth to stay out of trouble, so that they don't make the mistakes that I did that will only land them in jail or dead. Since 2010, I've shared my story with thousands and it has been available for anyone to read on our company website and blog. It's part of our story and how we came to be. I used to hate my past, until I understood that it does not define me and that because of it I make a difference today.
I have been accused of playing a game. The game of:
1. Never offering workshops once they have been paid for. This could not be further from the truth. I challenge my accuser to name one instance where I've done such a thing and provide a copy of the invoice that we would have sent for the services in question. What I have done, is provide our Writing for the Soul Workshop™ program to communities around the world during development at NO COST. I've even compensated some of the coordinators on the ground for working hard to provide our program to youth and families at no cost to them. Like our programs that was offered to youth in The Phillipines and Africa for instance during development.
2. Helping organizations and individuals publish books (both e-books and books in print) which both further individuals as writers and serve as fund raisers for organizations. The first organization that I partnered with to publish a book was Stand For The Silent. The Board was concerned with this report, so they asked me about it and to provide references. Once they heard my rebuttal and verified my references, only then did they decide to enter a partnership with me to publish The Bully Diaries. Not once have I ever asked Stand For The Silent, or ANY of our Community Partners for money, and I have faithfully sent donations from The Bully Diaries Books. As a matter of fact, we just began collecting stories for Volume II of the book. Here is a link to the marketing: writingforthesoulworkshop.org/.
My accuser is adament that I take advantage of the disabled, which couldn't be further from the truth. As the parent of an adult son with Cerebral Palsy who's legally blind, I am an advocate for them. When she made this accusation in 2014, only 3 Individuals with Differential Abilities had ever attended my writing program, one of which is my son. Another one named Donovan Potts went on the leave us a review on Facebook after graduating high school.
It wasn't until 2015 during development that I began to adapt our Writing for the Soul Workshop™ program to include Individuals with Differential Abilities. (We don't call them disabled.) To do this, I worked with Adonis Reddick in St. Louis, Missouri. It took us 7 months to complete development. During that time, Adonis recieved the Catalyst Award naming him National Self-Advocate of the Year. Her is proof of our impact together: writingforthesoulworkshop.org/wftsw-for-individuals-with-differential-abilities/ Here is our impact in the life of one of the participants who also gave us a review on Facebook: Christina Hune
As for the rest of the content in this report, it simply is not true. My accuser does not submit anything at all to back up her claims. I know who she is, and I know that being released from her contract as an author with TGIM Digital Publishing must have hurt. Hurting people hurt people. But we have policies which include our Code of Ethics in place for a reason. I'd like to thank this website for allowing me to share my rebuttal.
