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5 days ago · May 23, 2024. Scams are an unfortunate reality in the publishing world. To help you stay alert to new entities seeking to defraud authors, we include scam alerts in our newsletter, which you can sign up for here. (If you’re an Authors Guild member, you receive our newsletter automatically.)
Apr 18, 2024 · While you're on the internet, check out Writer Beware, a blog with up-to-date news about publishing scams of all kinds. In the sidebar of the site is a blacklist of companies that have been identified as predatory — if the company you're dealing with appears in this list, it’s a clear no-go.
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Aug 27, 2018 · Book Publishers To Avoid And New Author Scams. By Derek Haines / May 24, 2024 / Self-Publishing. For new authors, beware of vanity publishers and publishing services that offer you an easy way to publish your book. These are often book publishers to avoid because it can often lead to making an expensive mistake.
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Despite our efforts to warn authors and have action taken against scammers, more and more authors are being approached by people claiming to represent agents, publishers, and even prominent film and TV producers. One member recently reported that he had been approached by someone claiming to represent a prominent film director, saying the director ...
Common types of scammer outreach include offers to get your book published by a well-known publisher, including a large advance—but then you find out that you must first pay a fee; you pay, and then you never hear from them again. Others make false promises to actively market your book and generate huge sales in exchange for an exorbitant fee. To e...
We continue to push the federal and state governments to take action to protect authors, especially elderly and vulnerable authors, and work with publishers and other entities to keep an eye out for and fight against scammers. At the same time, we want to make sure that authors everywhere are aware of these scams so they can be on the lookout and p...
Sep 9, 2020 · Today in Books. The Watchdog Desk of the Alliance of Independent Authors is warning writers about Bookplate Press, and Writer Beware is warning authors about scammers pretending to be with major publishing companies.
May 5, 2021 · Scam #1: Vanity Press. These presses often masquerade as traditional publishers but have been increasingly dipping their toes into the self-publishing sphere. They say they will publish your book, and based on which package you want to buy, they will provide tiers of editing and production quality.
It was posed as a requirement – again, a violation of the tenets of traditional publishing. But I needed the books for signings I’d scheduled, so I didn’t object – until I was told the price: $1,000 for 100 books, or $620 for 50 books. Against my objections that the price was too high, the publisher had set the retail price of the ...
