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27 sie 2018 · These are definitely ones to avoid. You will find alerts for problematic book publishers, such as AuthorHouse, Dog Ear Publishing, Dorrance Publishing, and Page Publishing, just to name a few. You can also find more information about problems with publishers on the Writer Beware Blog.
- Smashwords and Draft2Digital
Smashwords vs Draft2Digital review for new authors. I have...
- Safe Means to Send Your Manuscript
Manuscript theft is a danger. Many authors have fallen prey...
- Check The Reputation of a Book Publisher
However, establishing that a book publisher has a good...
- Become a Published Author
By retaining the rights to a book, an author can...
- Assisted Self-publishing
Essential elements for a new book. There are many other...
- Be Very Wary
Work with vanity presses only if you want a book that does...
- Book Contract
Signing up with a book publisher is every author’s dream....
- Vanity Presses
1. It only talks about editing, designing, and publishing...
- Smashwords and Draft2Digital
13 sie 2020 · Scammers–the same Philippines-based Author Solutions copycats that I’ve featured numerous times in this blog (also see the long, long list in the sidebar)–are impersonating reputable literary agents and agencies in order to bamboozle writers into buying worthless “services.”
29 lip 2022 · UPDATE 11/6/23: Acquisitions Galley is now AG Literary, with an elaborate new website featuring false claims of repping traditionally-published books and an “Our Staff” page falsely claiming the names of real agents who work with other agencies (bonus: plagiarized bios).
12 cze 2022 · The classic Hollywood book-to-film scam went like this: a “film scout” contacted an indie or unagented author, usually by phone, and said how much they loved his book. They were sure it would make a great film for (Spielberg, James Cameron, Spike Lee, or whoever was the big name du jour.)
24 sty 2022 · Along with websearches on the supposed authors’ names to see if you can find any professional references, reverse image searches can pinpoint a scam (you can use TinEye or Google Image Search). Some of the more advanced scams employ deepfake algorithms to produce unique images, but many just use Shutterstock or another stock photo provider.
21 sie 2019 · What dangers do authors face from scammers and shady 'publishing companies'? Learn their tricks and avoid these unscrupulous bandits. Click to tweet! These days, it isn’t enough to simply learn the names of unreliable publishers.
Christina Kaye is now operating under Book Boss Academy and is using her platform to scam, abuse, and harass people. She rarely finishes contracts, cancels meetings OFTEN but counts them towards the completed meetings (you get 12 meetings with her), and weaponizes information people tell her to belittle them.
