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5 dni temu · October 15, 2024: Since our warning on October 20, 2023, authors continue to report being targeted by a scam impersonating Hachette Book Group. The scammers send authors unsolicited emails claiming to have discovered their work on Amazon and offering a “unique opportunity for traditional publishing.”.
27 sty 2017 · I've received an email from Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP Publishing), offering to publish my manuscript. I heard that they are a scam, but is there any reason to refrain from publishing with them?
21 sie 2019 · To help you protect your work, your bank account, and your dignity, we're going to highlight some of the shady companies you should avoid — and give you tips on how to spot a publishing scam at ten paces.
24 sty 2022 · Perhaps the ghostscam claims a US, UK, or Canadian address, but its website is littered with English-language errors. Why would a company based in an English-speaking country have such trouble producing clean, grammatical text? (And why would you want a group like that to write or edit your book?)
21 gru 2020 · A phishing scam with unclear motive or payoff is targeting authors, agents and editors big and small, baffling the publishing industry.
16 paź 2018 · A scam that typically involves a literary agent, scout, or publisher being asked for a manuscript by what appears to be a trusted party—another agent, scout or publisher—via email has ...
19 lut 2021 · Anything you were previously in charge of online, a cybercriminal may now be in charge of. Worrying, to say the least. Scholarly publishing is an industry that is as vulnerable to phishing as any other. So below, we offer some guidance and what to look out for!
