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1. annerallen.com › 2021 › 01Publishing Scammers to Watch Out for in 2021 - Anne R. Allen ...

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   Jan 10, 2021 · Book Review Scams are Everywhere Authors are obsessed with book reviews, especially on Amazon. That’s probably why solicitations by paid book review services are the most common scams I find in my inbox.

2. writersweekly.com › is-this-a-book-review-scamYOU DECIDE: Is This a Book Review Scam? | WritersWeekly.com

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   Jan 4, 2024 · Question: today I received an email addressed to my pseudonym from (someone who owns a book review website). She claims she reviews new books, has been doing this for years, and has increased the sales of new authors.

3. justpublishingadvice.com › publishing-companies-toBook Publishers To Avoid And New Author Scams

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   Aug 27, 2018 · Check Alli’s vetted list for publishers clearly marked in red with a history of problems. 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.

4. www.which.co.uk › news › article'A fake film reviewer job has lost me nearly £8k' - Which?

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   Nov 8, 2023 · Earlier this year I fell victim to a scam, losing £7,800. A fraudster posed as a representative of the cinema chain Cineworld and messaged me on WhatsApp to offer me work (which I now know was bogus) as a film reviewer.

5. writerbeware.blog › 2020/08/13 › a-new-bewareA New “Beware”: Scammers Impersonating Reputable Literary Agents

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   Aug 13, 2020 · The solicitation is the main indicator, but scam sign is all over the website: non-working social media and other links, false claims to rep trad-pubbed books, and there’s no independent evidence of the existence of any of the supposed agents.

6. annerallen.com › 2018 › 10How Can You Tell Legitimate Publishers from the Bad Guys?

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   Oct 7, 2018 · The “bad guys” are the companies that pretend to be selective, traditional, royalty-paying publishers, when they’re actually “vanity” presses. “Vanity Press” is an old-fashioned term from the days before digital self-publishing, when publishing your own book cost a fortune and didn’t do much but feed an author’s ego.

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   Are book reviews a scam?

   • Google has never heard of them. And they have a strange lack of knowledge of English grammar. For more on this audacious scam go to Writer Beware, Authors are obsessed with book reviews, especially on Amazon. That’s probably why solicitations by paid book review services are the most common scams I find in my inbox.

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   Is chapters media a scam?

   • Chapters Media and Advertising is run by the same people who run TechBooks Media (the scam company “Jennifer” is shilling for). Chapters has business registrations in several states, including Wyoming and Florida –though not in Nevada, where it purports to be located. It’s registered as a “foreign LLC”, and guess where officer Mark Rosario lives:

   A New “Beware”: Scammers Impersonating Reputable Literary Agents

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   Are Amazon reviews a scam?

   • That’s probably why solicitations by paid book review services are the most common scams I find in my inbox. Most of the contemporary scammers have the sense not to promise Amazon reviews any more, because Amazon now has fierce penalties for paid reader reviews. (Paid and exchanged reviews are absolutely verboten on Amazon.)

   Publishing Scammers to Watch Out for in the New Year - Anne R. Allen's

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   Is the WIP scam a scam?

   • Yes. This is happening. It’s a bizarre and complicated scam targeting traditionally published authors, often famous ones. But unknowns have been hit too. Authors will get an email that appears to be from their agent or editor, asking for the latest draft of the WIP. But it’s not from the agent. It’s from a scammer.

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   Is a book agent a legit publisher?

   • Also, to be respected in the publishing community, agents need to adhere to a strict code of ethics. Any agent who charges an upfront fee of any kind is not part of the legit publishing industry and won’t be able to sell your book to a legit publisher.

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   Are fake reviews a real thing?

   • We are confident fake reviews are a tiny fraction of the 87 million reviews on our platform and any impact is hugely outweighed by the power of the genuine reviews that help people make better buying decisions every day.

   How to spot a fake review: There’s more to it than you think - Trustpilot

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8. www.trustpilot.com › how-to-spot-a-fake-reviewHow to spot a fake review: There’s more to it than you think

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   Sep 12, 2023 · On Trustpilot, a review is considered to be fake if: It doesn’t represent a genuine service or buying experience. It is a deliberate attempt to manipulate consumer perception or behaviour.