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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 · For more on this audacious scam go to Writer Beware, 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. 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.

3. www.reddit.com › r › LegalAdviceEuropeFirst time author worried about the legitimacy of my ... - Reddit

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   Googling the spanish version of the company + "reviews" (europa ediciones opiniones) brings up a couple blog posts about publishing scams as the first results, with comments on said posts claiming they are scammers (as in, they will publish your book, but they are screwing you over big time)

4. selfpublishingadvice.org › author-scams-how-toAuthor Scams: How to Spot and Avoid Them — The Self ...

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   May 27, 2019 · Book pirates and author scams in their various guises are the bane of us indie authors. Advance Review Copies (ARCs) are an accepted method of gaining traction for reviews of a new release. However, ARCs attract scammers like blood in the water attracts sharks.

5. blog.reedsy.com › scams-and-publishing-companiesBook Publishers to Avoid: How to Dodge Shady Author Scams

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   Aug 21, 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.

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

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   Aug 13, 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.”

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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.

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

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   Are book Pirates a scam?

   • Book pirates and author scams in their various guises are the bane of us indie authors. Advance Review Copies (ARCs) are an accepted method of gaining traction for reviews of a new release. However, ARCs attract scammers like blood in the water attracts sharks. Vigilance is the watchword if you wish to safeguard your hard work.

   Author Scams: How to Spot and Avoid Them - Self-Publishing Advice

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   Are You in publishing scam territory?

   • You’re probably in publishing scam territory. A legit company will have links from other companies. And there will be links from the blogs, websites and social media of successfully published authors with good sales and reviews. “But they’re a brand new company” your writer friend says. “They just started up two months ago.

   Friends Don’t Let Friends Fall for Publishing Scams: Look for These

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   Is there a solution to author scams?

   • The scale of the problem is immense. Short of a central registry 1 of properly identified scammers, the only viable solution is for every one of us in the writing community to be vigilant against author scams. Be vigilant especially when dealing with requests for free books in the form of ARCs.

   Author Scams: How to Spot and Avoid Them - Self-Publishing Advice

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   Are author scams becoming more common?

   • Scams are an unfortunate part of every industry and it seems as though scams are becoming more and more frequent. ALLi author member Stephen Bentley shows us how to spot and avoid author scams. Book pirates and author scams in their various guises are the bane of us indie authors.

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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.)

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8. annerallen.com › 2021 › 05Friends Don’t Let Friends Fall for Publishing Scams: Look for ...

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   May 16, 2021 · And there’s a new horrible scam just reported by Victoria Strauss at Writer Beware: criminals are extorting writers by sending obscenity-laced messages threatening to give your book 1000s of one-star bad reviews if you don’t pay them for good reviews. This is apparently happening at Goodreads right now.