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1. annerallen.com › 2020 › 0210 New Publishing Scams to Watch Out for in 2020

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   • Riding the Coattails of Publishing Influencers. If you Google “Anne R. Allen,” about halfway down the SERP (Search Engine Results Page) — before a link to this blog — is an ad for a notorious vanity publisher.
   • Vanity Publishers Posing as Big Five Publishers. Never underestimate the chutzpa of publishing scammers. One of the Philippines companies that broke off from the Author Solutions scam machine has been posing as “Hachette US” and may be masquerading as other members of the Big Five.
   • Fraudster Marketing Companies that Use Names of Respected Publishing Professionals. Mass-spamming the general public with press releases or tweets is worth absolutely nothing.
   • Boxed Sets That Promise USA Today Bestseller Status. I warned people about boxed set scams last year, because there were some that devolved into toxic cults, but there are new scammers in town, and charities have been ripped off as well as authors.

2. annerallen.com › 2021 › 09Warning to Writers: You Won’t See This New Publishing Scam Coming

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   Sep 19, 2021 · Yes, I’ve already written a warning to writers about publishing scams this month. But I heard about a new, diabolical one only a few days ago. This can affect both traditionally published and indie authors. And everybody needs to help spread the word. That’s because the author won’t know it’s happening. Readers need to alert them before ...

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

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   Aug 27, 2018 · Self-publishing is a free service available to all new authors. You can use Amazon KDP, Apple, Nook, Smashwords, and Draft2Digital, to name a few of the many reputable self-publishing services. With these companies, you can publish a book with only a minimal investment in preparing your book.

4. 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.”. Here are the misused names I’ve documented so far; the ...

5. writerbeware.blog › 2021/01/08 › writer-beware-2020Writer Beware: 2020 in Review (Not That Anyone Really Wants ...

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   Jan 8, 2021 · This is a scam–I’ve gotten a number of reports of its solicitations and demands for fees. It goes a bit further than many scams in creating a roster of fake literary agents (among other signs of scam, several of these imaginary agents are said to have started work with 20/20 as far back as 2017…but the 20/20 web domain was only registered this past July.

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

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   Aug 21, 2019 · 2. 'Literary agents' promising book deals. Another kind of scam you might be dealing with is an agent scam. If a literary agent unsolicitedly contacts you to offer you a book deal with a publisher or asks you to pay a reading fee, your spidey sense should be tingling pretty hard.

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   Should Authors be worried about publishing scams?

   • Yes, I’ve already written a warning to writers about publishing scams this month. But I heard about a new, diabolical one only a few days ago. This can affect both traditionally published and indie authors. And everybody needs to help spread the word. That’s because the author won’t know it’s happening.

   Warning to Writers: You Won’t See This New Publishing Scam Coming

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   Is a Facebook author page scam a scam?

   • This scam can affect any author who uses Facebook. If you’re not on Facebook, you’re safe from this one. (But read on. I have another warning to writers of a scam that targets all authors.) For those of us who have “Author page” on Facebook, these scammers can be deadly.

   Warning to Writers: You Won’t See This New Publishing Scam Coming

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   Are Author Solutions scammers posing as 'Hachette US'?

   • Never underestimate the chutzpa of publishing scammers. One of the Philippines companies that broke off from the Author Solutions scam machine has been posing as “Hachette US” and may be masquerading as other members of the Big Five. Pretending to be these real major publishing companies, the scammers offer writers freelance jobs that don’t exist.

   10 New Publishing Scams to Watch Out for in 2020 - Anne R. Allen's Blog

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   Do authors get reviews on Goodreads?

   • After paying the Goodreads fee, plus postage, authors not only don’t get reviews, but they see their signed books for sale online. One bookseller in the Midwest apparently stocks much of her store with Goodreads giveaway books. I’m not going to use any names, because this bookseller is not only a crook but a sadistic bully.

   10 New Publishing Scams to Watch Out for in 2020 - Anne R. Allen's Blog

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   What is the slickest book-to-screen scam?

   • The slickest of the new book-to-screen scam operations comes from a company in the Philippines. (Probably a spawn of Author Solutions, which was headquartered there, and trained 100s of scammers to feed off the dreams of newbie writers.) It has a clever cover story left over from their last con, the pay-to-play magazine interview scam.

   They're (NOT) Gonna Put You in the Movies: Book-to-Film Scams

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   Is Goodreads a scam?

   • Goodreads simply has no policing and nobody to complain to when scammers use the site to commit fraud. The chances of getting a review from a Goodreads giveaway are slim, and that narrow chance is not worth gambling your career and well-being. To give out review copies, try Booksprout, Hidden Gems, NetGalley or BookFunnel.

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8. annerallen.com › 2022 › 06They’re (NOT) Gonna Put you in the Movies: Beware Book-to ...

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   Jun 12, 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.)