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

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   Sep 19, 2021 · About 6 years ago, someone copied large chunks of my editing website, including my most glowing testimonials, and changed the names under them and pasted them into a bogus site, passing the reviews off as their own! If a FB friend hadn’t alerted me about it, I would have never known.

3. 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.

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

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   Aug 21, 2019 · Stay safe, avoid scammers, and we know you’ll find the right professionals for your book soon enough! – Originally published on Aug 21, 2019. This guide exposes some of the most common scams and shows you how to identify which publishing companies to avoid.

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5. 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.

6. writerbeware.blog › 2020/08/28 › alert-scammersAlert: Scammers Impersonating Major Publishing Houses

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   Aug 28, 2020 · Fourth, major publishing houses, which are rigorously selective, are unlikely to consider manuscripts with multiple grammar errors and poor word use. Finally, the author received these payment instructions: That’s right–it’s another Philippines-based publishing and marketing scam.

7. People also ask

   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 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.

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

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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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   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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   Is favorite author giving away free books?

   • Favorite Author is giving away free books! All readers need to do is give these people who are pretending to be Favorite Author their home address, credit card number (for future discounts) and probably the name of their favorite pet and mother’s maiden name. Yeah. Authors don’t know what’s going on until the complaints start coming in.

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

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

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   May 27, 2019 · ALLi author member Stephen Bentley shows us how to spot and avoid author scams. Pirates, Scammers, and Nary a Cap’n Jack Sparrow in Sight. 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.