A few days ago, I received an enthusiastic email from a publisher I’d never heard of before. The phrasing is[…]
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The iPhone hack: What you need to know
A few days ago, one of Google’s security teams called Project Zero revealed a chilling and truly massive hack of[…]
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Caveat Author
Things didn’t go too well for Canadian author Robert L Barclay after his manuscript was accepted by “a commercial publisher[…]
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Malaysian Travel Scratchie Scams I knew I’d won at least $100,000 even before I’d scratched the cards. I was so[…]
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Do you really think publishers have authors’ best interests at heart? Most writers don’t make a lot of money. Forget[…]
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The latest posting on Writer Beware looks at the arbitration clauses buried in almost all publishing contracts. These clauses say[…]
Read moreSocial media snake oil
Chris Syme of CKSyme Media Group has some advice for authors: The book marketing sector, more than any I have[…]
Read moreThe case against Author Solutions
Author Solutions Incorporated (ASI) claim to represent authors, but 170,000 (“or more”) of them are cited in a class action[…]
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