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The official blog of Writer Beware® shines a bright light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of literary scams, schemes, and pitfalls. Also providing advice for writers, industry news, and commentary. Writer Beware® is sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.

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Publishing Scams

Alert: Scammers Impersonating Video Streaming Services With Fake Job Offers

One Week, Two Fakes: American Booksellers Federation and The Acquisitions Guild

Scam Alert: Scammers Impersonating Acorn TV

Another Reason to Just Say No to That Offer to Re-Publish Your Self-Pubbed Book

Eli Bear Company, Star Alley Press: Two Writer Beware All-Stars Return With New Ventures

Scammers Taking Big 5 Publishers’ Names in Vain: A Growing Trend

Spooky Phishing Scam Targets Traditionally-Published Writers

Alert: Scammers Impersonating Major Publishing Houses

Beware: Wid Bastian a.k.a. Widtsoe T. Bastian / Genius Media Inc. / Kairos Phoenix Company

Alpha Books United: A Pack Of Scammer Lies

Army of Clones, Part 2: Twenty-One (More) Publishing and Marketing “Services” to Beware Of

Amelia Publishing and Amelia Book Company: Sons of Litfire Publishing

Authors Sue Owner of Green Ivy Publishing, Alleging Fraud

Army of Clones: Author Solutions Spawns a Legion of Copycats

Solicitation Alert: Book-Art Press Solutions / Window Press Club / Booktimes

Scam Alert: Fraudsters Targeting Freelancers With Fake Job Offers

Solicitation (and Plagiarism) Alert: Legaia Books / Paperclips Magazine

Lawsuits, Liens, and Lost URLs: The Latest on America Star Books / PublishAmerica

Scam Alert: RPI Publications, a.k.a. Raider Publishing International

Scam Alert: Raider Publishing International

Alert: Cookbook Marketing Agency

Solicitation Alert: LitFire Publishing

Warning: Green Shore Publishing

Robert Fletcher of SBPRA to Pay Author Restitution in Settlement of Florida Lawsuit

All Classic Books: The American Book Publishing Inc. Scam Continues

Solicitation Alert: Bloggingbooks

American Book Publishing Inc.: Going Out of Business, Nigerian Spam-Scam Style

Expanded Alert at Writer Beware: American Book Publishing / Alexis Press / All Classic Books / Atlantic National Books

For Those of You Who Are Wondering Why Someone Might Want to Launch a Class Action Lawsuit Against PublishAmerica

Another Class Action Suit Launched Against PublishAmerica

Solicitation Alert: Blessed Hope Publishing

Class Action Lawsuit Against PublishAmerica Dismissed

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against PublishAmerica

New/Updated Alerts at Writer Beware: Literary Agent Uwe Luserke, SBPRA

PublishAmerica, Literary Agent: An Inside Look

Alert: Raider Publishing International / Purehaven Press

PublishAmerica and CBA: Rowling Redux

PublishAmerica and J.K. Rowling: Retractomancy

Taking Famous Names in Vain

Solicitation Alerts: JustFiction! Edition and DIP Publishing House

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