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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

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

Police Investigate Historical Pages Publishing Company

Atlanta Nights, the Movie: From Hoax to Film

Karma’s a Bitch: Robin Price, David William Caswell

Update on Strategic Book Publishing / Writers Literary Agency / Robert Fletcher

Alert: MyFreeRead.com Is Spamming Again

New Century Publishing: Update

The Media Really Needs to Fact-Check Those Heartwarming Stories About Publishing Deals

Indiana Attorney General Investigates New Century Publishing

PublishAmerica’s “Brand New Start”: Independence Books

Beware of Book Publishing Spam

Guest Blog Post: Ten Percent of Nothing (Book Review)

American Author Contest (or, Why Writers Should Use Craigslist With Caution)

PublishAmerica Strikes Again

MyFreeRead.com: Not Quite What It Appears

Airleaf: Coda

Omniscriptum (formerly VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller)

Victoria Strauss — Niche Age Media: Laray Carr Returns

SterlingHouse Publisher’s Cover Gambit (Or, How Vanity Publishers Make [More] Money)

Appeal to Airleaf Victims

Retaliatory Lawsuit Against Writer Beware Staff Dismissed

Possible Scam Alert: Paul Jackson Institute

Jones Harvest Publishing Redux

A Couple of Things: Airleaf, Local Agents

Airleaf Deja Vu: Jones Harvest Publishing

A Victory for Airleaf Authors

The Empty Canoe: Another Scam Gets Its Due

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