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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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Publishers and Publishing

When New Isn’t Better: The Value of Experience

Pink Sand Press: What Can Happen When Your Agent Decides to Become Your Publisher

Spooky Phishing Scam Targets Traditionally-Published Writers

How Predatory Companies Are Trying to Hijack Your Publisher Search, Part 3

De Montfort Literature: Career Jumpstart or Literary Sweatshop?

How Predatory Companies Are Trying to Hijack Your Publisher Search

Trademark Shenanigans: Weighing In On #Cockygate

Two Red-Flag Sentences in Publishing Contracts

Kindle Scout: The Pros and Cons of Amazon’s New Crowdsourced Publishing Program

How to Request Rights Reversion From Your Publisher

Time to Bury the Hachette

Why Poets Should Not Seek Literary Agents

Crowdfunded Anthologies: Concerns For Writers

Swoon Reads: New “Crowdsourced” Teen Romance Imprint

SFWA De-Lists Hydra; Random House Responds

Second-Class Contracts? Deal Terms at Random House’s Hydra Imprint

Publishers Hate Authors? Really?

Authors Guild Statement on Penguin-Random House Merger

LendInk, Author Activism, and the Need for Critical Thinking

Ebooks Outsell Print! Putting Headlines in Context

The Importance of Reversion Clauses in Book Contracts

Link Roundup

The DOJ’s Ebook Price Fixing Lawsuit Against Apple and the “Agency Five”: An Overview

Guest Blog Post: Why Small Publishers Fail

Digital Rights Showdown: HarperCollins v. Open Road

The Authors Guild on Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library

PUBSLUSH Press: Update

PUBSLUSH Press

The Google Books Lawsuit Will Go To Court

Judge Chin Wants Action on Failed Google Book Settlement

Guest Blog Post: The Google Books Settlement–It’s Not Too Late to Fix It

Judge Chin Denies Google Book Settlement

Deadline for Claiming Cash Payment Under Google Book Settlement Has Been Extended

Deadline for Claiming Cash Payment Under Google Book Search Settlement May Be Extended

Reality Check on Aisle Writer Beware

Getting Published is Not a Crap Shoot

Authors Guild Statement on the Wylie Agency’s New Epublishing Venture

Lie Down With Dogs, Get Up With Fleas

Why Writer Beware Doesn’t Provide Publisher Recommendations (Plus Some Advice)

Hardball, Amazon Style

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