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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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Vanity Publishing and Pay to Play

The Implosion of BBB Publishings: A Peek Into the Sometimes Dysfunctional World of Paid Anthology / Boxed Set Publishing

Publisher Cautions: Riverdale Avenue Books, Breaking Rules Publishing, Adelaide Books

Vanity Press Storm Warning: Waldorf Publishing

Pay-to-Play as Pedagogy? The Creator Institute and New Degree Press

James Paul Amstell: A Vanity Publisher By Any Name

Pay-to-Play Alert: Europe Books / Europa Edizioni / Vertigo Publishing House / Gruppo Albatros Il Filo

Seven Prolific Vanity Publishers (Austin Macauley Publishers, Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie, Olympia Publishers, Morgan James Publishing, Page Publishing, Christian Faith Publishing, Newman Springs Publishing)

How Predatory Companies Are Trying to Hijack Your Publisher Search, Part 2

Vanity Publisher Alert: Novum Publishing, United P.C. Publisher

Publishers Weekly Includes Two Vanity Publishers in its List of Fast-Growing Independent Presses

Scam Down Under: Love Of Books Brisbane / Julie “Jules” McGregor

The New Face of Vanity Anthologies: Z Publishing House and Appelley Publishing

Alert: Blue Deco Publishing, Christian Faith Publishing

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

The Law Finally Catches Up With Tate Publishing & Enterprises

Questions for Vanity Publisher Austin Macauley Yield Few Answers

Trouble at Tate: Could it be End of Days for America’s Most Prolific Vanity Publisher?

Tate Publishing & Enterprises Slapped with $1.7 Million Lawsuit, Department of Labor Investigation

PublishAmerica / America Star Books Lawsuit Against Writer Beware Settled

Publishers Weekly Features Vanity Publisher Morgan James…Again

New Authors as Shark Bait: Steve Alten’s A&M Publishing

Kickbacks, Opportunism, and Fake Awards, Oh My: Three Solicitation Alerts

Pay-to-Play Alert: #WORLDCLASS Magazine

Alert: Don Semora, “Professional Designer and Author”

Who’s Running Your Writers’ Group? Why You Should Be Careful

MeGustaEscribir: Author Solutions Inc. Expands Into Spain

Blue Ash Publishing: New Self-Publishing Service from Writer’s Digest

Warning: Green Shore Publishing

Author Solutions Inc. Expands “Partridge” Brand to Singapore and Africa

Class Action Lawsuit Against Author Solutions Inc.: Update

PublishAmerica Is Now America Star Books

WinePress Publishing: Scandal-Plagued Self-Publishing Service Closes Its Doors

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

2 Moon Press: Update

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

Police Investigate Pay-to-Play Publisher 2 Moon Press

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Author Solutions Inc.

Another Class Action Suit Launched Against PublishAmerica

Law Firm Investigates Author Solutions Inc.

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