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More Publisher Storm Warnings 23 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware A roundup of recent publisher troubles and closures that have come across my desk: - Noble Romance Publishing, the subject of numerous author complaints ...
Publisher Alert: Iconic Publishing / Jonquil Press / Red Lizard Press 22 Aug 2013 | 02:16 am
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I first became aware of Iconic Publishing last year, when this post appeared on Absolute Write. It's a tale of breathtaking unprofessionalism on the part ...
Expanded Alert at Writer Beware: American Book Publishing / Alexis Press / All Classic Books / Atlantic National Books 8 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Last October, I started getting inquiries about a publisher called All Classic Books. I hadn't heard anything about it, though its rather odd website (a s...
Writer Beware Blog on (Brief) Temporary Hiatus 1 Jul 2013 | 10:09 pm
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I've got a book deadline coming up: July 31. This is a happy thing, in that my book has a home and my editor is waiting for it and in a month I'll be done...
Penguin and Author Solutions File for Dismissal of Class Action Lawsuit 24 Jun 2013 | 08:45 pm
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware In April, the law firm of Giskan Solotaroff Anderson & Stewart filed a class action lawsuit against Author Solutions Inc. and its parent, Penguin Group, o...
Author Concerns and Complaints at Crimson Romance 19 Jun 2013 | 09:01 pm
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Recent data suggests that the astounding pace of ebook growth is starting to slow as the market begins to mature. However, that hasn't affected the pace a...
Police Investigate Pay-to-Play Publisher 2 Moon Press 13 Jun 2013 | 09:02 pm
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Pay to play publisher 2 Moon Press, located in Olivet, Michigan, closed abruptly last month, after having been purchased earlier in 2013 by one of its emp...
An Honor For Writer Beware Co-Founder and Chair, Ann C. Crispin 24 May 2013 | 08:41 pm
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I'm thrilled and extremely proud to announce that my friend and colleague, Writer Beware co-founder and Chair Ann C. Crispin, has been named the 2013 Gran...
An Honor For Writer Beware Co-Founder and Chair, Ann C. Crispin 24 May 2013 | 08:41 pm
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I'm thrilled and extremely proud to announce that my friend and colleague, Writer Beware co-founder and Chair Ann C. Crispin, has been named the 2013 Gran...
Outrageous French Copyright Grab: ReLIRE Goes Live 16 May 2013 | 07:37 pm
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Just over a year ago, I wrote about a new French law that, under the guise of dealing with the pressing issue of orphan works, implements a truly massive ...
