I personally think this is an excellent article to inform in particular new authors about danger to lose money and how to identify scam. Quite informative in my opinion.
I don’t think I’ve ever posted about publishing scams, but we all know they are out there. I’m a subscriber to Indies Unlimited and they reached out asking if I would post this information concerning new scams. Since we are all writers, I thought it would be a good post.
Many Independent Authors Have Escaped from Predatory Publishing
Arlington, VA (April 7) – More than a quarter of independent authors who responded to a recent survey at IndiesUnlimited.com said they definitely had, or might have, fallen victim to a predatory publisher before turning to self-publishing. The survey results were published on the blog this week.
Indies Unlimited conducted the unscientific survey as part of its #PublishingFoul series, which featured true stories from scammed authors throughout the month of March.
“Although our 115 respondents were self-selected, I think our results are pretty accurate,” said staff writer and former journalist Lynne Cantwell…
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I personally have been scammed in my writing career, but only once. Once was enough for me. The lost money, anger, fatigue, embarrassment, and so much more, taught me well. I now track my scammer and warn anyone and every site or webpage I find them and him on.
We must be diligent and help each other in every area of fraud in the writing and editing industry. It truly is out there.
Thanks for the post, Aurora.
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Thank you for your comment Pat. I too know in the meantime that I will have to be very careful and get my research done. But thankfully I still have some time to get prepared for the worst.
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That’s why I did it all myself AJ, it may take a little time but it keeps you away from the predators out there.
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Thanks so much for your comment, Laurie. Yes, I know in the meantime I’ll be better off being very careful. I don’t want to feel like prey.
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You’re welcome AJ, there certainly are some sharks out there.
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