Published on April 9, 2020
amazon, copyrights, legal, libel
![French Say Google Must Pay for Content Use; Publisher Begs Amazon for Help; Pedophile Author Victim Speaks …In the News for April 9, 2020 French Say Google Must Pay for Content Use; Publisher Begs Amazon for Help; Pedophile Author Victim Speaks …In the News for April 9, 2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Humvee_1586446859-e1586446934687.jpg)
Quarantined Folks Are Buying More Books!; Humvee Trademark Lawsuit; Candidate Sues Media for Libel; Editor Leaves Hollywood Reporter over Alleged Bias.
Published on April 2, 2020
amazon, author scams, legal, libel, self-publishing
![Leaked Amazon memo; Website is scanning and posting “free” books and we hope they get sued into oblivion! – …In the News for April 3, 2020 Leaked Amazon memo; Website is scanning and posting “free” books and we hope they get sued into oblivion! – …In the News for April 3, 2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/evil-1739990_1920-e1585884706547.jpg)
Book sales increase because they’re inexpensive entertainment; A dozen journalists releases from executive’s libel lawsuit; How U.S. presidents in history have tried to stop people from insulting them; How to read Kindle ebooks without a Kindle; Victoria Strauss delivers AGAIN!
Published on March 27, 2020
amazon, legal, libel
![Amazon KDP printing delays (again!); Big class-action lawsuit against Amazon for price fixing; Publisher abandons library ebook embargo, and MUCH MORE! – …In the News 03/27/2020 Amazon KDP printing delays (again!); Big class-action lawsuit against Amazon for price fixing; Publisher abandons library ebook embargo, and MUCH MORE! – …In the News 03/27/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/late_1585345165-e1585345186839.jpg)
Major publishers should have recalled employees from China weeks ago; Amazon limits fast shipping on “non-essential” items (but BookLocker’s books are shipping immediately!); Museum security chief takes over social media posts, and has people roaring with laughter; Skyhorse Publishing lays off nearly third of staff; and Netflix sued for defamation.
Published on March 13, 2020
amazon, copyrights, legal, libel
![Woody Allen’s Book REJECTED; Beware Publisher Impersonators; Fake Books Top Amazon Searches … And MUCH MORE! -In the News 03/13/20 Woody Allen’s Book REJECTED; Beware Publisher Impersonators; Fake Books Top Amazon Searches … And MUCH MORE! -In the News 03/13/20](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bookstore_1584110443-e1584110457450.jpg)
Barnes and Noble Clinging to Survival; NYC Penguin Employees to Work From Home; Punk-Rockers “MISFITS” sue Publisher … and MUCH MORE!!
Published on March 5, 2020
amazon, legal, libel, traditional publishing
![Simon and Schuster is for sale; Popular author sued for molestation; Publisher is cancelling contracts; and much more! …In the News 03/05/2020 Simon and Schuster is for sale; Popular author sued for molestation; Publisher is cancelling contracts; and much more! …In the News 03/05/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/VIRUS_1583424137-e1583424161338.jpg)
MORE! Feds sending Chinese reporters packing; Tweet gets politican in very hot water; Interesting story from a writer who got sued for defamation; Ex-Gawker editors sues Daily Beast; Amazon delivery delays because of virus; Ex-Amazon manager says used social media to find applicants’ race and gender; London Book Fair cancelled but BookExpo/BookCon NOT; and Anti-competitive practices in textbook industry.
Published on February 26, 2020
libel
![Coronavirus Postpones International Book Fair; Mayor Apologizes for Using Self-Published Book to Steal; NYT Publishes Taliban Op-Ed; and MUCH MORE…In The News – 02/26/2020 Coronavirus Postpones International Book Fair; Mayor Apologizes for Using Self-Published Book to Steal; NYT Publishes Taliban Op-Ed; and MUCH MORE…In The News – 02/26/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/star_wars_1582743430-e1582743441858.jpg)
Star Wars to Publish novels and comic books! Can you land that lucrative gig?; Can you defame someone with one text, sent to one individual?; Brits losing free speech?; Nicaragua paper can get paper and ink after criticizing government; Trump sues NYT, ABC suspends employee involved in expose’ about ABC.
Published on February 20, 2020
amazon, legal, libel
![Amazon pursued publishers “like a cheetah pursued a sickly gazelle”; China expels 3 Wall Street Journal reporters; and more! – …In the News 02/20/2020 Amazon pursued publishers “like a cheetah pursued a sickly gazelle”; China expels 3 Wall Street Journal reporters; and more! – …In the News 02/20/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cheetah_1582232335-e1582232364197.jpg)
Russian blogger’s throat slashed after criticizing Putin; Politician is suing LOTS of folks; Jeff Bezos sued by girlfriend’s brother; Twitter says it’s not legally liable for others’ posts…and they’re right; Were these journalists rioting or reporting?; Amazon giveth and Amazon taketh away; and Amazon’s very first employee says the company now scares him.
Published on February 13, 2020
libel
![Kaepernick Publishing?; Are Newspapers Finished?; Coronavirus Affecting Publishing; and more! – In The News – 02/13/2020 Kaepernick Publishing?; Are Newspapers Finished?; Coronavirus Affecting Publishing; and more! – In The News – 02/13/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/virus_1581611538-e1581611551322.jpg)
MORE: Anti-Putin blogger murdered; McClatchy Bankruptcy; Governor’s libel lawsuit dismissed.
Published on February 6, 2020
amazon, legal
![Missouri Threatens to JAIL Librarians?; Manuscript Finds Publisher 87 Years Later… and MORE! – In The News – 02/06/2020 Missouri Threatens to JAIL Librarians?; Manuscript Finds Publisher 87 Years Later… and MORE! – In The News – 02/06/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/book_burning_1581010488-e1581010501547.jpg)
Does Amazon pay a lower tax rate than you?; More Amazon Employee Complaints; PayPal Algorithms Hold Back Magazine Employee Payments Because of ONE WORD; Publisher Promises Diversity After Complaints Over Book; Assailants Try To MURDER Publisher
Published on January 30, 2020
legal
![Amazon Sued for Hair Dryer Fire; Bitcoin Book Dumped; Warren wants to Criminalize Fake News – and MORE – …In The News 01/30/2020 Amazon Sued for Hair Dryer Fire; Bitcoin Book Dumped; Warren wants to Criminalize Fake News – and MORE – …In The News 01/30/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/barbed_wire_1580403885-e1580403900396.jpg)
‘American Dirt’ Book Tour Cancelled; Buffett Sells Off Newspapers; Bitcoin Book Dumped … And More!!