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Woody Allen’s Book REJECTED; Beware Publisher Impersonators; Fake Books Top Amazon Searches … And MUCH MORE! -In the News 03/13/20

Published on March 13, 2020 amazon, copyrights, legal, libel

Barnes and Noble Clinging to Survival; NYC Penguin Employees to Work From Home; Punk-Rockers “MISFITS” sue Publisher … and MUCH MORE!!

Simon and Schuster is for sale; Popular author sued for molestation; Publisher is cancelling contracts; and much more! …In the News 03/05/2020

Published on March 5, 2020 amazon, legal, libel, traditional publishing

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.

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

Published on February 26, 2020 libel

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.

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

Published on February 20, 2020 amazon, legal, libel

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.

Kaepernick Publishing?; Are Newspapers Finished?; Coronavirus Affecting Publishing; and more! – In The News – 02/13/2020

Published on February 13, 2020 libel

MORE: Anti-Putin blogger murdered; McClatchy Bankruptcy; Governor’s libel lawsuit dismissed.

Missouri Threatens to JAIL Librarians?; Manuscript Finds Publisher 87 Years Later… and MORE! – In The News – 02/06/2020

Published on February 6, 2020 amazon, legal

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

Amazon Sued for Hair Dryer Fire; Bitcoin Book Dumped; Warren wants to Criminalize Fake News – and MORE – …In The News 01/30/2020

Published on January 30, 2020 legal

‘American Dirt’ Book Tour Cancelled; Buffett Sells Off Newspapers; Bitcoin Book Dumped … And More!!

Publishers Uses Money to Hire Law Firm BUT OWES AUTHORS ROYALTIES; Amazon Driver Claims Road Fatigue In Crash; Gabbard Sues Clinton …In The News – 01/23/2020

Published on January 23, 2020 amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers

MORE: 9/11 Conspiracy in Textbooks; Arizona – Social Media Posts Could Get You Sued with Accruing Damages and NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS?!; and Miami Herald Closes Printing Plant

NYT Sued Again, AND AGAIN!; Amazon Ships Dirty Diapers; Journalists in Danger; and Much MORE – …In The News – 01/16/2020

Published on January 16, 2020 amazon, libel

MORE: Government Spying on Journalists, Mayor calls Newspaper “Racist,” Reuters Once Funded by British Intelligence

Amazon Ships Nasty Old Waffle; Publisher Dumps Author Accused of Molestation; and MORE – In The News – 01/09/2020

Published on January 9, 2020 amazon, legal

MORE: CNN settles with juvenile they harassed online; Employee fired after tweeting about bad holiday gift from employer, and Russia retracts more than 800 papers in “academic journals.”