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·       Which publisher sued Amazon, leading to a $300K settlement?

·       A scammer sued WritersWeekly after getting exposed. Guess who won that lawsuit?

·       Which Holocaust denier sued Penguin Books, and what stupid thing did he do that resulted in him losing in court?

·       Which psychologist sued Doubleday and an author after information about his nude therapy appeared in a novel?

·       Which libel lawsuit led to the demise of the Saturday Evening Post?

·       Why did AuthorHouse have to pay a plaintiff $230K? And, what happened to the two class-action lawsuits filed against AuthorHouse and its parent company, Author Solutions?

·       Why can’t authors sue Amazon KDP?

·       Why is Ingram Spark currently facing investigations for a potential class-action lawsuit?

·       Which two owners of a so-called Christian publishing company were arrested, and later sued by their printer for $2M?

It’s true what they say: Anyone can sue anyone for anything. And in the publishing world, lawsuits are almost a way of life. If you aren’t involved in one, you are always looking for ways to avoid one!

Today, we offer a vast collection of different civil actions brought against publishers throughout the years.

Some of these will really make you think, while others will make your eyes roll back in your head.

Sit back and enjoy this informative and entertaining episode as Angela, Brian, and Clayton Jones explore lawsuits involving book publishers!

 

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RELATED LINKS:

Safe Place Foundation

Clayton Jones Website

EPISODE 43: 16 Possible Reasons Why Amazon KDP Permanently Closed Your Account (But they won’t tell YOU why you were banned!!)

Writer Beware Website

“Most Favored Nations” Ebook Price Fixing

Current Class Action Lawsuit Against Amazon Price Fixing

The $33K KDP Victim

Publishing Other People’s Non-fiction Stories Can Get You Sued!

BLOGGERS BEWARE: Re-writing “News” Can Get You Sued…for Libel

Tate Publishing Execs Arrested (Finally!) for Embezzlement, Extortion & Racketeering. See Other Lawsuits Filed Against These Jerks! HINT: One was for (alleged) property destruction!

Why Hasn’t Anybody Filed a Class-action Lawsuit Against Tate Publishing? Here’s the Likely Answer…

 

 

SOURCES:

https://writerbeware.blog/2006/05/17/victoria-strauss-pods-under-fire/

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20060605/7466-delays-on-the-pod-subsidy-express.html

https://writerbeware.blog/2013/05/01/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-author-solutions-inc/

https://columbiapublication.com/authorhouse-authors

https://writerbeware.blog/2015/08/25/author-solutions-class-action-lawsuit-settled/

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/67887-author-solutions-case-ends-with-settlement.html

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/04/publishingcom-pay-15-million-misleading-consumers-about-how-much-income-they-could-earn-using

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/93613-amazon-sues-scammers-targeting-authors.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/selfpublish/comments/1kn9nae/news_i_have_defeated_vanity_publisher_olympia/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author_Solutions

Author Solutions Imprints and divisions

• Archway Publishing
• Author Learning Center
• AuthorHouse
• AuthorHouse UK
• AuthorHive
• Balboa Press
• Balboa Press UK
• Booktango
• GABAL Global Editions
• iUniverse
• LifeRich Publishing
• megustaescribir
• Palibrio
• Partridge Publishing
• Partridge Africa
• Partridge India
• Partridge Singapore
• Trafford Publishing
• WestBow Press
• Wordclay
• Xlibris

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/15/amazoncom-and-big-five-publishers-accused-of-ebook-price-fixing

https://publishers.org/news/publishers-and-authors-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-meta-and-zuckerberg-for-willful-copyright-infringement-to-develop-llama-ai-models/

https://writersweekly.com/podcast/episode-43-why-amazon-kdp-banned-your-account

https://writersweekly.com/angela-desk/what-might-get-you-sued-using-real-people-on-the-cover-of-your-book-regardless-of-the-source-by-angela-hoy-booklocker-com-writersweekly-com-abuzz-press-and-pubpreppers-com

https://antitrust.booklocker.com/amazon-booksurge-motion-to-dismiss-denied.pdf

https://trellis.law/case/9001/dbd-cv26-5022921-s/holton-kareem-a-v-draft-to-digital-et-al

https://www.classaction.org/data-breach-lawsuits/ingram-content-group-july-2026

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_v_Penguin_Books_Ltd

https://www.studicata.com/case-briefs/case/bindrim-v-mitchell

https://www.kplawyers.com/archive/court-rules-in-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-that-43-year-old-p/

https://abounaja.com/blog/copyright-infringement-cases

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