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COMPLAINTS about Olympia Publishers / olympiapublishers.com

Published on February 22, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams

They had to be threatened with legal action to get the first lot of royalties, and they forgot to send me the second royalty statement…

The Tidal Wave of Scam Foreign “Publishers” is Getting a LOT of Attention – In The News – 02/14/25

Published on February 13, 2025 author scams, Censorship, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, writing career advice

MORE: Guy charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie is finally doing to trial; Company must pay customers $2.4M for suppressing negative reviews online!; University puts 200 trigger warnings on Shakespeare writings; Wikipedia accused of extreme bias; and Thomson Reuters scores early win against AI company.

FRAUD ALERT: Why 5-Star Reviews on Trustpilot Can NOT Be Trusted – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on February 13, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams

Trustpilot can censor true negative reviews (as they originally did to me). Yet, there are countless fake five-star reviews on their website…

“Should I refuse to work with someone who’s already sent me more than 100 emails, and isn’t yet ready to commit?”

Published on February 3, 2025 author scams, writing career advice, writing scams

“He sends me short questions, one at a time. I respond to each email quickly. Then, he sends me more and more emails…”

Update on Our Foreign Publishing Scammers Exposé

Published on January 17, 2025 author scams, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, Trademarks, writing scams

We’ve added dozens more companies to the post, with LOTS of details!

WARNING about Genre Library Solutions / genrelibrarysolutions.com

Published on January 8, 2025 author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, self-publishing, writing scams

After I wired $1,000 to a Delaware Bank, I received a phone call from a woman who identified herself as…

“I have no idea how to get my book noticed while avoiding scammers…”

Published on December 19, 2024 author scams, book marketing, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

“Who are all the scammers that are trying to find me on the Internet?”

WARNING about The Maple Staple Bookstore / Brilliant Books Literary / Bookside Press SCAM

Published on December 5, 2024 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

How many names does a company actually need to scam as many people as possible???

COMPLAINTS about Brokers AB / brokersab.com!!!

Published on November 17, 2024 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, writing scams

Would YOU pay $6K if a company promised you more than $100K later? Is any author SERIOUSLY that gullible???

Please Consider Donating to WritersWeekly’s Volunteer Researchers to Fund Our Current Investigation into International Crime Cartels Targeting Authors

Published on November 17, 2024 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Journalism, legal, writing scams

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