Published on August 25, 2022
amazon, author scams, Censorship, copyrights
MORE: If someone from “Amazon Prime” calls you, it’s a scam!; HBO Max removes almost 200 episodes of Sesame Street. Why??; Hungarian weather service officials fired after giving incorrect forecast; Activist tries to ban books that aren’t even on library shelves; Nicaragua silences its last outspoken critics – Catholic priests; Chinese ‘punishes’ 27 people for ‘ugly’ textbook cartoons; and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president admitted to sharing a false tweet claiming that certain books were banned in Florida.
Published on August 25, 2022
author, Censorship, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
They can’t sue me because it’s 100% true. That is a very common misconception among authors and the general public.
Published on August 19, 2022
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Oprah sues over her name being used in a podcast about her; In cracking down on real news, Nicaragua banned newspapers from importing paper and ink; Printing press inventor was killed by his own machine; A ridiculous Atlantic op-ed!; Woman takes out full-page ad about cheater husband; Why are so many comedians’ lives ending in tragedy?; It took long enough for CNN to give the boot to Jeffrey Toobin after his infamous, well, you remember!; CIA sued for spying on journalists and lawyers; and More Amazon workers walk off the job.
Published on August 12, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Why are we letting a vocal minority kill comedy?; America has lost a great historian; Paul Manfort releases new book; Censorship-free browser is not available; Free speech or DEI?; Former Gawker editor sues the Daily Beast; Lawsuit claims actress threatened to set ex on fire and kill his dog; and Folks in the Philippines fight for freedom of speech.
Published on August 5, 2022
Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel
MORE: Better Call Saul has been sued and you won’t believe why!; Publisher admits inserted material into author’s book without permission, Stephen King testifies against merger of two of the largest publishers; Librarian collects items left in books; and Alex Jones won’t recover from his stupidity and arrogance.
Published on July 29, 2022
amazon, Censorship, legal, social media, traditional publishing
MORE: Facebook stops paying news publishers; Amazon and big publishers tries to get out of lawsuit; Flame war at The New Yorker; Maryland’s ‘unconstitutional and unenforceable’ ebook law will cost the state $300K in legal fees incurred by the Association of American Publishers; and Update on Publishers vs. Internet Archive lawsuit.
Published on July 15, 2022
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Author tries to stop cancel culture from banning Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence; Story hour drag queen admits drag is a political tool being used to destabilize children’s early understanding of sex; Journalist back on Twitter after suing the company for censorship; Another parent is silenced when trying to read a book to the school board because the book, available to children, is considered p*rn; Ohio college hasn’t paid libeled bakers and they now owe millions more in interest; and Professor sues university over free speech
Published on July 14, 2022
author, book marketing, Censorship, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, social media
Imagine Christopher’s surprise when he tried to run an ad on Facebook for his books, and received the following response…
Published on July 8, 2022
Censorship, Journalism, legal
MORE: YouTube puts up a NY Post interview after previously censoring it; Canada tries to force censorship online platforms but it didn’t work; Did a CO newspaper self-censor?; Book publisher McMillan was unable to process orders after “security incident”; Do NOT do a handshake deal with a literary agent – or anyone else in the business!; Arizona bans people from filming within 8 feet of cops; Trust is “news” at historical lows; and Prince Harry was defamed, according to a judge.
Published on July 2, 2022
amazon, Cancel Culture, Censorship, copyrights
MORE: Remaking Old Movies is RIDICULOUS; People who “return” fully-read ebooks SUCK; Covid contributed to boom in plagiarism; Conservatives being “purged” from some newsrooms; and Newspapers are dying at the rate of two each week
