Published on October 15, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal
A few years ago, a felon contacted us. He wanted to publish a book about how he’d been muted by the media, gagged by the government, screwed by the sheriff, discredited by the district attorney (sorry – I was running out of synonyms…), etc. Unfortunately, we receive those types of letters all the time. We […]
Published on October 1, 2021
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, Fake News
California to limit Amazon’s work quotas; Several large magazines up for sale; Did you miss banned book week? So did we!;
YouTube accounts subject to fake copyright infringement accusations; More on Internet Archive lawsuit; and ACLU apologizes after altering deceased supreme court justice’s quote to fit ACLU’s narrative.
Published on September 23, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Journalist sent Fusion GPS a draft before publishing a major story?!; FAA news agency drone restriction banned; Hollywood production may stop; Court says no arbitration for Amazon in class action lawsuit filed by drivers; Facebook sued for “fact-checking” journalist; Price-fixing by Amazon?!; and “Actual malice” in libel
Published on September 17, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal, social media
MORE: Canada burned books in schools; Big profit in 2021 book sales; Handbook tells parents that being an adult oppresses children; Taliban torturing journalists; Google and Apple accused of colluding with Putin; Press freedoms disintegrating worldwide; Facebook gives celebrities and elites special treatment when it comes to censorship; DC broadens antitrust lawsuit against Amazon; and New biography about Paypal’s founder.
Published on September 9, 2021
amazon, book marketing, Censorship, legal, libel
National Archives says Constitution is Harmful Content; In Australia, media now legally liable for other people’s posts on their Facebook pages; NC bans a beer because they don’t like the label; Amazon workers in CA now allowed to pee in peace?; Former Amazon employee pleads guilty to fraud; Amazon allegedly harms the environment with same-day shipping while investing in the Amazon rain forest; Book biz supply chain disruptions; and 8 ways to prevent Google from watching YOU.
Published on September 3, 2021
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal
Twitter continues to “cancel” people who have different opinions and beliefs; Comedy Central caves to cancel culture; Russia demands Google and Apple remove an opposition app; Non-profit goes belly-up after violating network copyrights; Publishers balk at discovery demand from Internet Archive; and Publisher drops poisoning claims against ex-wife.
Published on August 12, 2021
amazon, Censorship
MORE: Models Paying to Get on Magazine Covers; NSA Secrets to go Into Amazon’s Cloud?!; and Politicians Want to Control Online “Misinformation”
Published on July 22, 2021
amazon, Censorship
MORE: $20M Book Deal for Prince Harry??; Journalist Killed in Afghanistan; American Booksellers Association Censoring Books; and Did Ebay Execs Order Harassment/Threats??
Published on July 15, 2021
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel
Google fined $539M; Man wins libel lawsuit even though he doesn’t know who libeled him; UK taking more freedoms away from folks; 12 months in prison for copyright infringement and tax evasion; and Amazon accused of selling hazardous materials
Published on July 8, 2021
book marketing, Censorship, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls
“Should I my how-to videos on my own website or should I use YouTube. I know YouTube gets a lot more traffic than I ever will…”