Complaints about specific publishers

“Angela, check out this fake email from Penguin Random House…”

Published on January 21, 2026 author, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, writing scams

Can you, too, spot the big red flag in under 5 seconds?

EXTREME ALERT about Spines.com, Normans Publishing, BooxAI, and Velon Book Publishing – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on January 17, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, Trademarks, writing scams

Look how easy it was to connect the dots!

Meta Partnered with China to Scam Americans, and Even to Target Our Children – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on January 9, 2026 author, author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, social media, writing scams

Meta executives repeatedly undermined U.S. national security to win favor with China, and earn $18M. – Sarah Wynn-Williams, former Director of Public Policy at Facebook

Episode 32 – Save Yourself THOUSANDS!: Our Scam-Detection Process Explained Step-by-Step!

Published on January 8, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

Learn how to identify an online publishing (or other!) scammer in less than 10 minutes!

COMPLAINTS about Reedsy / Reedsy.com

Published on January 2, 2026 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Contests!, copyrights, editing, illustrating, legal

What started out as just us researching their egregious contest contract terms turned into something more. Much more.

How the Fake Sony Pictures Tried to Scam an Author into Hiring a Fake Literary Agent

Published on January 2, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, movie rights scams, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

A clinical psychologist with a PhD, who is also the author of seven books, ALMOST GOT SCAMMED.

A List of Publishers and Services That ALL Authors Should AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Published on January 1, 2026 amazon, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

You’re not going to BELIEVE the dots we’ve connected!!!

Episode 30: We Saved This Author from a $50,000 “FOX Entertainment” and “WGA” SCAM!

Published on December 19, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

If you were offered MILLIONS on professional letterhead from FOX Entertainment, what would you do?

EXTREME WARNING! Authors Hike / AuthorsHike.com is Now BLACKMAILING an Author!

Published on December 13, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, writing scams

Authors Hike just keeps breaking MORE laws!!!

And, EVEN MORE Complaints About Lulu Press / Lulu.com!

Published on December 4, 2025 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing

I can’t imagine how many man-hours it takes to respond to ALL of those complaints posted online!