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Blank Book Sales on Amazon; Little Free Library Trademark Battle; Bookshop May Rival Amazon, and MORE – In The News – 10/30/19

Published on October 30, 2019 amazon, copyrights, diversify your writing income

MORE: FaceBook to Launch News Outlet? Can we trust it??, Newspaper Publisher Found Dead in Office of possible suicide; upset about losing advertising business to Facebook.

Biden Plagiarism Avoidance; Publisher Cancels Book Release Over Factual Errors; Amazon Sweat Shops (yes, again!); AND MUCH MORE! – …In the News – 10/24/19

Published on October 24, 2019 amazon, copyrights, In The News, legal

MORE: No constitutional safeguards for free speech in Australia; No more satire in Venezuala; Congress eyeing ebook access control; Barnes and Noble still battling ex-CEO.

Amazon KDP Complaints; Why is Dog Ear Publishing Still “in business?!”; Angry AuthorHouse Author Writes an Entire Book About Her Experiences; AND MUCH MORE! – …In the News – 10/17/19

Published on October 17, 2019 amazon, author solutions, authorhouse, copyrights, legal, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing

MORE! Firm is researching old books to determine when “the good old days” really were; New CA law may result in freelancers becoming employees…or may result in them losing valuable work; Author loses copyright infringement lawsuit; Woman sues city after losing job over Facebook posts; President of medical associated under investigation for plagiarism

Can I Turn Interviews I Wrote For A Publication Into A Book?

Published on October 10, 2019 author, copyrights, legal, write that book, writing career advice, writing tips

Can I turn interviews into my own book, or do those pieces belong to the magazine?

Author tricks Amazon!; Border patrol repeatedly harasses journalist; “Amazon Choice sellers caught paying for good reviews; and much more! In The News … 10/10/19

Published on October 9, 2019 amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, writing career advice

Amazon delivery driver caught stealing package…by front door camera NOT made by Amazon; Couple sues (and loses) after part of their social security numbers published; Minnesota Bride Magazine bankruptcy; and Stupid bloggers who were arrested in Iran have been freed.

Baby-Shark copyright battle (Seriously?); Will Amazon have our eyeglasses spying on us next?; and MUCH MORE … In The News – 09/26/2019

Published on September 26, 2019 amazon, copyrights, legal

Google finds a work-around for new law; Publishers are selling LOTS of books this year!; Instagram “copyright infringement” phishing scam; Errors in published books embarrass publishers and authors, AND MORE!

“Can I include scans of newspaper articles in my book? My book IS educational.”

Published on September 26, 2019 copyrights, legal, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

“I want to include scans of newspaper articles in my book. Since my book is non-fiction, will the educational exception to copyright law apply?”

Amazon keeps selling product after customer’s son’s death AND after settlement; Big publishers sue Amazon’s Audible; Publisher does RIGHT THING after copyright infringement; and MUCH MORE! Whispers and Warnings for 08/27/19

Published on August 27, 2019 amazon, copyrights, legal

MORE: Amazon can’t police its own illegal product offerings yet the government wants to put it in charge of our data?!; Americans are doing less reading, and more listening; When publishers print without thinking; and MUCH MORE!