Published on March 18, 2022
copyrights, legal, libel

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Published on March 7, 2022
author, copyrights, legal, libel, writing career advice

“My lawyer says I can’t be sued because everything in my book is true.”
I’m always shocked when I hear this…
Published on February 25, 2022
amazon, copyrights, legal, libel, social media

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Published on February 4, 2022
Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, writing career advice

My publisher appears to have gone out of business, but my book is still selling on Amazon.
Published on January 27, 2022
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel

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Published on January 21, 2022
amazon, author scams, copyrights, legal, libel

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Published on December 10, 2021
author, book marketing, copyrights, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

It’s pretty pathetic when a company is happy to take hundreds or thousands of dollars from you, knowing all the while that YOU might get sued some day for something you included in your book…
Published on December 3, 2021
author, copyrights, legal, write that book, writing career advice

An article that has the exact same title as my book. Can I sue?
Published on November 26, 2021
amazon, Censorship, copyrights

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Published on November 4, 2021
Censorship, copyrights, libel

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