How a Lone Bookkeeper Killed a 49-Year-Old Literary Agency
It feels like we’ve been watching an episode of American Publishing’s Most Wanted. Not many news stories have had me fired up as much as this one!
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ROYALTY REFUSAL? A Charity Gets RUDE After I Try to Fulfill an Author’s Last Wish
I hated to be snarky (actually, I didn’t hate it that much) but I had to tell her that…
“My friend left me the rights to his book. His estate disagrees. I have email proof! What do I do?!”
“My friend left his book rights to me via an email message, and verbally. The estate claims it belongs to them. What do you think?”
Can a Ghostwriter Be Sued for Libel or Invasion of Privacy?
“A woman wants me to ghostwrite a book about her abusive childhood? This makes me nervous. Could I be sued?”
CreateSpace GONE as Amazon forces authors into a different program. Higher costs? Slower royalty payments? And, Angry authors! – Whispers and Warnings – 08/30/18
Amazon kills CreateSpace, forces authors to KDP Print – and people are UPSET!; Tate Publishing owners – will they EVER go to trial?; TrueLine Publishing employees claims she was drugged at Christmas Party; and more juicy stories!
AUTHOR ALERT! Can Your Book’s “REVIEWS” Get You Sued? Yep!
Many publishers, knowing they aren’t legally liable for the content of their authors’ books, nor for their authors’ marketing activities, will not inform those authors of these types of potential problems. At BookLocker, we always treat others as we’d like to be treated so we never hesitate to alert an author when they’re about to make a really, really big mistake.
“My cousin and I co-wrote a book but then she left my name off of it!”
Did the cousin, who is now deceased, do this on purpose? And, what recourse does the co-author have?
Angry Book Pirates Call Authors “Elitists” After Website Shut Down – Whisper and Warnings – 08/16/18
Authors claim Amazon banned all of their books for “no reason” * Book pirates call authors “elitists” after website gets shut down * Public figure being scrutinized after writing tell-all book * Subpoena by Tweet! * “Fair Use” Battles * Judge blasts newspaper for publishing legally obtained info.
“Can I use old yearbook photos in my book or on my blog?” NOPE!
Old yearbook photographers could seriously get into the litigation business with all of the copyright infringement occurring online right now!!
“Can I publish other writers’ short stories in my anthology without permission?”
Can you pull short stories from the Internet and include them in your book? NO!
