Using Excel to Keep Track of Markets – by Mike Michelsen
I couldn’t think of a better solution than Excel for my record keeping dilemma.
legal
Miami Herald’s newest writer is a robot; University invents brain-typing; and MORE! – In the News – 11/12/2021
MORE: Parents demand audit of school libraries; N. Ireland official sues singer for defamation; Small publisher sues Elizabeth Warren for attempted government censorship; Successful school superintendent fired for disagreeing with school board; Amazon truck cut clean in half by Amtrak train; and Do Amazon drivers know that their UPS counterparts can earn about twice as much?
Politician Buys “Fake News” Ads to Fool Voters – In the News – 10/29/21
MORE: Facebook document leaks have startling revelations; Newsrooms team up to expose Facebook’s actions; Parents required to sign NDA to view school curriculum?!; Parent kicked out of school board meeting after reading “vulgar language” from book that is included in the children’s curriculum; and Is politician’s family profiting from his government actions on CRT?
Publisher Wants Author’s Illustrator Friend to Give Up ALL Rights???
The publisher may be planning to do something more with your illustrations than you would want.
Americans Finally Protesting the Media; Katie Couric Hurts and Offends in New Book; AND MORE! In The News – 10/21/2021
MORE: Politicians are rewriting headlines for articles they DID NOT WRITE!; Media is kind to terrorists in obituaries?!; Woman used obituaries to target homes for burglary; Lawmakers say Amazon misled or lied to them; Pastor refuses judge’s order to say specific words to his congregation; Apple is helping to kill religious freedoms; and Firefighter releases book about losing his job and his battle for religious freedom
The Million Dollar Apostrophe; “Cover Up the Jewish Books!”; Reporter to be Prosecuted for Finding Flaw in State Website … and MORE!! In The News – 10/15/2021
MORE: Amazon accused of copying products, and then promoting its own brands; The hedge fund that is costin reporters their jobs; Facebook is still cherry picking who can be criticized and who can’t; Cancelling cancel culture; and Political correctedness invades Christian publishing
SON OF SAM LAWS: Is Nike Jordan Chairman Larry Miller Using Story of Murder He Committed to Sell His New Book?
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 […]
Book Industry Thrown Into Chaos Over Supply-Chain Delays – In The News – 10-08-21
MORE: Google profiting from news without paying for the journalism? Celebrity sued for posting pictures of herself; Potential liabilities for Facebook in Australia; Man receives $175K after woman calls him rapist online, and contacts his employer; Chinese Covid journalist who disappeared for 600 days has resurfaced; Prophet Muhammad cartoonist killed; Pearson sued Chegg for copyright infringement; Doctor loses lawsuit against newspaper; and Do some researchers consider copyrights “inconvenient?”
Is Twitter Placating China?; Author Calls Publisher Simon & Schuster “Disgusting” IN His Own Book – In The News – 09/23/2021
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
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?”