Published on October 14, 2023
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing
Would YOU have invested money in a company with THESE numbers? I can’t believe a firm with only four employees (at that time) had that much debt!!!
Published on October 14, 2023
amazon, Censorship, diversify your writing income, legal
MORE: CBC leaked emails instructed reporters not to call Hamas fighters “terrorists”; Can an author force a school district to purchase his/her book?; LeVar Burton replaces Drew Barrymore as host of National Book Awards; Spotify to publish audiobooks but apparently agents and authors were not notified; and Book business applauds government lawsuit against Amazon.
Published on October 6, 2023
author, book marketing, Censorship, legal
MORE: Supreme Court to decide if states can stop social media companies from censoring users; Professor who threatened journalist with machete pleads guilty; Drew Barrymore’s writers refused to go back to work after strike; Swiss writer gets 60 days prison for insulting someone; and Biden agency ‘likely’ violated free speech by working with Big Tech to censor election content
Published on September 30, 2023
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Education Secretary Cardona rips ‘misbehaving’ parents; Supreme Court could alter the way Americans interact on the Internet; University hires professor who once threatened NY Post reporter with machete; Lost Truman Capote story found and published; The one book your child needs to read; Google Search caught publicly indexing users’ conversations with Bard AI; Newspaper runs robot-written op-ed opposing AI in journalism; Amazon sued by FTC for “warping prices” and more!; and German govt. gave pro-pr*stitution book to children
Published on September 22, 2023
Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Russell Brand’s book deal hits a snag after assault allegations; Amazon to crack down on self-publishers using AI-generated content; Report by Congress shows “pervasive degradation” of First Amendment rights at colleges; John Grisham and other top authors sue over AI copyright violations.
Published on September 22, 2023
author, legal, self-publishing
Getting back up on my soapbox today! Enjoy!!
Published on September 16, 2023
Censorship, legal
MORE: Rehired coach quits after alleged bullying by co-workers; Government violated First Amendment over Covid censorship on social media; Tech company says it can predict future crimes based on social media posts; Skeptical journalist shocked by what he found in a children’s book; Scientist admits he left relevant info. out to get a paper published; White House sends out letter trying to sway media reporting on his legal problems; Another journal must retract story written by AI; and People rating AI content are the ones who will sway the results in the future.
Published on September 7, 2023
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Did court clerk in Alex Murdaugh case overstep her role to land a book deal?; Coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on field quits, claims retaliation; Startling revelation about Biden’s in a new book; Mexican parents gather to burn textbooks; Can a foreign country order U.S. tech companies to censor U.S. citizens?; Two men arrested for reading Bible verses in public; ChatGPT making up fake Bible verses; and FTC to sue Amazon later this month.
Published on August 31, 2023
author, book marketing, copyrights, legal, Trademarks, writing career advice
“I learned today that there are books, articles, and even an old movie with the same title as my book…”
Published on August 31, 2023
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Maryland court says parents can NOT opt their children out of lessons they’re too young to hear about; School district charges parents’ group $18K to fulfill public records request; Gannett sued for reverse racism; Elementary teacher fired after posting bizarre social media claims about psychosis and Satan; Newspaper blasted for using AI with disastrous results; Some large companies are now refusing to allow employees to us AI; and AI may fill the Internet with garbage, lies, and material that was never fact checked.