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15 Οκτ 2024 · These scams typically begin with unsolicited contacts offering lucrative deals or services. Red flags include requests for upfront payments (ranging from $499 to $9,000), unrealistic promises, fake email domains, and non-existent company addresses.
27 Αυγ 2018 · For new authors, beware of vanity publishers and publishing services that offer you an easy way to publish your book. These are often book publishers to avoid because it can often lead to making an expensive mistake. Have you received an email or social media message from an agent or publisher offering to publish your book?
21 Αυγ 2019 · To help you protect your work, your bank account, and your dignity, we're going to highlight some of the shady companies you should avoid — and give you tips on how to spot a publishing scam at ten paces. Five types of publishing scams (and how to avoid them) Click to tweet!
28 Ιαν 2022 · How the scam works. You see a post or get a message on Facebook, Instagram, or another social media platform about a book exchange. The post may come from a trusted friend or a family member....
13 Αυγ 2020 · Scammers–the same Philippines-based Author Solutions copycats that I’ve featured numerous times in this blog (also see the long, long list in the sidebar)–are impersonating reputable literary agents and agencies in order to bamboozle writers into buying worthless “services.”
28 Αυγ 2020 · – Scammer Silver Ink Literary Agency is using the name of a HarperCollins contracts specialist on bogus offers–from Penguin. The claim is that Penguin “is now accepting book titles in exchange for an upfront pay [for editing] and continuous royalties.”
Look out for a sense of urgency, threatening words, spelling errors, incorrect punctuation, or strange spacing. These are clues that an email is a phishing email and not from Penguin Random House. If you receive an unsolicited email from Penguin Random House, verify its authenticity by contacting us at fraud@penguinrandomhouse.com
