by Judith Briles | Feb 10, 2026 | Author Mistakes, Author Success, Publishing Predators
New Scams … Literary Agent Impersonators! With the permission of Victoria Strauss and the Writer Beware® blog, I’m re-printing a recent blog and warning that Victoria put out about the continuing Scams that many of you are getting hit by within not only Texts, but...
by Judith Briles | Jul 29, 2025 | Author Success, Book Publishing, Publishing Predators
Don’t Become a Cash Cow for a Predator! Starting down the publishing path takes money—don’t let anyone … anyone … tell you that it doesn’t. Sure, there are ways to create a book and publish it for minimal dollars. And, it usually looks like it. And there are multiple...
by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 20, 2024 | Book Industry News, Publishing Predators
Oh, what a tangled web they weave … publishing predators are breeding with the surge of authors now by-passing traditional publishing. Over half of books published today are by the self and indie publishers. Traditional publishers are taking notice and are now...
by Judith Briles | Jun 20, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Sales, Book Success, Publishing, Publishing Predators
Don’t Become a Cash Cow for Someone … One of the most common questions I get asked via my social media and at conferences is, “What will my book cost to publish?” And my answer is always, “It depends …” It depends on how you publish...
by bs_admin | May 16, 2023 | Author Success, Publishing Predators
Author Alert: Is a Publishing Rip-off or Scam in Your Midst? On last Saturday’s AuthorYou Salons, questions surfaced about scammers and the many lures that were being pitched to my 20-plus early morning participants—usually by a phone call out of the blue or an email....
by Judith Briles | Nov 9, 2021 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd, Publishing Predators
Publishing Ripoffs, Scams, and Predators Have you ever been around someone; read something, or seen something … and you want to get in a shower or a hot bath and soak the gunge off? That’s exactly how I feel when I read about the gobbling up that involves the...
