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Ripoffs, Scams and Authors … Oh My!

Ripoffs, Scams and Authors … Oh My!

by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 29, 2014 | Book Industry News, Publishing 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 slime off? That’s exactly how I feel when I read about the gobbling up that involves the granddaddy of all Vanity Presses—Author Solutions...

Publishing Predator Author Solutions in Class Action Lawsuit

by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Author Success, Publishing Predators, The Book Shepherd

The favorite sound of every publishing predator is: Cha-king … Cha-king … Cha-king Author Solutions tentacles are massive. AuthorHouse is its flagship brand. Then there is Xlibris and iUniverse and Trafford Publishing and Booktango and Palibrio and those expanding...

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