Now that's a chonk!

The void awaits

A group of French publishers has won a court ruling blocking access to notorious pirate site Z Library and 98 associated domain names publishingperspectives.com/2024/09/copy...

Copyright and Piracy in France: A Court Blocks Z-Library

French publishers, Syndicat national de l’édition has had a favorable ruling from the Paris Judicial Court, blocking access to a piracy site…

I love this article--it's hilarious

New Writer Beware blog post: Facing multiple author lawsuits, fee-charging Australian publisher Shawline Publishing re-brands as New Found Books (plus a note on why you need to be careful w/ self-styled hybrid publishers) writerbeware.blog/2024/09/13/f...

Facing Author Lawsuits, Shawline Publishing Re-Brands as New Found Books - Writer Beware

I first heard of Australia-based Shawline Publishing in 2021, thanks to a question from an author who’d been offered a contract. Shawline was (and still is, under its new name) a self-styled hybrid, m...

Very tough to try and tell someone they've been bamboozled. Good luck--hope he will listen.

Yes, there's a whole industry of scammers using the Amazon name and trademarks to rip off writers. Amazon is suing some of them. I've written about it here: writerbeware.blog/2023/07/07/h... Feel free to give your acquaintance my contact info, I'd be glad to answer questions beware@sfwa.org

How Scammers Are Using Amazon and Amazon Trademarks to Rip Writers Off - Writer Beware

Fake Amazons In the past year or so, I’ve noticed an upsurge in scams that employ the Amazon name, or the names of Amazon trademarks, to try and trick hopeful writers into believing they are working w...

Scammers impersonating KDP (image on left). Scammers are lazy: this identical solicitation, w/ same subject line, was doing the rounds in early 2024, but purporting to be from various major production companies (image on right). The aim: to sell a screenplay

I'm always happy when someone uses "disinterested" correctly 😉

Wired takes a look at the latest NaNoWriMo controversy (over its statement that condemnation of AI has "classist and ableist undertones") www.wired.com/story/nanowr...

NaNoWriMo Organizers Said It Was Classist and Ableist to Condemn AI. All Hell Broke Loose

Last weekend several authors cut ties with National Novel Writing Month after the nonprofit issued a statement seemingly greenlighting the use of AI in writing.