![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The scams share a cluster of characteristics that make them reasonably easy to identify. I’ve heard from writers who’ve paid thousands, or even tens of thousands, to one–or, in some cases, more than one–of these scams, with next to nothing to show for it. Some of the scams do provide at least some of the services authors pay for, albeit at seriously inflated prices and often of poor quality. and publishers, or falsely use the logos of major publishers and publishing industry groups like the Authors Guild. They may also impersonate real, reputable agents, editors. When I first discovered them in 2014, they were primarily selling publishing and marketing services, but currently they’re more likely to approach potential victims by posing as literary agencies that can transition authors to traditional contracts, or companies that can market books to major film studios and streaming services. The scams’ focus has shifted over the years. I’ve been expending a lot of words and time lately warning about the latest scam phenomenon to hit the writing world: fake publishers, marketers, and “literary agencies” that, through outrageous prices and worthless services, extract enormous amounts of money from unwary writers.īased in the Philippines (despite their apparent US or Canadian addresses, phone numbers, and sales rep names) and preying primarily on writers who’ve self-published (particularly with one of the Author Solutions imprints) and on the elderly, these companies recruit authors with relentless–and highly deceptive–phone and email solicitations. Email us to ask about a company you don’t see on the list. The companies listed below represent a specific type of scam, and are just a SMALL FRACTION of the fraudulent and otherwise questionable companies about which Writer Beware has received complaints. ![]()
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