Pearson Media Group: A Watchdog Advisory
Prolific spammer Pearson Media Group boasts of their expertise and connections, but like much about the company, these claims ring false.
Are Self-Publishing Services Silencing Authors with Nondisclosure Terms?
It's no coincidence that nondisclosure clauses in publishers' terms and conditions protect the elements most likely to be cited in complaints.
Audiobook Publishing Alternatives to ACX: A Comparison
ALLi's Watchdog Desk contrasts ACX and Audible with six rival audiobook distribution services — Author's Republic, Findaway Voices, Kobo Writing Life, Lantern, PublishDrive, and Soundwise — to explore options for authors who wish to reach a wider audience beyond Amazon's walls.
Waldorf Publishing: A Watchdog Advisory
Waldorf Publishing's worrying decline is compounded by its attempts to extract money and dubious legal concessions from its authors.
7 Common Phrases that Cost Authors Money
These terms are common enough to escape an indie author's notice, but can lead to costly misunderstandings — or deliberate deception.
ALLi Watchdog Report: How Audible and ACX Betrayed Authors
Audible's Easy Exchange program has turned the platform into a lending library, funded with royalties seized from authors.
Charity Publishing: What Indie Authors Should Know
Charity publishing is fraught with risks and responsibilities, and good intentions can lead down very dark paths. Here's what you should be aware of when taking part in a charity anthology, box set, or other charitable publishing venture.
Watchdog Advisory: Octa Group
A devious and prolific impostor is targeting indie authors with cookie cutter businesses. Meet Octa Group and its endless aliases.
5 Important Tips for Vetting Community-Specific Publishers
Publishing services that serve specific communities are increasingly popular, but exploitative and predatory operators follow close behind.
Watchdog Advisory: Bookplate Press
The owners of Dog Ear Publishing are apparently attempting to evade angry authors by assuming a new identity: Bookplate Press.
Fool Me Twice: How Victims of Vanity Presses Become Repeat Victims
Authors who fall prey to a vanity press are frequently victimized by scammers or other vanity presses. It's easy to accuse those authors of being gullible or not doing their research, but there's more to the story.
What Is Vanity Publishing?
Vanity presses are almost universally reviled, but is the nearly 80-year-old definition still appropriate in the self-publishing renaissance?
