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January 21, 2014

In The Absence of Traditional Publishers

JanetLetters of Opinioncopyright infringement / marketing / plagiarism / Promotion / Self-publishing24 Comments

Given all the discussion about community and critique and policing lately, a couple of recent author-to-author situations give these issues a kind of practical relevance. First there is the “genre experiment” undertaken by C.S. Lakin, who discussed her process and results at both Joel Friedlander and Barbara Rogan’s blogs. At the time ... more >

September 24, 2013

It’s not just what we say, but also what we mean

JanetLetters of Opinioncommunity ethics / copyright infringement / plagiarism40 Comments

I know; I know. You’re as burned out as I am on all the community drama of late. And here I promised a post on the marketplace of ideas, when instead I’m writing one on plagiarism. But because we are a community based so strongly in words and in the ... more >

September 23, 2013

Monday News: Shey Stahl plagiarism scandal; Goodreads deletes reviews without notice; Amazon shares at an all time high; Cosplay copyright; and paid for reviews

JaneUncategorizedAmazon / copyright / Goodreads / paid reviews / plagiarism65 Comments

I had put the news piece to bed when my inbox blew up with links to a Goodreads review of Shey Stahl’s For the Summer. In the DNF review (rated one star), the reader details eight instances of similarities including exact verbiage and scene blocking to a highly beloved Twilight ... more >

June 26, 2013

The Plagiarizing of Tammara Webber’s Easy by @JordinBWilliams

JaneBook Reviewsplagiarism284 Comments

Edit x2: The book has been removed from sale on Amazon and BN.  Good job for reporting this everyone! I love Easy by Tammara Webber and so do hundreds of thousands of other readers. Unfortunately, one Jordan Williams recognized this and thought, hmmm, I’ll just incorporate whole swaths of text ... more >

May 22, 2012

Tuesday Midday Links (and a few deals): Story Siren Plagiarism Story Continues; Self Pub Romance Author Signs Trad Contract; CreateSpace Expands Abroad

JaneUncategorizedbranding / plagiarism / self-published24 Comments

Links, News, and some WTFery | Blog | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books – “YA Author Sarah Cross has a guest blog about plagiarism and how it sucks a lot (which it does). It’s not a bad post, as it discusses the different types of plagiarism. But it’s a guest post on ... more >

May 21, 2012

Monday Midday Links: IPDF proposes ‘Light Weight DRM’; Self Pub author meltdown

JaneBook ReviewsAmazon / Author Issues / digital lending / digital rights management / plagiarism / Waterstones15 Comments

Giveaways (not taking place here) The editor, Harrison Demchick, of The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns (a recommended read by Robin aka Janet) and The Understory written by Elizabeth Leiknes, wrote us to let us know about a giveaway the publishing house is running to celebrate the release of The Understory. ... more >

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