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October 21, 2014

Poisoning the Well

JanetLetters of OpinionARCs / authors-behaving-badly / blogging / genre critique / harassment / Publishers-Behaving-Badly / Reader Reviews / stalking181 Comments

For better or worse, I have always been a fighter. For the people and principles I care about most, I will go to the mat, and the more unfair a situation becomes, the more energized to set things right I seem to become. I’m one of those cynical idealists who ... more >

Publishers Marketplace New Adult
April 24, 2013

Wednesday News: New Adult category at Publishers Marketplace causes unrest; More problems with Noble Romance

JanePublishing Newscopyright infringement / New Adult / Noble Romance / Publishers-Behaving-Badly72 Comments

Publishers Marketplace: The Latest Deals – Publishers Marketplace quietly added a new category to its Deals listing: New Adult. The change did not go unnoticed and some people (agents in some cases I guess) reacted very unhappily, not unlike some readers here at Dear Author. Apparently New Adult must have ... more >

May 30, 2008

Yaoi/Manga Publishing Issues: Iris Print and Tokyo Pop

JaneMangaauthor-rights / Bankruptcy / Publishers-Behaving-Badly / Tokyo-Pop20 Comments

I received two publisher alerts and want to share them with the community. One relates to a Yaoi publisher closing shop and the second is Tokyo Pop’s Manga Pilot draconian contract. Iris Print: Iris Print is a Yaoi publisher who apparently closed up shop and failed to tell its authors. ... more >

May 12, 2008

Indiana Attorney General Sues Non Paying Publisher

JanePublishing Newslawsuits / POD / Publishers-Behaving-BadlyComments Off on Indiana Attorney General Sues Non Paying Publisher

In an act that will endear authors to Indiana in spite of its recent “sex registry for booksellers” law, the Indiana Attorney General is suing publisher, Airleaf aka Bookman Marketing, for accepting payment of authors and not delivering the promised services from publication to promotional services. The owner is Carl ... more >

May 11, 2008

Publishing House Alert: Yaoi House LLC

JaneBook ReviewsFoot in Mouth Disease / Publishers-Behaving-Badly / yaoi316 Comments

Update. Kira Takenochi has alerted people to new changes in her Yaoi publishing role. Hello Everyone, For most of you, this is going to come as no surprise, as I’ve been discussing this situation for a few weeks now in my journal at the site. As of tonight I will ... more >

September 10, 2007

Would Be Print Authors Scammed by Vanity Press

JanePublishing NewsBankruptcy / Publishers-Behaving-Badly / vanity-press5 Comments

San Diego publisher, Ed Johnson, promised non published authors that he could make their dreams of being in print, a reality. For $5,700.00 an author could send their book to be printed through Johnson’s press. The books, however, never materialized. Emails went unanswered and phone calls unreturned. The website is ... more >

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