Writer Beware: Royalties in Arrears: Mango Publishing / Blushing Books / Bottlecap Press

 Writer Beware: Royalties in Arrears: Mango Publishing / Blushing Books / Bottlecap Press

NPR: Authors are protesting Amazon's e-book policy that allows users to read and return

 NPR: Authors are protesting Amazon's e-book policy that allows users to read and return

SleuthSayers: Wanna Be A Paperback Writer? The Truth about Author Incomes by Melodie Campbell

SleuthSayers: Wanna Be A Paperback Writer? The Truth about Auth...:  My last post on leaving my day job behind to become a full-time author with a traditional publishing house garnered a lot of comments to my...

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Bad Contract Alert: BYTEDANCE'S FICTUM READING/WRITING APP

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Bad Contract Alert: ByteDance's Fictum Reading/Wri...: Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware® Over the past year, I've gotten a flood of questions and complaints from writers who&#39...

Writer Beware®: The Blog: #Audiblegate: How Audible-ACX Returns Policy Penalizes Authors

Writer Beware®: The Blog: #Audiblegate: How Audible-ACX Returns Policy Penal...: Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware® Do you have audiobooks on Audible, either through your publisher or via ACX? If so, you'...

SFWA: #DisneyMustPay Alan Dean Foster

 SFWA: #DisneyMustPay Alan Dean Foster

Horror DNA: CHIZINE FUCKED UP, BUT THEY'RE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG by Gabino Iglesias

Horror DNA: CHIZINE FUCKED UP, BUT THEY'RE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG by Gabino Iglesias

Writer Beware: AUTHORS' CONCERN GROWS OVER LATE ROYALTY PAYMENTS AT DREAMSPINNER PRESS

Writer Beware: AUTHORS' CONCERN GROWS OVER LATE ROYALTY PAYMENTS AT DREAMSPINNER PRESS

The Digital Reader: Amazon Claims to Accurately Measure Pages Read in Kindle Unlimited, Neglects to Mention There’s no Standard Page Size

The Digital Reader: Amazon Claims to Accurately Measure Pages Read in Kindle Unlimited, Neglects to Mention There’s no Standard Page Size

Publisher All Romance Ebooks: Closing Hits New Low In Stealing From Authors (BlogCritics.Org)

Publisher All Romance Ebooks: Closing Hits New Low In Stealing From Authors (BlogCritics.Org)

You're Stealing. Stop It. by Jeff Cohen (Hey, There's A Dead Guy In The Living Room Blog)

You're Stealing. Stop It. by Jeff Cohen (Hey, There's A Dead Guy In The Living Room Blog)

Think You Couldn’t Possibly Lose Your Amazon Publishing Account? Think Again. (The Active Voice)

Think You Couldn’t Possibly Lose Your Amazon Publishing Account? Think Again. (The Active Voice)

One of a number of pieces I have seen today on this topic. Apparently, Amazon is on the rampage again.

The Sudden Demise of BookTrope has Left Authors to Clean Up the Mess (The Digital Reader)

The Sudden Demise of BookTrope has Left Authors to Clean Up the Mess (The Digital Reader)

TechDirt: Publisher Threatens Writers Association With Defamation Suit After Being Kicked Out For Not Paying Royalties

TechDirt: Publisher Threatens Writers Association With Defamation Suit After Being Kicked Out For Not Paying Royalties

Yes, once more Amazon is “screwing” authors: Set to pay them .006 per page (Write On The River blog)

Yes, once more Amazon is “screwing” authors: Set to pay them .006 per page (Write On The River blog)

Amazon set to pay self-published authors as little as $0.006 per page read (The Guardian)

Amazon set to pay self-published authors as little as $0.006 per page read (The Guardian)

What If Authors Were Paid Every Time Someone Turned a Page? (The Atlantic)

What If Authors Were Paid Every Time Someone Turned a Page?

Includes annoying and stupid pop up ad along with still more ads buried in the piece.

You don’t get paid unless people actually read your book: the new Kindle Unlimited royalties (Melville House)

You don’t get paid unless people actually read your book: the new Kindle Unlimited royalties (Melville House)

Authors Up in Arms about Kindle Unlimited (Again)

Authors Up in Arms about Kindle Unlimited (Again)