AI Is Scamming Authors: How to Spot Fake Book Marketing Before You Lose Money
About this episode
The episode discusses how AI has changed the landscape of scams targeting authors and how to identify them.
Scam emails used to be obvious. Bad grammar, generic messaging, easy to ignore. That version is gone. Today’s scams sound like a real professional—someone who’s “read your book,” understands your audience, and has a polished, confident plan to grow your sales, land media, or build your platform. It feels legitimate because it’s designed to. AI has fundamentally changed the scam landscape, and authors are now a prime target. We see these pitches every day—forwarded by authors who aren’t quite ...
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