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The episode discusses various scams targeting authors in the age of AI, emphasizing the importance of caution and research.

Bookmark this page: Publishing Scam Alerts via the Authors Guild . One of the many unfortunate outcomes of the rise of Artificial Intelligence in the Writing Business is the increase of scams aimed at authors desperate for public exposure. Sophisticated emails with specific details about our books claim they will help us gain a wider audience for "a nominal fee." A quick Google search (ironically via their AI) categorizes these scams into four general categories: Impersonation and Phishing Scams, Upfront Fee Scams, Marketing, PR, and Review Scams, and Freelance Writing Scams. The one we see the most is the Book Club scam: someone claims to represent a book club with "hundreds of members," and they will share our book with those members for a fee. Another one we got hit with this week was someone claiming to represent a legitimate publisher, but a quick internet search revealed the IP address on their server was created the day before the email. Yeah, no. Nobody should have access to your money or your dreams without your permission, so when you see these unsolicited emails: hesitate, stop, and research. Do not click any links inside the email. Open another…

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