Not everyone in the world of writing and publishing is nice.
These two articles by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware highlight the dodgy tactics used by supposedly respectable publishers such as Simon & Schuster;
https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2018/07/how-predatory-companies-are-trying-to.html
https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2019/06/how-predatory-companies-are-trying-to.html
It goes to prove how unregulated the internet is, with corporations such as Google and Amazon happy to take money from unscrupulous traders without checking what it is they’re selling. Just think of the plagiarism scandal on Amazon books.
Triple check everyone you’re thinking of doing business with, before committing to a contract.
It’s a jungle out there—and, you’re the meat!
